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News
11/10/2022
Brionna Mendoza
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has “comparable effectiveness” to first-line medication treatment for easing anxiety disorders in adults.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has “comparable effectiveness” to first-line medication treatment for easing anxiety disorders in adults.
Mindfulness-based stress...
11/10/2022
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News
10/26/2022
Brionna Mendoza
Feelings of burnout significantly increased while feelings of job satisfaction markedly decreased in US physicians across nearly all specialties at the end of 2021, roughly 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic, survey results showed.
Feelings of burnout significantly increased while feelings of job satisfaction markedly decreased in US physicians across nearly all specialties at the end of 2021, roughly 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic, survey results showed.
Feelings of burnout...
10/26/2022
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News
10/21/2022
Brionna Mendoza
Why is there a stimulant shortage? As ADHD Section Editor Vladimir Maletic, MD, MS, explains, it's the result of a "perfect storm" of factors in 2022.
Why is there a stimulant shortage? As ADHD Section Editor Vladimir Maletic, MD, MS, explains, it's the result of a "perfect storm" of factors in 2022.
Why is there a stimulant...
10/21/2022
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Alana Iglewicz, MD
Q&As
09/17/2022
Over 2 years after the onset of COVID-19, few lives remain untouched by the public health crisis.
Over 2 years after the onset of COVID-19, few lives remain untouched by the public health crisis.
Over 2 years after the onset of...
09/17/2022
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News
05/25/2022
Jolynn Tumolo
Risks of new-onset neuropsychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and dementia, were similarly increased in adults surviving COVID-19 hospitalization and adults surviving hospitalization for other severe acute respiratory infections (SARI)...
Risks of new-onset neuropsychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and dementia, were similarly increased in adults surviving COVID-19 hospitalization and adults surviving hospitalization for other severe acute respiratory infections (SARI)...
Risks of new-onset...
05/25/2022
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Quiz
Quiz
01/28/2022
According to a recent APA poll, what percent of adults say that they have anxiety relating to their mental health?
According to a recent APA poll, what percent of adults say that they have anxiety relating to their mental health?
According to a recent APA poll,...
01/28/2022
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News
01/27/2022
Cristalia Turck
After years of a focus on physical health during the COVID-19 pandemic, American adults are realizing it is time to prioritize mental health, according to a recent poll from the American Psychiatric Association.
After years of a focus on physical health during the COVID-19 pandemic, American adults are realizing it is time to prioritize mental health, according to a recent poll from the American Psychiatric Association.
After years of a focus on...
01/27/2022
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News
09/17/2021
Heather Flint
According to a recent study, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdown significantly impacted most of the global population, specifically children and adolescents with ADHD.
According to a recent study, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdown significantly impacted most of the global population, specifically children and adolescents with ADHD.
According to a recent study, the...
09/17/2021
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News
09/14/2021
Erin McGuinness
New findings show an increase in suicide-related emergency department encounters in some months during the COVID-19 pandemic when compared with rates in 2019, according to results from a cross-sectional study.
New findings show an increase in suicide-related emergency department encounters in some months during the COVID-19 pandemic when compared with rates in 2019, according to results from a cross-sectional study.
New findings show an increase in...
09/14/2021
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News
08/26/2021
Erin McGuinness
Coronavirus fears, fears related to COVID-19, are a new psychological effect that impacts severity of anxiety and depressive disorder symptoms, according to analyses published in Frontiers in Psychology.
Coronavirus fears, fears related to COVID-19, are a new psychological effect that impacts severity of anxiety and depressive disorder symptoms, according to analyses published in Frontiers in Psychology.
Coronavirus fears, fears related...
08/26/2021
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News
06/18/2021
Neurocognitive symptoms continue 6 months after COVID-19 onset, new study determines.
Neurocognitive symptoms continue 6 months after COVID-19 onset, new study determines.
Neurocognitive symptoms continue...
06/18/2021
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Videos

Embracing Social Connections in the Age of Social Distancing
Videos
12/10/2020
Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC, shares strategies for maintaining social connections in the age of COVID-19 and explains the importance of social connectedness.
Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC, shares strategies for maintaining social connections in the age of COVID-19 and explains the importance of social connectedness.
Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC,...
12/10/2020
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Dr. Charles Raison on the Effects of COVID-19: Part 1
Videos
05/13/2020
Psych Congress cochair Charles Raison, MD, speaks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected him personally and professionally and its impacts on clinical research studies and funding sources.
Psych Congress cochair Charles Raison, MD, speaks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected him personally and professionally and its impacts on clinical research studies and funding sources.
Psych Congress cochair Charles...
05/13/2020
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Dr. Edward Kaftarian on the Ramifications of COVID-19
Videos
05/11/2020
Psych Congress Steering Committee member Edward Kaftarian, MD, talks about the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic and his learnings from the crisis.
Psych Congress Steering Committee member Edward Kaftarian, MD, talks about the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic and his learnings from the crisis.
Psych Congress Steering...
05/11/2020
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Edward Kaftarian, MD
Videos
09/09/2025
Edward Kaftarian, MD
In this video, Psych Congress Steering Committee Member Edward Kaftarian, MD, provides an overview of recent developments in reimbursement policies for telehealth services.
In this video, Psych Congress Steering Committee Member Edward Kaftarian, MD, provides an overview of recent developments in reimbursement policies for telehealth services.
In this video, Psych Congress...
09/09/2025
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Brooke Kempf, PMHNP-BC
Videos
09/05/2025
Brooke Kempf, MSN, PMHNP-BC
In this video, Psych Congress Steering Committee Member Brooke Kempf, PMHNP-BC, discusses how the development of muscarinic-targeting treatments is shaping the future of schizophrenia care.
In this video, Psych Congress Steering Committee Member Brooke Kempf, PMHNP-BC, discusses how the development of muscarinic-targeting treatments is shaping the future of schizophrenia care.
In this video, Psych Congress...
09/05/2025
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Craig Chepke, MD, DFAPA
Videos
09/05/2025
Craig Chepke, MD, DFAPA
Craig Chepke, MD, DFAPA, discusses how sleep disorders manifest in psychiatric patients and novel treatments available for these conditions.
Craig Chepke, MD, DFAPA, discusses how sleep disorders manifest in psychiatric patients and novel treatments available for these conditions.
Craig Chepke, MD, DFAPA,...
09/05/2025
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Greg Mattingly, MD
Videos
09/04/2025
Greg Mattingly, MD
In this video, filmed at the 2025 NP Institute, Psych Congress Co-Chair Greg Mattingly, MD, provides an insightful overview of the telltale signs that can help clinicians distinguish TD from other movement disorders.
In this video, filmed at the 2025 NP Institute, Psych Congress Co-Chair Greg Mattingly, MD, provides an insightful overview of the telltale signs that can help clinicians distinguish TD from other movement disorders.
In this video, filmed at the...
09/04/2025
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Greg Mattingly, MD
Videos
09/04/2025
Greg Mattingly, MD
In this video, filmed at the 2025 NP Institute, Psych Congress Co-Chair Greg Mattingly, MD, provides an insightful overview of the telltale signs that can help clinicians distinguish TD from other movement disorders.
In this video, filmed at the 2025 NP Institute, Psych Congress Co-Chair Greg Mattingly, MD, provides an insightful overview of the telltale signs that can help clinicians distinguish TD from other movement disorders.
In this video, filmed at the...
09/04/2025
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Edward Kaftarian, MD
Videos
09/03/2025
Edward Kaftarian, MD
In this video, filmed at Psych Congress Elevate 2025, Steering Committee Member Edward Kaftarian, MD, walks clinicians through current and forthcoming regulations regarding the prescription of controlled substances via telehealth.
In this video, filmed at Psych Congress Elevate 2025, Steering Committee Member Edward Kaftarian, MD, walks clinicians through current and forthcoming regulations regarding the prescription of controlled substances via telehealth.
In this video, filmed at Psych...
09/03/2025
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Hara Oyedeji
Videos
08/11/2025
Hara Oyedeji, APRN, PHMNP-BC, MS Ed
In this video, Psych Congress NP Institute Faculty Member Hara Oyedeji, APRN, PMHNP-BC, MSEd, discusses the demographic disparities that exist in the diagnosis of schizophrenia.
In this video, Psych Congress NP Institute Faculty Member Hara Oyedeji, APRN, PMHNP-BC, MSEd, discusses the demographic disparities that exist in the diagnosis of schizophrenia.
In this video, Psych Congress NP...
08/11/2025
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Edward Kaftarian, MD
Videos
08/07/2025
Edward Kaftarian, MD
In this video, Edward Kaftarian, MD, discusses effective strategies for building patient rapport via telehealth.
In this video, Edward Kaftarian, MD, discusses effective strategies for building patient rapport via telehealth.
In this video, Edward Kaftarian,...
08/07/2025
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Craig Chepke, MD, DFAPA
Videos
08/05/2025
Craig Chepke, MD, DFAPA
Psych Congress Elevate Co-Chair and Scientific Director Craig Chepke, MD, DFAPA, shares an overview of some of the most promising clinical findings regarding muscarinic receptor activators.
Psych Congress Elevate Co-Chair and Scientific Director Craig Chepke, MD, DFAPA, shares an overview of some of the most promising clinical findings regarding muscarinic receptor activators.
Psych Congress Elevate Co-Chair...
08/05/2025
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Desiree Matthews
Videos
08/01/2025
Desiree Matthews, PHMNP-BC
Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC, Steering Committee, Psych Congress, walks clinicians through common medication interactions to be aware of as they develop treatment plans for patients with TD.
Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC, Steering Committee, Psych Congress, walks clinicians through common medication interactions to be aware of as they develop treatment plans for patients with TD.
Desiree Matthews, PMHNP-BC,...
08/01/2025
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Blogs

Blog
04/19/2021
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
BLOG: How much energy will it take to overcome the inertia that has befallen our daily lives? Will we reenact a simulacrum of how things were before, or will we find, deep within ourselves, the capacity for reimagination of what could be?
BLOG: How much energy will it take to overcome the inertia that has befallen our daily lives? Will we reenact a simulacrum of how things were before, or will we find, deep within ourselves, the capacity for reimagination of what could be?
BLOG: How much energy will it...
04/19/2021
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Andrew Penn
Blog
02/24/2021
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
BLOG: At the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, I turn again, as I did in March 2020, to writing to make sense of my world. I am tired, I am frustrated, and I am weary. But, like you, I am still here.
BLOG: At the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, I turn again, as I did in March 2020, to writing to make sense of my world. I am tired, I am frustrated, and I am weary. But, like you, I am still here.
BLOG: At the one-year mark of...
02/24/2021
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Andrew Penn
Blog
01/09/2021
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
BLOG: We humans are complex creatures who can hold, Shiva-like, the simultaneous capacity for tremendous creation in one hand and woeful destruction in the other.
BLOG: We humans are complex creatures who can hold, Shiva-like, the simultaneous capacity for tremendous creation in one hand and woeful destruction in the other.
BLOG: We humans are complex...
01/09/2021
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Blog
05/07/2020
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
BLOG: In the middle of a crisis, it is difficult to plan ahead, but that is what we must do now, not only for those impacted by this current wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also to build inner resilience to care for those who may be...
BLOG: In the middle of a crisis, it is difficult to plan ahead, but that is what we must do now, not only for those impacted by this current wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also to build inner resilience to care for those who may be...
BLOG: In the middle of a crisis,...
05/07/2020
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Blog
04/28/2020
BLOG: Now is the time for us as mental health care providers to begin to prepare ways to reach out to our colleagues on the frontlines to make our services more easily available, starting with the assumption that they are traumatized until...
BLOG: Now is the time for us as mental health care providers to begin to prepare ways to reach out to our colleagues on the frontlines to make our services more easily available, starting with the assumption that they are traumatized until...
BLOG: Now is the time for us as...
04/28/2020
Psych Congress Network
Blog
04/09/2020
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
In this blog post, part of the "Coping During COVID-19" series, Psych Congress Steering Committee member Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC, says it will take time, introspection, and community to find meaning from the pandemic.
In this blog post, part of the "Coping During COVID-19" series, Psych Congress Steering Committee member Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC, says it will take time, introspection, and community to find meaning from the pandemic.
In this blog post, part of the...
04/09/2020
Psych Congress Network
Blog
04/03/2020
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
In this blog post, part of the "Coping During COVID-19" series, Psych Congress Steering Committee member Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC, writes about how people can navigate the grief they experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this blog post, part of the "Coping During COVID-19" series, Psych Congress Steering Committee member Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC, writes about how people can navigate the grief they experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this blog post, part of the...
04/03/2020
Psych Congress Network
Blog
03/27/2020
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
BLOG: As a health care professional, I have watched the progress of the COVID-19 pandemic with alternating measures of horror, dread, fascination, frustration, and fear.
BLOG: As a health care professional, I have watched the progress of the COVID-19 pandemic with alternating measures of horror, dread, fascination, frustration, and fear.
BLOG: As a health care...
03/27/2020
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Faculty Insights
07/29/2024
Marc E. Agronin, MD
In this highly anticipated sequel to his 2022 blog, Marc Agronin, MD, geriatric psychiatry section editor at Psych Congress Network, offers deeper expert clinical insights on Alzheimer disease prevention.
In this highly anticipated sequel to his 2022 blog, Marc Agronin, MD, geriatric psychiatry section editor at Psych Congress Network, offers deeper expert clinical insights on Alzheimer disease prevention.
In this highly anticipated...
07/29/2024
Psych Congress Network
Rakesh Amin, MD.
Blog
06/13/2023
Rakesh Amin, MD
Rakesh Amin, MD, discusses the importance of partnering with patients and caregivers to set treatment goals and the importance of introducing long-acting injectables earlier in the treatment of schizophrenia.
Rakesh Amin, MD, discusses the importance of partnering with patients and caregivers to set treatment goals and the importance of introducing long-acting injectables earlier in the treatment of schizophrenia.
Rakesh Amin, MD, discusses the...
06/13/2023
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Marc Agronin, MD.
Blog
08/30/2022
Marc E. Agronin, MD
Psych Congress Network Section Editor Mark Agronin, MD, provides expert clinical insights on reducing the risk for Alzheimer disease and delaying its onset and progression.
Psych Congress Network Section Editor Mark Agronin, MD, provides expert clinical insights on reducing the risk for Alzheimer disease and delaying its onset and progression.
Psych Congress Network Section...
08/30/2022
Psych Congress Network
Ed Jones, PhD
Blog
07/28/2022
Ed Jones, PhD
Ed Jones, PhD, discusses the need for a clinical refocusing that includes broad access to psychosocial solutions and ensuring socially informed clinicians can help underserved communities.
Ed Jones, PhD, discusses the need for a clinical refocusing that includes broad access to psychosocial solutions and ensuring socially informed clinicians can help underserved communities.
Ed Jones, PhD, discusses the...
07/28/2022
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Ed Jones, PhD
Perspective
07/21/2022
Ed Jones, PhD
Ed Jones, PhD: "We miss this psychosocial aspect of care today...What is missing?  We need psychotherapists based in primary care, often focused on mundane issues rather than the complexities of diagnosis or treatment."
Ed Jones, PhD: "We miss this psychosocial aspect of care today...What is missing?  We need psychotherapists based in primary care, often focused on mundane issues rather than the complexities of diagnosis or treatment."
Ed Jones, PhD: "We miss this...
07/21/2022
Psych Congress Network
Chan_Khan_Digital Mental Health
Blog
04/27/2022
Steven Chan, MD, MBA, and Burhan Ahmed Khan, MD, discuss how to encourage patients to use digital mental health apps.
Steven Chan, MD, MBA, and Burhan Ahmed Khan, MD, discuss how to encourage patients to use digital mental health apps.
Steven Chan, MD, MBA, and Burhan...
04/27/2022
Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Chan_Khan_Digital Mental Health
Blog
04/21/2022
Steven Chan, MD, MBA, and Burhan Ahmed Khan, MD, navigating quality issues with digital mental health applications.
Steven Chan, MD, MBA, and Burhan Ahmed Khan, MD, navigating quality issues with digital mental health applications.
Steven Chan, MD, MBA, and Burhan...
04/21/2022
Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
Blog
03/04/2022
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
Andrew Penn, NP, explains mentoring, how to find one as an NP, and what to do when you have found a possible mentor. He gives practical advice, questions to ask, and avenues to find the right fit.
Andrew Penn, NP, explains mentoring, how to find one as an NP, and what to do when you have found a possible mentor. He gives practical advice, questions to ask, and avenues to find the right fit.
Andrew Penn, NP, explains...
03/04/2022
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Julie Bailey
Blog
02/08/2022
In this blog, Julie Bailey, LCPC, shares her insights on providing a safe space for patients to discuss these social anxieties, as well as tips to share with patients about slowly reintegrating into life after COVID-19.
In this blog, Julie Bailey, LCPC, shares her insights on providing a safe space for patients to discuss these social anxieties, as well as tips to share with patients about slowly reintegrating into life after COVID-19.
In this blog, Julie Bailey,...
02/08/2022
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major depressive disorder
Blog
01/31/2022
Mental health advocate, Dorothy Watson shares her insights about the impact the pandemic has had on mental health and where we go from here.
Mental health advocate, Dorothy Watson shares her insights about the impact the pandemic has had on mental health and where we go from here.
Mental health advocate, Dorothy...
01/31/2022
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