Suicide is among the leading causes of death in the US and worldwide. Devastatingly, it disproportionately affects youth, making it a leading contributor to years of life lost as well. Whereas the US federal government has prioritized the study and prevention of other causes of death, causing mortality rates from them to drop precipitously (e.g., cancer, heart disease, HIV/AIDS), this is not true of

Background: Smartphone is an indispensable miracle of artificial intelligence in the hands of global netizens. Medical students overburdened and sleep-deprived due to the curricular demands can have serious health effects due to further sleep deprivation caused by problematic smartphone use, affecting their work proficiency as practicing physicians. This study aimed to evaluate the association of smartphone

(2021). Editor’s Note. Psychiatry: Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 1-1.

(2021). On “Caring” in Psychotherapy. Psychiatry: Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 2-15.

(2021). Otto Allen Will Jr.: A Brief Portrait. Psychiatry: Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 16-16.

(2021). The Man Who Could See With His Heart. Psychiatry: Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 17-20.

(2021). On Caring in Psychiatry. Psychiatry: Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 21-32.

Objective: Previous studies have focused on the relationship between childhood separation anxiety disorder (SAD) and adult panic disorder (PD)-agoraphobia. It is not clear enough whether SAD, which continues into adulthood, is associated with PD with and without comorbid agoraphobia in adult patients. Our primary hypothesis was that PD patients with comorbid agoraphobia had a higher rate of SAD that

(2021). Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote. Psychiatry: Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 87-89.

(2021). Gods of the Upper Air (How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century) Psychiatry: Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 90-93.

(2021). Signature Wounds: The Untold Story of the Military’s Mental Health Crisis. Psychiatry: Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 94-95.

(2021). Furry Logic: The Physics of Animal Life. Psychiatry: Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 96-98.

(2021). Moderate and Severe Fragility: An ISTDP Webinar. Psychiatry: Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 99-100.

(2021). The Role of Race and Racism and Its Impact on Professionals and Communities in the DMV. Psychiatry: Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 101-102.

(2021). Back to the Future: Bringing Psychodynamic into the Forefront of Substance Abuse Treatment. Psychiatry: Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 103-107.

Background: Sensible media reporting of suicide is one of the important prevention strategies. However, there has been no report assessing the quality of media reporting of suicide in Kashmir, India. Aim: We aimed to assess the quality of newspaper reporting of suicide in Kashmir, India against the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting guidelines. Methods: We searched the available contents in

The case conference is a staple of academic life in psychiatry. Ostensibly, it provides the teaching hospital with a forum for considering issues of diagnosis, treatment, and interview technique. On an inpatient service, the case conference also holds the potential for uncovering the covert dynamics at work in the treatment setting; it is the task of the consultant who leads the conference to see that

(2020). The Conference as a Case. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 4, pp. 316-317.

(2020). Inpatient Psychiatric Staff: What Is Their Problem? Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 4, pp. 318-320.

(2020). The Role of Pronouns and Privilege in the Case Conference. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 4, pp. 321-323.

(2020). An Inpatient Psychiatric Service Use of the Live Case Conference. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 4, pp. 324-327.

(2020). Marching Home: Union Veterans and their Unending Civil War. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 4, pp. 402-406.

(2020). Challenging Today’s Immigration Narrative and Its Twentieth Century Roots. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 4, pp. 407-408.

Objective: Psychotic symptoms are prevalent in both clinical settings and the general population. The distribution of psychotic symptoms across patients with different types of psychotic and non-psychotic mental disorders is helpful for understanding symptom specificity. This study aimed to explore the distribution differences of psychotic symptoms in an outpatient population in terms of frequency

Objective: Psychotic symptoms are prevalent in both clinical settings and the general population. The distribution of psychotic symptoms across patients with different types of psychotic and non-psychotic mental disorders is helpful for understanding symptom specificity. This study aimed to explore the distribution differences of psychotic symptoms in an outpatient population in terms of frequency

(2021). Childhood Adversities in Narcissistic Personality Disorder in China. Psychiatry: Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 81-83.

This paper illustrates the beneficial effect of a positive benevolent transference in the development of an internalized representation of the therapist/analyst in a variety of patients in psychodynamic treatments ranging from consultation to psychoanalysis itself. This is described in patient presentations. In those who have had substantial early nurturant life experience and now find themselves in

(2021). Empathy, PTSD, and Migration in African Refugees. Psychiatry: Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 84-86.

Objective: Individual patient characteristics are important in trying to understand why people respond differently to group CBT. Only a few studies have explored therapists’ perceptions of within-patient attributes that may be hindering in group CBT in a mental health setting. Method: We explored the perception of individual patient characteristics and related obstacles in 12 psychotherapists in Danish

(2020). Much to Change, Much to Learn. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 3, pp. 207-207.

(2020). Well: What We Need to Talk About When We Talk About Health. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 3, pp. 208-210.

(2020). Acting White? Rethinking Race in “Post-Racial” America. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 3, pp. 211-216.

(2020). Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 3, pp. 217-220.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of ADHD in a group of parents of children with ADHD compared with the general population. To compare academic level, unemployment aid rate and marital separations/divorce of this parents sample. Methodology: The experimental group was formed by the parents of 60 children with ADHD. The control group was formed by the parents of 60 healthy children. To assess the

Objective: Rates of some psychological disorders are higher among enlisted U.S. military personnel than socio-demographically matched civilians. Indirect evidence suggests some internalizing and externalizing psychological problems among enlistees onset prior to enlistment. However, the consistency and strength of the associations between pre-enlistment psychological problems and enlistment over time

(2020). Risk of Suicide and Other Adverse Outcomes among Servicemembers: Looking beyond the Military Experience. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 3, pp. 259-261.

Objective: Adult gang members have higher substance misuse and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) prevalence than non-gang involved individuals. The authors aimed to understand UK gang membership demographics and estimate substance misuse and ACE prevalence among a community-based sample of children and young people (CYP) contrasting three groups; gang members, periphery and non-gang involved. Method:

Objective: The association between creativity and psychopathology has intrigued researchers and recent studies have affirmed genetic and epidemiological links. In particular, epidemiological research highlights the need to study what aspects of the creative individual protect or provide risk for transition to psychosis. Two factors, associated with transition to psychosis, will be investigated, namely

Objective: Rates of behavioral health disorders and potential protective factors in U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) have not been well studied, including differences between Operators and Support personnel, despite very high levels of combat exposure in these military personnel. The present study examined the prevalence of endorsed behavioral health problems and protective factors within a large

(2020). Editor’s Note. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 2, pp. 113-114.

Objective To advance our understanding of racial/ethnic differences in help seeking for mental health conditions, this article tests whether differences in serious psychological distress or functional impairment account for racial/ethnic differences in perceived need for treatment. Method Data from the 2009–2014 National Survey of Drug Use and Health, a survey of a nationally representative sample

(2020). Assessing Need for Mental Health Services. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 2, pp. 161-165.

(2020). Mental Health, Well-being, and Suicidality Following Separation from the Military: Advancing Research and Practice. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 2, pp. 176-178.

(2020). She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential for Heredity. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 2, pp. 197-201.

(2020). Psychotherapy and LGBT Identities: Historical, Clinical and Ethical. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 2, pp. 202-203.

(2020). Building on the Legacy of Erich Fromm. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 2, pp. 204-206.

Objective: Prior investigations suggest the relative equivalence of the DSM-IV and DSM-5 versions of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) Checklist, yet no investigations have assessed the psychometric properties of the scales in pragmatic trials of acutely injured trauma survivors. Method: DSM-IV and DSM-5 versions of the PTSD Checklist were included in follow-up interviews of physically injured

Objective: Research indicates that people who experience more intense peritraumatic reactions are at higher risk of subsequently developing PTSD. The study used network analysis to: 1) explore the network structure of peritraumatic distress reactions; 2) identify clusters of peritraumatic distress reactions; and 3) assess whether central items in the peritraumatic network have stronger network associations

Objective  To evaluate the prevalence of ADHD in a group of parents of children with ADHD compared with the general population. To compare academic level, unemployment aid rate and marital separations/divorce of this parents sample. Methodology: The experimental group was formed by the parents of 60 children with ADHD. The control group was formed by the parents of 60 healthy children. To assess the

The width of a human hair sourced from a female elementary school student was measured by light diffraction using red and blue laser pointers. The two laser sources both provided consistent estimates of the hair diameter of approximately 50 μm. The overall experiment and writing process provided a temporary respite from COVID-19 shelter-in-place requirements and deteriorating spring weather that precluded

Objective: There is literature to suggest that anxious individuals may be lonely. Attentional bias for threat (ABT), a mechanism implicated in the core symptoms of anxiety, has been linked to loneliness in a separate line of work. The primary aim of this study was to examine the role of loneliness in the association between ABT and anxiety. Method: An unselected sample of 260 individuals (196 Female;

(2020). Response to and Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Will It Take? Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 2, pp. 143-148.

Emergency services are under enormous pressure to offer programmes that could protect their staff from the psychological impact of stressors encountered in their roles. There has been a surge in the number of pre-incident training programmes aimed at first responders to maintain their psychological wellbeing after critical incidents. These include pre-employment screening programmes, psychoeducation

Objective The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has evolved into a pandemic crisis, with King County in Washington State emerging as the early US epicenter. A literature review revealed few reports providing front-line clinical and research teams guidance related to multilevel, rapidly evolving COVID-19 directives. Method The Rapid Assessment Procedure Informed Clinical Ethnography (RAPICE) method

(2020). Ballpark: Baseball in the American City. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 1, pp. 99-102.

(2020). Wisdom Won from Illness: Essays in Philosophy and Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 1, pp. 96-98.

(2020). Consciousness and Loneliness: Theoria and Praxis. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 1, pp. 94-95.

(2020). The Meaning of a Good Thought. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 1, pp. 1-1.

(2020). Medical and Psychiatric Challenges to Successful Aging. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 1, pp. 110-111.

(2020). Harry Stack Sullivan and Interpersonal Theory: A Flawed Genius. Psychiatry: Vol. 83, No. 1, pp. 103-109.