Mental Health News

Navigating the Shift: Insights from The Early Career Psychiatrist Playbook at APA 2026 Transitioning from the highly structured environment of a residency or fellowship into independent psychiatric practice is a profound shift. To help upcoming leaders navigate this turning point, a packed room of PGY4 residents, fellows, and early-career clinicians gathered at the American Psychiatric […]

The landscape of psychiatric medicine is shifting beneath our feet. For decades, the standard toolkit for a practicing psychiatrist revolved tightly around traditional talk therapy and standard medication management. But as clinical science and technology advance, a new paradigm has emerged—one that empowers clinicians to move beyond the prescription pad. On Sunday, May 17, 2026,

APA Meeting:  Highlights from The Interventional Mix  The field of interventional psychiatry and neuromodulation is moving forward at a breakneck pace, and last week, the community gathered to celebrate that momentum in style. On Tuesday, May 19th, 2026, at Dirty Habit in Hotel Zelos (San Francisco, California), the APA Caucus on Neuromodulation and the Interventional Psychiatry Consortium, cohosted an event.  The evening was a

Disaster Relief Resources Hurricane Helene dumped record levels of water this past weekend in the Southeast. Eastern Tennessee and North Carolina Residents have suffered so much loss:  life, home, electricity, telephone service, and in some cases access via roadways.  State and Federal Assistance has been deployed but individuals will experience trauma for days, weeks, months,

APA Applauds New Final Rules Strengthening Mental Health Parity reposted from APA Psych News Alert on 9/9/2024 https://alert.psychnews.org/2024/09/apa-applauds-new-final-rules.html “The Biden-Harris administration issued final rules that strengthen the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) with the goal of improving people’s access to quality mental health and substance use disorder care. Issued by the U.S. Departments

“Thoughts I See” Dr Michelle Cochran had the honor of being invited to talk about TMS and OCD to WKRN -channel 2 anchors with author Michelle EJ Temple. Temple’s book, “The Thoughts I See,” details her positive experience with TMS treatment of her OCD. Watch the interview here:  https://www.wkrn.com/video/mental-health-book-the-thoughts-i-see/10082319/   At the NeuroScience & TMS

Standing with Covenant In the wake of the mass shooting that occurred on March 27th at The Covenant School and Covenant Presbyterian Church, I wanted to make this specific post so resources could be readily accessible for anyone needing them. The tentacles of this tragedy are widespread and now, the school, the church, and Nashville