Psychiatrists are medical doctors who treat mental health conditions with a biological focus, which can include medication. They can order lab tests, review medical causes, and prescribe treatments.

As a psychiatrist with over 30 years of experience, I’ve witnessed firsthand the evolution of mental health care. When I first started practicing, the approach to treating depression and other mental ...

It’s high time we put the most enduring myths about human behavior to bed, and see the mind—and the world—as it is. What defines a competent psychiatrist? To staunch critics of the field, perhaps ...