Antidepressants - Articles - Page 2

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief of The Carlat Psychiatry Report; Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Department of Psychiatry; practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC.

Dr. Aiken has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Four scenarios where a time-limited approach to medication is ideal.

Research Update

Why Do So Many Pediatric Antidepressant Research Trials “Fail”?

April 1, 2023

Pavan Madan, MD

Pavan Madan, MD. Dr. Madan has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Placebo response rates in antidepressant trials tend to run high, making it difficult to know whether an active medication has truly beneficial effect. This research update unpacks possible reasons for this phenomenon that give you insight into how to treat your patients using a rational multimodal approach.

Psychopharm Commandment #6: MAOIs

March 20, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

MAOIs rank high in efficacy and are pretty well tolerated too, as long as you watch for two critical interactions.

CLINICAL UPDATE

Management of Depression and Neurocognitive Impairment in Patients With HIV

January 2, 2023

Garrett Rossi, MD.

Garrett Rossi, MD. Inpatient/consult attending psychiatrist, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center. Pomona, NJ.
Dr. Rossi has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Strategies for HIV-associated mood and cognitive changes

CLINICAL UPDATE

Viibryd Goes Generic, But Is It Worth Prescribing?

January 1, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief of The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Aiken has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Goodbye Viibryd, hello vilazodone. This novel medication has missed the mark in a lot of trials, but it still has a narrow niche in the crowded field of antidepressants.

CARLAT WEBINAR

Black Box Warning in Children and Adolescents

December 19, 2022

Sandra Hyams, APRN, PMHNP

0.50 CME Credits. What's your role when prescribing antidepressants to your young patients?

How to Identify and Treat Apathy and Late-Life Depression

October 1, 2022

Rehan Aziz, MD and Julia Cromwell, MD

Rehan Aziz, MD. associate program director, geriatric psychiatry fellowship program, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; associate professor of psychiatry and neurology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Nutley, NJ. Julia Cromwell, MD. Inpatient geriatric psychiatrist, Mass General Brigham Salem Hospital, Salem, MA. Dr. Aziz and Dr. Cromwell, authors of this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

We provide tips on distinguishing between apathy and depression, as well as recommendations on how to manage these disorders.