Dr. Sally Satel reviews Dr. Carl Hart's "“Drug Use for Grown-Ups," in which he asserts “recreational drugs can be used safely to enhance many vital human activities.”
"The beliefs that underlie vaccine hesitancy may seem counter-intuitive, but they are prevalent and constitute a danger to that individual’s health and to that of others," writes Dr. D. P. Devanand.
Dr. Paul Appelbaum argues that it is irresponsible for psychiatrists to give professional opinions about public figures, and the Goldwater Rule is thus justified.
An international group of experts has concluded that, for patients with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, antipsychotic medications do not have negative long-term effects.
"The evidence overwhelmingly suggests that the majority of patients with schizophrenia benefit from antipsychotic treatment, says Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.
This discussion is on the under-recognized and often crippling effects anxiety can have on young people and what NewYork-Presbyterian Youth Anxiety Center is doing about it.
“Murphy has been the most outspoken critic—rightly so—of SAMHSA, and Ellie quit SAMHSA for much of the same reasons. There’s something here that doesn’t add up,” said Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.
“Ketamine, as a treatment, is often paired with the experience or during consolidation of memories or some type of arousal related to the experience,” said Dr. Christine Denny.