A year ago, there was much debate about whether Donald Trump was "mentally fit" to be president. That concept of mental fitness wasn't very clear, but the debate persisted. The American Psychiatric ...

Taking medications on a daily basis can be a chore, but it becomes more challenging if there’s a lack of understanding of or misconceptions about your medication. “In my practice, I come across many ...

Theory guides teaching, patient care, and research. Most are unaware of psychiatry’s and medicine’s guiding theory. Their present reductionistic theory has been discarded by all other sciences.

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health’s plan to build a behavioral health hospital has left folks who work in mental health in the Pioneer Valley with a lot of questions, as well as a sense of reassurance.

More than half of state medical boards ask applicants intrusive questions about their psychiatric history. As a result, some medical professionals are afraid to seek mental health care — even when ...

There long has been debate about psychiatric clinicians diagnosing public figures, in the context of the “Goldwater Rule” of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), which claims such diagnosis is ...

Dr. Anthony Gallo is the founder and chief executive of South County Psychiatry, with offices in Cranston, North Kingstown and other locations in Massachusetts and Connecticut, as well as a busy ...