Procedures for weighing factual evidence could help avoid the epistemic injustice of discounting or ignoring the voices of clinical research subjects.

The DSM-5 Task Force’s handling of the ethical controversy over the bereavement exclusion demonstrates the need for more inclusive deliberative processes.

Research should be conducted on transgender populations to inform evidence-based guidelines for gender-affirming treatment.

Diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a childhood-onset problem of hyperactivity, inattention and impulsiveness that may persist into teen years and even beyond, affecting girls as well as boys.

Psychiatrists should coordinate with primary care physicians when treating patients who have a somatoform disorder.

Approaches to diagnosing and treating conduct disorders in adolescent children.

Electroconvulsive therapy is not a good treatment option because numerous alternative, less harmful interventions are available for the treatment of depressed or severely depressed patients.

Electroconvulsive is an effective treatment option that should remain available for use, with proper ethical safeguards, for the treatment of severe clinical depression.

A physician outlines the criteria for diagnosing clinical depression and the principle modes for treating the mental illness.