Welcome to the Largest Peer Reviewed Psychiatric Journal in the Nation
Now in its 16th year, Primary Psychiatry is the largest circulation, peer-reviewed psychiatric journal in the U.S., with a monthly readership of more than 65,500 primary care physicians and psychiatrists.
Founded in 1994, MBL Communications, Inc. is the independent publisher of the monthly journals Primary Psychiatry and CNS Spectrums, as well as Psychiatry Weekly—the first weekly psychiatric news and information service in the country. MBL has a global commitment to advancing CNS science, clinical practice, and evidence-based medicine. MBL also publishes handbook reference guides to several disease states and international editions of both journals. Along with its accredited partner, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, MBL offers a broad range of CME activities for psychiatrists, primary care physicians, and neurologists. Our CME offerings include a wide range of activities from live Summit events to print Expert Panel Supplements and Hospital-Based Scientific Wallboard Posters to innovative technology media such as Epocrates MobileCME, iPhone applications, and Slide and Video PsychCasts available online and on iTunes.
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Nicotine and Schizophrenia
Norman Sussman, MD
Nicotine is an alkaloid found in tobacco. It has long been known that use of tobacco, mainly in the form of cigarettes, is much more prevalent among patients with depression and schizophrenia. From the perspective of both healthcare providers and patients, this is often one of the most difficult aspects of psychiatric hospitalization. more... |
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Innovative Treatment Approaches in Alzheimer’s Disease: Current and Future, Part 1
George T. Grossberg, MD
This issue of Primary Psychiatry as well as next month’s issue focus on the many exciting current and emerging therapies for Alzheimer’s disease. This issue presents three important topics of interest to primary care physicians and psychiatrists. more... |
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In Session with Marlene Freeman, MD: Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Psychiatry
Marlene Freeman, MD, interviewed by Norman Sussman, MD
Dr. Freeman is a lecturer at Harvard Medical School and staff psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Her research and clinical interests focus on mood disorders in women. Her particular interest is in treatment research that takes into account patient preferences and safety for the perinatal period. This has led her to focus on integrative medicine strategies. Dr. Freeman also focuses on the accurate and broad dissemination of evidence-based information to healthcare providers and the public. more... |
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