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Research Update

Surprise Result for Adherence in Bipolar Disorder

November 9, 2023

Alex Evans, PharmD, MBA. Dr. Evans has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Lithium’s reputation as a difficult med may have more to do with branding than reality, according to this large analysis of mood stabilizer adherence.

Clinical Update

Lithium for Children and Adolescents

November 2, 2023

Max S. Rosen, MD

Max S. Rosen, MD. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Child); Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Services; Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.

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

Lithium is FDA-approved for bipolar disorder in children and adolescents 12 years and up; however, its potential off-label utility is broad, from affective aggression to anorexia nervosa. This clinical update covers how to prescribe lithium for children and adolescents and how to talk with patients and parents about lithium.

Expert Q&A

Treating Bipolar Disorder During Pregnancy

October 3, 2023

Lauren Osborne, MD

Lauren Osborne, MD.

Vice Chair of Clinical Research, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.

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

The management of bipolar disorder during pregnancy can be tricky. Some medications can be harmful to the fetus, and others need to be adjusted carefully due to changes in kidney and liver function. We walk you through the important considerations to keep in mind when working with these patients.

Clinical Update

Postpartum Psychosis: A Primer

October 3, 2023

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Reid Mergler, MD

Reid Mergler, MD. Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Center for Women’s Behavioral Wellness, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Victoria Hendrick, MD. Chief of Inpatient Psychiatry and Clinical Professor, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report.

Dr. Mergler and Dr. Hendrick have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Postpartum psychosis can develop very quickly in new mothers who looked well just hours earlier. While rare, it is a true psychiatric emergency.

Bipolar Upgrade 7: Social Rhythm Therapy

October 2, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Social Rhythm Therapy helps patients regulate their circadian rhythm. It treats bipolar disorder,
and here we show how to weave it in with medication therapy.

Bipolar Upgrade 6: Dark Therapy

September 11, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Updates on dark therapy for mania from the 2023 International Bipolar Conference.

Research Update

Lurasidone vs Quetiapine in Bipolar Depression

September 1, 2023

Kate J. Travis, MD

Kate Travis, MD. Dr. Travis has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Both these medications work in bipolar depression, but this analysis compared them head-to-head for a different primary outcome: Cognition in bipolar disorder.

Expert Q&A

A Disease-Modifying Approach to Mood Conditions

September 1, 2023

Nassir Ghaemi, M.D.

S. Nassir Ghaemi, MD, MPH.

Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Psychopharmacology Consultation Clinic at Tufts Medical Center.

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

Nassir Ghaemi looks for medications that treat the underlying disease, not just reduce the symptoms. He may have found one.

Bipolar Upgrade 4: from Valproate to Functioning

August 28, 2023

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

Updates from the 2023 International Bipolar Conference: Avoid valproate (Depakote) in women of childbearing age; who to blame when patients are noncompliant; and functioning trumps symptom reduction.

Recognizing and Treating Psychosis in Autism

August 21, 2023

Joshua Feder, MD and Mara Goverman

Is it autism or psychosis or both? Autistic traits and psychotic symptoms can look a lot alike. How common is psychosis in autism? And how can we differentiate co-occurring autistic traits from psychotic symptoms? Dr. Kristin Cadenhead gives us an approach for sorting through the history and addressing these problems separately.