Sofia E. Matta, MD

Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

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Impact of Religious Practices on Health
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August 4, 2026

The importance of patients’ spiritual and religious practices is frequently under-appreciated by health care providers. Read this case vignette and discussion to find out more.
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Improving Cardiac Arrest Survivorship
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June 4, 2026

Affective states and conditions such as anxiety, PTSD, and depression are common in those who have survived a cardiac arrest, and untreated psychiatric symptoms are associated with worse cardiac...
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Alcohol Use Disorders in Primary Care
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May 21, 2026

Patients with major depressive disorder and a comorbid AUD often present with more severe manifestations, including thoughts of suicide, co-occurring personality disorders, and higher rates of smoking.
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Understanding the Impact of Moral Injury
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February 26, 2026

Healing of moral injuries requires truth-telling, communal recognition, and moral repair—not just medication or cognitive restructuring.
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Diagnosing and Treating Impulsivity
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February 5, 2026

Impulsivity is a characteristic of many psychiatric and neuropsychiatric conditions throughout the lifespan; however, in older adults it frequently signals an emerging neurodegenerative process.
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Diagnosis and Management of Rage
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December 23, 2025

This article offers a practical framework for distinguishing rage from irritability and impulsivity, identifying underlying neuropsychiatric drivers, and guiding evidence-based management across conditions including PTSD, TBI, and mood disorders.
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Sequelae of Toxic Exposures in Veterans
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November 25, 2025

A 45-year-old veteran has ongoing symptoms likely related to past exposure to burn pits, dust storms, airborne industrial pollutants, and head trauma from hard parachute landings.
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Psychological Sequelae of Drone Attacks
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November 6, 2025

Read about a newly emerging form of combat stress, one shaped by the relentless and psychologically corrosive nature of modern drone warfare.
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Serious Suicide Attempt Management
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July 8, 2025

Approximately half of the individuals who take their own life have had contact with their primary care provider within the month before their death.
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Facing Intensive Care: A Guide for PCPs
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June 17, 2025

Critically ill patients develop complex problems that involve affective, behavioral, cognitive, and motor manifestations, and failure to attend to these signs and symptoms can jeopardize the safety of both...
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Multimodal Approaches to Pain Management
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June 3, 2025

Although the primary objective of managing acute pain is to provide effective pain relief, it is also important to minimize medication side effects, improve patient function, and reduce the...
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