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Clinical Update

Deprescribing Benzodiazepines: A Practical Guide to Tapering

April 1, 2026

Greg Malzberg, MD. Attending Psychiatrist & Assistant Clinical Professor, Mount Sinai West, New York, NY. Creator, PsychoFarm.

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

A practical, patient-centered guide to safely tapering benzodiazepines, balancing long-term risks, withdrawal challenges, and strategies that improve success.

Expert Q&A

Psychopharmacology for PTSD

April 1, 2026

David Osser, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Brockton Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Brockton, MA. Dr. Osser has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

David Osser, MD, explains why treating sleep first is central to PTSD care—and how to use prazosin effectively despite lingering controversies.

Research Update

Best Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy Options for Sleep in PTSD

February 24, 2026

Sy Clark, MD

Sy Clark, MD. Dr. Clark has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

A sweeping review of 99 RCTs identifies which medications actually improve sleep, nightmares, and sleep quality in PTSD

Research Update

Service Dogs for Veterans With PTSD

January 28, 2026

Alex Evans, PharmD, MBA.

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

Trained support dogs offer small yet real gains for veterans, but questions remain about how they compare to emotional support pets

Fact Sheet

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Older Adults

August 2, 2025

Rehan Aziz, MD

Dr. Aziz has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may develop after a person experiences or witnesses a traumatic, life-threatening event.

RESEARCH UPDATE

Early Signs of Dropout Risk Identified in PTSD Treatment

January 15, 2025

Jennifer Leavitt, MS. PhD(c)

Addressing challenges in PTSD treatment: What the research shows.

The Simple and the Complex in Psychiatry with Allen Frances

December 16, 2024

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, Chris Aiken, MD, and Allen Frances, MD

Allen Frances shows us how to adjust our therapeutic approach for problems that are simple and those a bit more complex.

CLINICAL UPDATE

Four Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for PTSD

December 11, 2024

Daniel Carlat, MD

Daniel Carlat, MD. Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry/Chairman of Psychiatry at Melrose Wakefield Healthcare. Publisher, Carlat Publishing. Dr. Carlat has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

A discussion of four evidence-based therapies for PTSD: prolonged exposure; trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy; cognitive processing therapy; and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing.

Clinical Guidance

Screening for Common Anxiety Disorders

November 19, 2024

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
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Many hospitalized patients present with significant anxiety. Sometimes this anxiety is secondary to depression or psychosis, but often an underlying anxiety disorder is present.

Research Update