While some professionals may be uncomfortable bringing up racial, ethnic, or cultural differences with patients, doing so can significantly improve the therapeutic relationship. While some professionals may be uncomfortable bringing up racial, ethnic, or cultural differences with patients, doing so can significantly improve the therapeutic relationship. 

Psychiatrists need to create a partnership that doesn’t lean on psychiatric jargon or an encyclopedic list of side effects, but instead on measured candor, vulnerability, and—most importantly—time. Psychiatrists need to create a partnership that doesn’t lean on psychiatric jargon or an encyclopedic list of side effects, but instead on measured candor, vulnerability, and—most importantly—time. 

The alliance between psychiatrists and patients is a powerful—and understudied—facilitator of healing. 

With research showing both that a low-quality diet is a risk factor for mental health and that individuals with mental illness are more likely to have a poor dietary patterns—the case for integrating nutrition into psychiatric practice has never been stronger. With research showing both that a low-quality diet is a risk factor for mental health and that individuals with mental illness are more likely to have a poor dietary patterns—the case for integrating nutrition into psychiatric practice has never been stronger. 

An understanding of the patient’s values and the place of medication in a wider therapeutic program in which medication is one tool for recovery should inform a psychiatrist’s judgment. 

Two psychiatric innovation experts say there is a real opportunity for APA to emerge as a leader in shaping how technological innovation and new business models for health care delivery evolve. 

The most important ingredient in providing effective and meaningful patient care is building a strong therapeutic alliance. Listening well can save lives. 

A leading mental health advocate emphasizes the importance of a trusting relationship between psychiatrist and patient, which will serve as a strong foundation for recovery.