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How to Start a Psych Medication V

September 15, 2025

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Meds that require special skill to start: Clozapine and lamotrigine.

Research Update

Choosing the Right Antipsychotic for First-Episode Schizophrenia: Does Violence History Matter?

September 1, 2025

Richard Moldawsky, MD

Richard Moldawsky, MD. Dr. Moldawsky has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

A history of violence in first-episode schizophrenia may guide antipsychotic selection and influence treatment outcomes.

EXPERT Q&A

A Clozapine Primer

June 1, 2025

Jonathan G. Leung, PharmD, RPh

Jonathan G. Leung, PharmD, RPh, Clinical pharmacist specialist, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine and Science.

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

There are over 20 antipsychotics, so which one do you start with? Dr. Leung, who helped start a clozapine clinic gives us a primer on Clozapine.

ECT in Clozapine-Resistant Schizophrenia

May 1, 2025

Simon M. Dosovitz, MD

Simon M. Dosovitz, MD.

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

It’s difficult to find options when clozapine does not work.

Expert Q&A

Antipsychotics and Weight Gain in Younger Patients

April 1, 2025

Julie Ann Dopheide, PharmD, BCPP, FASHP

Julie Ann Dopheide, PharmD, BCPP, FASHP, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Dr. Dopheide has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

What’s Wrong with Mental Health Care?

December 9, 2024

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, Chris Aiken, MD, and Nicholas Rosenlicht, MD

We talk with Nick Rosenlicht, MD about what’s gone wrong in the mental health care system.

Clinical Update

Clozapine: Monitoring With Skill

April 1, 2024

Nicole Turnier, MD.

Nicole Turnier, MD. Psychiatrist, Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI.

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

Few medications are as complex to use as clozapine. This guide will equip you with the necessary knowledge and insights to prescribe it, monitor for side effects, and recognize key risks.

Research Update

Surprise Result for Adherence in Bipolar Disorder

November 9, 2023

Alex Evans, PharmD, MBA.

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.

Psychopharm Commandment #10: Don’t Fear these Meds

May 29, 2023

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

Surprising health benefits of our riskiest meds: Lithium, quetiapine, and clozapine.

Clozapine for Conduct Disorder in Schizophrenia

March 23, 2022

Anne Li, MD.

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

Clozapine appears more effective than other antipsychotic medications in reducing violent behavior among patients with schizophrenia and a history of conduct disorder.