The HCPLive Psychiatry condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on mental illnesses. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and more.
October 3rd 2024
A study reveals that individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders experience high rates of comorbid mental health conditions and receive minimally adequate treatment.
September 26th 2024
September 20th 2024
Clinical Consultations™: Managing Depressive Episodes in Patients with Bipolar Disorder Type II
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Medical Crossfire®: Understanding the Advances in Bipolar Disease Treatment—A Comprehensive Look at Treatment Selection Strategies
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'REEL’ Time Patient Counseling: The Diagnostic and Treatment Journey for Patients With Bipolar Disorder Type II – From Primary to Specialty Care
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SimulatED™: Diagnosing and Treating Alzheimer’s Disease in the Modern Era
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I don't Understand how Some Things Come about
I think I'm rather opinionated, ok, very opinionated and also think that medicine, as noble a profession as it is, is in dire trouble. I offer my viewpoints and hope that others will read and agree with me, although I guess you get more popular if people disagree.
Chile (and Haiti, and Katrina…): Preparedness lessons for you and me
March 1st 2010We've entered a new arena of horror where our Richter scale, for the first time, doesn't seem to reach high enough, and adjectives are crumbling under the impact. "Devastation" or "catastrophe"? None of the usual descriptors feel powerful enough.
The Short Shrift of Healthcare: Managed Care Organizations Practicing Medicine (Without a License)
To improve the insurance coverage of mental healthcare, employers and group health plans are ruled against discrimination (ie, providing less coverage for mental health conditions than physical ones).
Exercise Video Games May Significantly Improve Subsyndromal Depression in Older Adults
February 26th 2010The symptoms of subsyndromal depression in older adults may significantly improve with regular use of �exergames,� or video games that combine game play with exercise, according to the results of a recent University of California San Diego study,
Medicaid Directors Say Program Teetering on a "Fiscal Cliff"
February 23rd 2010The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 designated $87 billion for state Medicaid programs, enacting major increases in federal matching rates. Despite the boost from ARRA, state budgets have been groaning under the weight of the economic downturn, with 29 of them planning to make Medicaid cuts in 2010.
Haiti Journey: Clinic Time Begins
February 17th 2010There's something about the constant drone of a generator – the relentless, unremitting growl that hangs in the air. It's like the smell and the dust and the fear of the rainy season, the way it creeps under your skin so quickly, and then sinks so deepely that you're not even aware that you're aware of it. All the time.