Psychopharmacology - Articles - Page 2

Expert Q&A

Migraine in the Psychiatric Patient

November 9, 2023

Lex Denysenko, MD.

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals; Director, Behavioral Headache Medicine, Jefferson Headache Center.

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

Lex Denysenko shows us how to personalize psychiatric medications for patients with migraines. Learn which antidepressants are best, where propranolol fits, and why valproate (Depakote) is not always preferred.

Expert Q&A

Adult ADHD Treatment Challenges

November 9, 2023

Lawrence H. Diller, MD

Lawrence D. Diller, MD.

Private practice in behavioral pediatrics/child and family psychotherapy, Walnut Creek, CA.

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

Lawrence Diller takes a balanced view on stimulants in adult ADHD and shares practical tips on how to make the diagnosis and avoid medication misuse.

History of Psychiatry

October 30, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Historian Edward Shorter takes us on a 200 year journey from the age of spa treatments to the birth of psychopharmacology.

Research Update

Which SSRI Is Best for Panic Disorder?

August 7, 2023

Rushaniya Khairova, MD, PhD.

Rushaniya Khairova, MD, PhD. Dr. Khairova has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Two SSRIs emerge as top choices for panic disorder in this network meta-analysis.

Clinical Update

Stimulant Dosing Limits

August 7, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD and Kelvin Quiñones-Laracuente, MD, PhD.

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Department of Psychiatry. Practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC.

Kelvin Quiñones-Laracuente, MD, PhD. Psychiatry resident, NYU Langone Medical Center.

Drs. Aiken and Quiñones-Laracuente have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Dosing is not a collaborative venture when it comes to controlled substances, and here we look for the safe upper limits of stimulant dosing.

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.

Psychopharm Commandments 8B: Unwise Combinations

May 8, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

These are the medications you don’t want to combine.

Psychopharm Commandment 7A: Red Flags & Controlled Meds

April 3, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

The DEA has warned pharmacists to watch for Red Flags in controlled prescriptions, and we’ll show you what they are and how to use them therapeutically in practice.