Demystifying Psychiatry

Psychiatry

Eugene Rubin M.D., Ph.D. on March 27, 2026

In the U.S., schizophrenia-related costs total about $366 billion annually or about $119,000 per person affected with the illness.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

A Potential New Treatment for PTSD

Eugene Rubin M.D., Ph.D. on March 19, 2026

Methylone is a drug that is thought to enhance neuroplasticity. In a recent clinical trial, this drug led to clinically meaningful improvement in symptoms of PTSD.

Psychiatry

Why Pediatricians Need Training in Psychiatry

Eugene Rubin M.D., Ph.D. on February 19, 2026

Pediatricians have seen an increased prevalence of anxiety disorders among the patients in their practices.

Psychiatry

Psychedelics, Creativity, and Psychotropic Effects

Eugene Rubin M.D., Ph.D. on December 16, 2025

By increasing neuroplasticity, psychedelics may both enhance creativity and be useful for treating a variety of psychiatric conditions.

Suicide

Medical Conditions, Mental Disorders, and Suicidal Behaviors

Eugene Rubin M.D., Ph.D. on December 9, 2025

Psychiatric disorders increase risk of suicide and suicide attempts. Recent research provides evidence that medical illnesses increase such risks as well.

Psychiatry

Genetic Marker Identifies Responders to New Antidepressant

Eugene Rubin M.D., Ph.D. on October 31, 2025

A new medication for treatment-resistant depression may help a subset of people who carry a specific genetic marker.

SSRIs

New Findings on Withdrawal Symptoms After Antidepressants

Eugene Rubin M.D., Ph.D. on September 25, 2025

Dizziness and nausea are the most common side effects experienced by people when discontinuing antidepressants.

Depression

What a New Study Reveals About Treating Preschool Depression

Eugene Rubin M.D., Ph.D. on September 22, 2025

Most depressed preschool children who responded to a novel form of parent-child interaction therapy were doing well four years later.

ADHD

Prescription Stimulant Use and Misuse

Eugene Rubin M.D., Ph.D. on July 21, 2025

The number of prescriptions for stimulants written for adults is increasing. Stimulant use disorder is also rising.

Psychiatry

The Brain’s Role in Psychiatric Disorders

Eugene Rubin M.D., Ph.D. on June 25, 2025

What is the evidence that specific brain dysfunction directly causes specific psychiatric disorders?

Suicide

The Suicide Rates of Physicians Compared With Non-Physicians

Eugene Rubin M.D., Ph.D. on June 18, 2025

Female physicians have a higher incidence of suicide than female non-physicians. This is not true for male physicians.

Psychiatry

Demystifying Psychiatry: What's Changed in the Past 15 Years

Eugene Rubin M.D., Ph.D. on April 23, 2025

We published the book "Demystifying Psychiatry" in 2010. Although basic principles of psychiatric treatment remain unchanged, new treatments have become available since then.

Psychiatry

If You're Over 65 and Need a Psychiatrist, You Need to Know This

Eugene Rubin M.D., Ph.D. on March 20, 2025

On average, only a third of psychiatrists accept traditional Medicare, but this varies significantly among states.

Psychosis

Improving Cognition in People with Schizophrenia

Eugene Rubin M.D., Ph.D. on February 26, 2025

A new class of antipsychotic medication can improve cognitive deficits in people with schizophrenia.

Psychiatry

Rethinking Psychiatry Residency Training

Eugene Rubin M.D., Ph.D. on January 13, 2025

Leading psychiatric educators are asking important questions about the best ways to train psychiatrists to address the needs of mentally ill individuals.

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy

When Antidepressants Don't Work, This Might

Eugene Rubin M.D., Ph.D. on December 12, 2024

TMS could bring relief for some with treatment-resistant depression.

Psychiatry

Public Health and Psychiatry: Two Ways to Treat Mental Illness

Eugene Rubin M.D., Ph.D. on November 11, 2024

We can reduce the burden of mental health disorders in two key ways: developing better treatments for psychiatric symptoms and improving interventions to prevent the onset of illness.