1+ week, 6+ day ago   (307+ words) One of the greatest challenges in modern genetics is schizophrenia. Unlike diseases caused by a single mutation, this disorder appears to arise from a combination of hundreds of genetic variants, each with small effects on different brain processes. Some influence…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (1444+ words) 1. The Therapy Crisis I love being a therapist. I love being present for people over time, listening for mystery and pattern. I also know that psychotherapy done well can bring emotional freedom and even authenticity, that precious feeling of leading…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (739+ words) The drive-thru line at Chick-fil-A stretched around the block, packed with oversized SUVs at 10 a.m. on a Tuesday. Engines idled. No one honked. No one seemed in a hurry. It was one of my first glimpses of life in Wichita, and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1442+ words) 1. The Therapy Crisis I love being a therapist. I love being present for people over time, listening for mystery and pattern. I also know that psychotherapy done well can bring emotional freedom and even authenticity, that precious feeling of leading…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1836+ words) Below is a transcript of an episode of “The Opinions.” We recommend listening to it in its original form for the full effect. You can do so using the player above or on the NYTimes app, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (818+ words) The New England Journal of Medicine this was not. “Big front page article abut me appeared in the Washington Post. Very flattering. The situation with my national and international fame is explosive and really unimaginable. It is not hyoperbole to…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (342+ words) A German court sentenced a 51-year-old doctor to life in prison on Friday for a car attack at a Christmas market in December 2024. The attack in Magdeburg, in eastern Germany, killed six people, including a 9-year-old child, and wounded more…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (350+ words) My patients often ask if I think they have a particular psychiatric diagnosis, such as bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism. The way they ask suggests they believe that as their psychiatrist, I can identify hidden attributes in…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (234+ words) A study published in Nature Communications found that a single controlled dose of psilocybin may actually lead to measurable, and potentially positive, changes in the brain. Researchers observed these effects in healthy volunteers who had never taken psychedelics before, tracking…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (788+ words) Gen Z is finally waking up and realizing that they were mass-prescribed antidepressants without much consideration for the long-term side effects. Among them is Ella Emhoff, the 26-year-old stepdaughter of Kamala Harris, who recently took to TikTok to express concern…...