Opinion

Fetal alcohol exposure overlooked again?
- Author:
- Carl C. Bell, MD
Ask pregnant women this question: “When did you realize you were pregnant and were you doing any social drinking before you knew?” Dr. Carl C....
Opinion

Were the voices really tied to voodoo?
- Author:
- Carl C. Bell, MD
Dr. Carl C. Bell describes the steps he took to end a patient’s psychotic symptoms.
Opinion

More empathy for women
- Author:
- Carl C. Bell, MD
Dr. Carl C. Bell says the antitestosterone hormones he is taking are changing his perspective.
Opinion

Make your evaluations and progress notes sing
- Author:
- Carl C. Bell, MD
Dr. Carl Bell says using language this is descriptive – and precise – can “turn the drudgery of charting into some fun.”
Opinion

Acute psychosis: Is it schizophrenia or bipolar disorder?
- Author:
- Carl C. Bell, MD
Dr. Carl C. Bell uses a psychosis NOS diagnosis until it’s possible to ascertain patients’ post psychotic functioning.
Opinion

Up-close view of climate change proves sobering
- Author:
- Carl C. Bell, MD
Dr. Carl Bell says he now better understands Dr. David Alan Pollack’s warnings about the mental health effects of climate change.
Opinion

Medical students and psychiatry
- Author:
- Carl C. Bell, MD
Psychosis can be caused by at least 40 different factors, according to Dr. Carl C. Bell.
Opinion

Data on perinatal choline, neurodevelopment sparking practice changes
- Author:
- Carl C. Bell, MD
Dr. Carl C. Bell says his proposed public health fix for ending “occult prenatal alcohol exposure” is not difficult at all.
Opinion

Why is loxapine overlooked, underprescribed for psychosis?
- Author:
- Carl C. Bell, MD
Dr. Carl C. Bell says Dr. William Glazer was right to suggest that loxapine might act as an atypical antipsychotic agent – without the side...
Opinion

Did psychiatry take a wrong turn?
- Author:
- Carl C. Bell, MD
Dr. Carl C. Bell marvels at what sometimes looks like the seamlessness between childhood psychiatric diagnoses and those that show up in adults....
Opinion

The human mind: Wasted or cultivated?
- Author:
- Carl C. Bell, MD
Dr. Carl C. Bell says he is curious about how psychiatrists direct their mental activities.
News

Is the pay-to-publish movement a good thing?
- Author:
- Carl C. Bell, MD
Is it me, or is anyone else worried about the online, pay-to-publish movement sweeping science?
Opinion

Is the suicide story fake – or just misleading?
- Author:
- Carl C. Bell, MD
Dr. Carl C. Bell questions whether the way suicide data are being interpreted is correct.
Opinion

Words do matter – especially in psychiatry
- Author:
- Carl C. Bell, MD
Dr. Carl C. Bell urges psychiatrists to use language that is more precise.
Opinion

Fetal alcohol syndrome: Context matters
- Author:
- Carl C. Bell, MD
Dr. Carl C. Bell says he’s glad that a study raised awareness about FASD but wonders why the community he serves doesn’t get more attention.