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Clinical Update

Non-Medication Strategies for Mild Anxiety

February 24, 2026

Sarah K. Rivelli, MD, FACP, FAPA. System Director, Consult Liaison, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA.

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

Practical, evidence-based lifestyle and behavioral techniques that ease mild anxiety without medication.

Fact Sheet

Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Older Adults

August 2, 2025

Rehan Aziz, MD

Dr. Aziz has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) provides additional treatment options that may be appealing to older adults who are sensitive to medication side effects or prefer nonpharmaceutical approaches.

Fact Sheet

Physical Activity and Nutrition 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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Physical activity and better nutrition can help prevent or slow cognitive decline and improve overall well-being.

Supporting Better Self-Esteem in ADHD

July 1, 2025

Nikhil Rao, MD, MSc and Alexandra Wadford, MSN

Nikhil Rao, MD, MSc. Regional Medical Director, CCS Family Behavioral Health, Portland, OR.

Alexandra Wadford, MSN. Unity Center for Behavioral Health, Portland, OR.

Dr. Rao and Ms. Wadford have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Children with ADHD face constant criticism and develop poor self-esteem, increasing risks for depression and anxiety. This clinical update explores why self-esteem suffers and provides a comprehensive, multifaceted approach including social, psychological, and medical interventions to help build resilience and confidence.

Research Update

Can a Ketogenic Drink Improve Cognition in Mild Cognitive Impairment?

April 1, 2024

Susan L. Siegfreid, MD

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

Drinking a proprietary ketogenic drink appears to improve cognition in mild cognitive impairment.

Clinical Update

Failure to Thrive in Older Adults

April 1, 2024

Julia Cromwell, MD and Diana S. Kim, MD

Julia Cromwell, MD. Medical Director, Senior Adult Psychiatry Unit, Salem Hospital, Salem, MA.

Diana S. Kim, MD Candidate 2024. Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

Dr. Cromwell and Ms. Kim have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Many older adults labeled with FTT eventually receive a medical diagnosis. Beyond addressing depression and treating the underlying medical illnesses, we suggest additional interventions to improve a patient’s functioning.

CLINICAL UPDATE

Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Late Life Depression

October 1, 2022

Neha Jain, MD

Neha Jain, MD. Assistant professor of psychiatry; medical director, mood and anxiety disorders program; assistant program director, geriatric psychiatry fellowship program, University of Connecticut Health Center.

Dr. Jain, author of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

A review of the research on depression in older patients favors physical activity, SAMe, and art and music therapy.

CLINICAL UPDATE

A Diet for ADHD

September 25, 2022

Chris Aiken, MD and Uma Naidoo, MD

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report.

Uma Naidoo, MD. Director of Nutritional and Metabolic Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH); Director of Nutritional & Lifestyle Psychiatry, MGH Academy; Author, This Is Your Brain on Food (Little, Brown Spark; 2020).

The authors have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

After years of suggestive studies, the first randomized controlled to test a practical approach to diet in ADHD is out. Find out which foods to eat, and which to avoid.

Diagnosing and Treating Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

August 8, 2022

Joshua Feder, MD, Mara Goverman, and Jennifer Thomas, PhD

Nine years after DSM-5, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is still settling into clinical practice. Dr. Jennifer Thomas helps sort out the differential diagnosis between ARFID, anorexia, and other conditions and plan treatment in the context of comorbid conditions, such as anxiety disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

How to Prescribe Omega-3 Fatty Acids

March 4, 2022

Chris Aiken, MD.

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief of TCPR. Practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Aiken has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Omega-3s are effective as augmentation of mood stabilizers in bipolar depression, and in some cases, they improve negative symptoms in early schizophrenia. The research is vast, but we narrow down when and how to use omega-3s in real-world practice.