psychiatry
Prolonged Grief Is Now Labelled a Disorder. Not All Psychiatrists Agree.
At a time when many are facing extreme loss and pain, the “psychiatry bible” just included a new diagnosis: prolonged grief disorder. Some experts aren't happy about this.
When Opioids Are the Cure to Depression and Psychache
While an overdose epidemic tears through the U.S., some users have found that opioids work as antidepressants. Is there a safe way to use them?
What to Say to a New Provider if You’re Worried They’ll Change Your Meds
If you don't want to switch up a mental health treatment regimen that works for you, go in with an ironclad understanding of your own medical history.
Why Is Everyone I Know an Empath Now?
While the ability to pick up more intensely on someone’s emotions may be real, the word “empath” has strange, non-psychological origins.
The Movement Against Psychiatry
The contentious debate of whether to fix—or completely overthrow—the way we treat mental illness.
We Asked Psychiatrists if Tony Soprano's Shrink Is Good at Her Job
Tony constantly accuses Dr. Jennifer Melfi of being incompetent—but what do real-life psychoanalysts think?
Touring Is Hard, and Band Therapists Are Here to Help
These mental health professionals know what it feels like when the van breaks down, when the booker shorts the fee, or when your drummer is just being a dick.
The Psychiatric 'Wonder Drug' That Almost No One Is Using
Clozapine could save the lives of suicidal schizophrenic people who aren't responding to other treatments. So why are so few doctors using it?
Anxiety's Favorite Canvas for Expressing Itself: Your Face
Negative emotions can trigger or worsen a wide range of conditions like acne, hair-thinning, and psoriasis.
College Students Aren't Always Given Medical Privacy
What you say in therapy can get passed to parents, college administrators, and even job prospects.
Will chatbots replace therapists? We tested it out.
We asked therapists to evaluate the AI incarnation of their jobs.
Psychology’s Short-Lived Experiment With Nude Psychotherapy
Getting naked in therapy sessions was considered part of a search for authenticity.