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Early Signs of Bipolar Disorder in Teens

Child Mind Intitute

When people hear “bipolar disorder,” they think dramatic mood swings or someone suddenly spiraling into mania. That’s the promise of understanding of what is called the bipolar prodrome — the early warning phase that shows up in many kids and teens long before a formal diagnosis is made. “The That’s huge.”

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Introducing the Borderline Personality Disorder Inventory

Psychiatric Times

Developed with input from international mental health professionals, the BPD-I™ is freely available for clinical use, education, and research. SHOW MORE Discover the innovative Borderline Personality Disorder Inventory (BPD-I™), a psychodynamically-informed tool for assessing BPD symptoms effectively.

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How Do Psychiatry Residents Learn Psychopharmacology?

Psychiatric Times

andrey_orlov/AdobeStock CLINICAL REFLECTIONS Medical education has traversed an evolving path over the past few decades. 2 Realizing that, modern medical educators often morph traditional Socratic questioning into the embedding of “audience response questions” (ARS) within formal presentations.

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In Brain Chemistry We Trust—The Gospel According to Pharma

Mad in America

My colleagues and I became the architects of new forms of advertising, ones that expanded the definition of depression, presented the serotonin theory, and even educated physicians and patients about the diagnostic criteria of depression itself , so as to create ever-larger markets for psychiatric drugs.

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Tardive Dyskinesia: Treat Functional Impairment, Not the AIMS Score

Psychiatric Times

She has been on an antipsychotic medication to treat her bipolar disorder for 10 years, resulting in stability of mood symptoms that were previously poorly controlled. US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; 1976:534-537. How can this be? Let’s review a few case examples. Everyone please stop (EPS). Psychiatric Times.

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The 2025 Summer Heatwave: Implications for Patients With Psychiatric Disorders

Psychiatric Times

Although prevention is key, Barbee said patient education should also include the signs and symptoms of heat intolerance. Ms Barbee has a passion to reduce the stigma around mental health and promoting increased access to mental health care and education of both clinicians and the general public.

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Therapists, Neutrality Is No Longer an Option — Politics Is Tearing Us Apart

Mad in America

For clients with conditions like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or OCD, the approach may look different — more structured, grounded in psychoeducation and stabilization. If we’re not interrogating that — in our education, supervision, and sessions — then we are just teaching people how to survive inside a burning house.