Psychiatry

UK News & Perspectives View All

View All

Featured Psychiatry News & Perspectives

CMS Spent Billions on Meds Without Confirmed Benefits OIG Says

Medscape Medical News September 30, 2022

The Medicare and Medicaid programs spent more than $18 billion over 3 years on medications for which there was no proof of a significant clinical benefit, a new federal report shows.
Schizophrenia, Postmodernism: A Philosophical Treatment Exercise

MDedge September 27, 2022
Telehealth Benefits for OUD Prompt Call for Permanent Adoption

Medscape Medical News September 2, 2022

Latest News View All

Long Sleep, Turning In Early May Up Risk for Dementia

Medscape Medical News October 3, 2022
US Suicide Rate Rose in 2021 After 2 Years of Decline

WebMD Health News October 3, 2022
High-Dose Folic Acid During Pregnancy Tied to Cancer Risk in Kids

Medscape Medical News October 3, 2022
Is Medical Cannabis the Answer to the Opioid Crisis?

Medscape Medical News October 3, 2022
Medicare Part B Premium Dips on Alzheimer's Drug Setback

WebMD Health News September 29, 2022
Physiatrist Group Issues First Guidelines for Long COVID in Kids

Medscape Medical News September 29, 2022
New Tool May Predict Mortality Risk for Older Adults With Dementia

Medscape Medical News September 29, 2022
Positive Topline Phase 3 Data for Lecanemab in Early Alzheimer's

Medscape Medical News September 28, 2022

View All

Perspectives View All

Schizophrenia, Postmodernism: A Philosophical Treatment Exercise

Commentary September 27, 2022

Hard Talk columnists note that patients with schizophrenia 'deserve to have their thoughts addressed in a therapeutic framework' -- and that philosophy provides psychiatry with tools on how to do so.
Me, My Spouse, and COVID

Commentary September 27, 2022

In a 'Families in Psychiatry' column, Dr Alison Heru describes how the COVID-19 lockdown was handled in her house, and discusses various studies that examined family functioning during the pandemic.
Is Corporate Telepsychiatry the Solution to Access to Care Problems?

Commentary September 19, 2022
Physicians and Self-care: Why Do We Want to Tough It Out?

Blog September 16, 2022

View All

Columnists & Bloggers

Medscape One-on-One Eric Topol on Medscape

Strakowski on Psychiatry Stephen M. Strakowski, MD

Medscape Psychiatry Minute Peter M. Yellowlees, MBBS, MD

Brain Food Drew Ramsey, MD

Psychiatry & Mental Health Blogger Lorenzo Norris, MD

Psychiatry & Mental Health Blogger Mena Mirhom, MD

Psychiatry & Mental Health Blogger Leanna M.W. Lui, HBSc

Psychiatry & Mental Health Blogger Hartej Gill, PhD(c)

mtv

Journal Articles View All

Ischemic Heart Disease Risk and Remnant Cholesterol Levels

Journal of the American College of Cardiology October 3, 2022
Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD in a Low Resource Setting

BMC Pulmonary Medicine October 3, 2022
Paraphilic Disorders and Sexual Criminality

Current Psychiatry September 30, 2022
Managing Bipolar Disorder in Women Who Are Pregnant

Current Psychiatry September 28, 2022
Chronic Pain in the 11th Revision of the ICD

Pain September 27, 2022
Camera Footage Reveals Impact of Police-Administered Naloxone

American Journal of Public Health September 27, 2022

View All

Medscape Essentials

COVID-19 Resource Center Get the Latest News on the Pandemic

NEW! 2022 Medscape Report Physician Salaries – 5 Lower-Earning Specialties

Medscape Salary Explorer See how your salary compares by specialty, location, experience, and more

Practice Guidelines Update Stay current on new guidelines and recommendations

Medscape App Access what you need, when you need it. Download the app.

Cases & Quizzes View All

Rapid Rx Quiz: Stimulants

Interactive Quiz October 3, 2022

How much do you know about appropriate stimulant use, including key indications, adverse effects, and contraindications? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
Trivia Quiz: Weird ICD-10 Codes

Interactive Quiz September 30, 2022
Trivia Quiz: Diseases of World Leaders

Interactive Quiz September 20, 2022
Trivia Quiz: TV Doctors

Interactive Quiz September 15, 2022

View All

Conferences View All

AAIC 2022

July 31-August 04,2022 San Diego, California + Virtual
EPA 2022

June 04-7, 2022 Virtual
ASCP 2022

May 31-June 03,2022 Scottsdale, Arizona + Virtual

View All

Business of Medicine View All

Turned Away From Urgent Care — And Toward a Big ED Bill

Kaiser Health News October 3, 2022

Russell Cook was expecting a quick and inexpensive visit to an urgent care center for his daughter after she had a car wreck. Instead, they were advised to go to the ED and got a much larger bill.
When Emails Withdrawing Manuscripts Start Repeating Themselves

Retraction Watch October 3, 2022
Docs May Be Disciplined for Spreading COVID Lies

Associated Press October 3, 2022
Reporter Finds a Simple, No-Cost Solution for Sleep Apnea

Kaiser Health News October 3, 2022

View All

Medscape Editorial Collaborations

Eric J. Topol, MD Medscape Editor-in-Chief

Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Executive Vice President and Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute; Senior Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

Advisory Board