Dr. Carl Hart speaks about the 7 points to remember when the media talks about drugs, and the most pervasive myths about drug use, addiction, and prescription.
People want answers soon, and their inclination is to believe what appears to be solid, unassailable medicine, said Dr. Robert Klitzman. Individuals will need to evaluate these tests carefully.
“Many people with severe mental illness who are not engaged in treatment because they deny anything is wrong would benefit from involuntary hospitalization,” said Dr. Paul Appelbaum.
Despite increased awareness of NVLD, there are currently no formal, “official” diagnostic criteria for NVLD, and NVLD is not included as a mental disorder in the DSM-5.
"Negative symptoms are a prevalent dimension of schizophrenia, and, while not distressing, they are certainly disabling in terms of limiting functioning," said Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.
Being transgender is not a mental illness and the APA has spoken out against discrimination or denial of services to transgender people, writes Dr. Jeremy Kidd.
“Our laboratory’s long-term interest in the biology of memory and our recent work on age-related memory loss made this a natural collaboration with the Karsenty laboratory,” said Dr. Eric Kandel.
Mr. Trump’s impulsivity, dishonesty, divisiveness and outright unpresidential behavior are easily condemned without resorting to a psychiatric diagnosis, writes Dr. Stephan Levitan.
