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Panelists say CBD is a critical medicine for treating potentially very severe disorders, but more regulation for non-medical CBD products is a must.

BLOG: Like most survivors of suicide loss, Dr. Sangeeta Mahajan does not want her son to have died in vain. His life was cut short by the rapid onset of a crippling mood disorder.

BLOG: It is becoming increasingly clear that the practice of psychiatry will be changing from one in which we ask our patients to take a daily pill to one where we deliver procedures that have enduring effects.

The exact nature of how we approach care integration continues to shift, in some ways dramatically beyond what we envisioned just a few short years ago.

Those free of the constraints of traditional leadership roles must speak out to help organizations ward off burnout among staff members.

Various interventions to address burnout have been tried over the years, but even those that seem popular for a while fall off the menu eventually.

A summit convened this week by a pair of behavioral healthcare associations in Kansas explored ways in which the state can respond more effectively to the growing problem of incarceration of persons with mental health and substance use conditions in county and city jails.

"Joker," starring Joaquin Phoenix, offers a rare opportunity to explain why violence perpetrated and received by individuals with mental illness, such as that of Joker and other clowns in the film, could be prevented with better societal leadership and competent mental healthcare.

BLOG: Have you ever wished you could pick up the phone and call someone you’ve lost and leave them a message?

After a period in which private or semi-private rooms with private toilets became en vogue, treatment center operators are now leaning toward communal toilet rooms because of safety and functional concerns.