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As a psychiatrist, I have two options for treating my patients: mood stabilizers, which are usually anticonvulsants, and antipsychotics. Antipsychotics are a key treatment in managing bipolar I ...

Liz Pelly is a textbook example of a digital native. As a teenager in the early 2000s on Long Island’s South Shore, she found a regional community of fellow pop-punk and emo fans through message ...