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18 months ago, as a patient on a psychiatric ward having attempted to take my own life- this day felt impossible. Yet today I graduated from Queen's University Belfast 🎓, with the highest average mark in HAPP at Queen's, achieving a 1st in Anthropology & Philosophy & receiving the Joint Honours Prize.

Today we welcome #UofT's 17th president, Melanie Woodin. An internationally recognized neuroscientist and double graduate of U of T, Woodin starts a new chapter on her first day in office. ➡️ president.utoronto.ca

Interest in contingency management (CM) for substance use disorders is growing, with recommended effective incentive amounts being $128/week for voucher protocols and $55/week for prize protocols. ja.ma/3GiPZMG Thomas Miller

Nudging Sobriety This week, a look at the JAMA Psychiatry on contingency management by Rash et al. Also, John Torous, MD MBI and Eric Topol weigh generative AI for mental health (The Lancet) and Wilson on "thick skin" (Academic Psychiatry). davidgratzer.com

Most viewed this week from JAMA Psychiatry: Systematic review and meta-analysis: Stopping antidepressants leads to slight symptom increases compared to placebo, but these symptoms are not clinically significant and do not include mood changes. ja.ma/3IGmK72

ROTW has been a great learning tool during residency! Thanks Dr.David Gratzer for making staying up to date easy and enjoyable! Hoping to stay on the mailing list even after residency 😀

Turns out an apple a day DOESN'T keep the doctor away In a study of 8,399 adults, apple eaters booked just as many doctor visits as everyone else

The July issue is available online, including new papers on depression relapse, treatment outcomes, and self-injuring youth. Find it here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/CPA/current

“I was getting paid not to use and that was nice and that was the beginning. But now I feel like being sober is payment enough, not waking up sick is payment enough, being trusted is payment enough.” Good & thoughtful article on contingency management. nytimes.com/2025/07/16/hea…

Dr. Mary Seeman – a psychiatrist & academic – had a remarkable career, including her ground-breaking work in women’s mental health. In this new visual abstract, Michael Wong notes her rich legacy. For more on her life, see the CJP obituary: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Antidepressant Discontinuation This week, the new JAMA Psychiatry study. Kalfas et al find symptoms to be below the threshold for clinically significant discontinuation syndrome. Also, the semaglutide era? (CAMH Education) and Alexander Nazaryan on his father (The New York Times). davidgratzer.com

Incredible piece from comedian and head writer of 22 Minutes Jordan Foisy on the loss of his father after years of drug use. "if only this country was as good at taking care of his living body as they were with his dead body, he might still be around" theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

The semaglutide era? In a new episode of Quick Takes, I speak with Drs. Mahavir Agarwal & Sanjeev Sockalingam of CAMH and Lisa Schaefer of Obesity Canada. “Imagine a world where you have all the effects of antipsychotics, but none of the side effects.” camh.ca/en/professiona…

Congratulations to @SimoneVigod on her appointment as the Labatt Family Chair of Psychiatry at Temerty Medicine. Dr. Vigod is an Associate Editor of this Journal and recently was first author on the new CANMAT clinical practice guidelines for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

How does a genetic disorder diagnosis influence the choice of antipsychotics? Dr. Mark Ainsley Colijn answers this question in a new Clinician's Corner paper - the first in a new series aimed at helping psychiatrists with their practice. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07…

I’m excited to let everyone know that my book will be available on August 5. There’s still time to preorder and everyone who has preordered so far will be getting their books in mid-August! The Royal

On the latest episode of #QuickTakes, Dr. David Gratzer speaks with Dr. Mahavir Agarwal, Lisa Schaffer, and Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam about #obesity and #stigma, as well as the affordability of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists. LISTEN: tinyurl.com/QuickTakesEp40… Obesity Canada

Physicians, Heal Thyselves This week, a look at the new Nature Mental Health paper on interventions for docs with mental disorders. Also, trends in med student mental health (Yusen Zhai, PhD in BMJ Mental Health) and Rodriguez on her depression (PLOS Mental Health). davidgratzer.com

Loving this must-read series! Huge thanks for featuring our article and shining a light on mental health + wellness for future docs 🙌💙

#ICYMI: Dr.David Gratzer spoke with Dr. Mahavir Agarwal, Lisa Schaffer, and Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam about how treating #obesity can also improve other chronic conditions and some side effects of GLP-1 medications. LISTEN: tinyurl.com/QuickTakesEp40… Obesity Canada #QuickTakes