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Expert Q&A

Addressing Suicidality in Autistic Children and Teens

April 1, 2023

Paul Lipkin, MD.

Neurodevelopmental and developmental behavioral pediatrician. Director, Medical Outpatient Services, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD.

Dr. Lipkin has served as an advisor for EarliTec and Sarepta Diagnostics. Relevant financial relationships listed for the author have been mitigated.

Autistic kids and teens can become despondent or suicidal. When this happens, we need to take it as seriously as with anyone else. We interviewed Dr. Paul Lipkin who has truly useful tips to help us modify our assessment to communicate effectively back and forth to address the problem.

Research Update

A Role for Social Media in Suicide Prevention?

April 1, 2023

Susan L. Siegfreid, MD

Susan L. Siegfreid, MD. Dr. Siegfreid has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

We worry about the detrimental effects of social media on mental health, but can social media attention be used to promote positive health outcomes? The media attention surrounding a hip-hop song about suicide prevention was associated with a significant drop in suicides in the days that followed.

Research Update

Electroconvulsive Therapy and Risk of Suicide in Major Depression

April 1, 2023

Sébastien Hardy, PharmD, BCPS

Sébastien Hardy, PharmD, BCPS. Dr. Hardy has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

ECT appears effective in reducing suicidality, especially among patients 65+ years and patients with severe depression.

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?

Expert Q&A

Advances in College Mental Health

September 2, 2022

Michelle Riba MD, Garrett Rossi, MD., and Chris Aiken, MD

Michelle B. Riba, MD, MS

Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Co-Director, Workplace Mental Health Solutions, Eisenberg Family Depression Center; Director, PsychOncology Program, University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center. Editor, College Psychiatry: Strategies to Improve Access to Mental Health (co-editor: Meera Menon, MD).

Interview by Garrett Rossi, MD. Inpatient/consult attending psychiatrist, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Pomona, NJ.

Dr. Riba, expert of this educational activity, has disclosed that she receives book royalties from Springer, Wiley, and APA Publishing. Dr. Aiken has reviewed this educational activity and has determined that there is no commercial bias as a result of this financial relationship. Dr. Rossi has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

College life is not what it used to be, and Dr. Riba shares ways to improve psychiatric care for students facing COVID lockdowns, financial strain, and the contagion of campus suicide.

EXPERT Q&A

Personality Changes Later in Life: Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations

July 1, 2022

Rajesh R. Tampi, MD, MS, DFAPA.

Rajesh R. Tampi, MD

Professor and chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Bhatia Family Endowed Chair in Psychiatry, Creighton University School of Medicine. Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) Behavioral Health Services, Omaha, NE.

Dr. Tampi, expert for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Dr. Rajesh R. Tampi describes the course of personality disorders as patients age and provides documentation tips for clinicians who suspect personality disorders.

Suicide Safety Planning for the Patient with Addiction

November 5, 2021

Jessica Casella, LCSW

Jessica Casella, LCSW Private practice social worker, Branford, CT. Adjunct faculty member at Sacred Heart University School of Social Work. Active member of the state of Connecticut’s Suicide Advisory Board. Ms. Casella has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Addiction is a major risk factor for suicide. Here, we provide a practical guide to Safety Planning, an evidenced based approach for reducing suicide risk that can be implemented in a variety of clinical settings.

Pilot Study of Ketamine vs ECT for Major Depression

September 10, 2021

Michael Posternak, MD.

Michael Posternak, MD. Dr. Posternak has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

The first head-to-head comparison reveals a subtle difference between these two therapies

EXPERT Q&A

Communicating With Patients About Gender

August 5, 2020

Alex Keuroghlian, MD, MPH

Alex Keuroghlian, MD, MPH

Director, National LGBT Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute; Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry Gender Identity Program; Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School Dr. Keuroghlian has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

What are the risks for depression and suicide with transgender patients and how can we provide the best care for them? Alex Keuroghlian, MD, MPH, answers that question and more.

Update: Is Watching 13 Reasons Why Bad for Teens?

August 5, 2020

Kristen Gardner, PharmD.

Kristen Gardner, PharmD. Dr. Gardner has disclosed that she has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Remember the last two times we’ve worried about the program 13 Reasons Why? Now yet another study has found risk for teens watching 13 Reasons Why, and we are learning about gender differences as well. See the review and get our recommended resources for guiding families.