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Clinical Update

Are Two Antidepressants Better Than One?

July 3, 2023

Michael Posternak, MD.

Michael Posternak, MD. Psychiatrist in private practice, Boston, MA.

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

New research calls to question the common practice of antidepressant combinations. Dr. Posternak makes sense of it.

CARLAT WEBINAR

Treating Depression Collaboratively

April 21, 2023

Garrett Rossi, MD.

0.50 CME Credits. Discover how primary care providers can effectively treat depression with the help of guidelines and algorithms, and learn when to refer patients to a psychiatrist in this informative webinar.

Research Update

An End to YAVIS Syndrome?

April 14, 2023

Sin Yan Lo, PMHNP-BC

Sin Yan Lo, PMHNP-BC. Ms. Lo has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

A meta-analysis of psychotherapy in depression challenges conventional wisdom.

Research Update

Marginal Results for Levetiracetam in Mania

April 14, 2023

Kamron Fariba, MD

Kamron Fariba, DO. Dr. Fariba has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

This anticonvulsant makes its randomized-controlled debut in bipolar mania.

Research Update

Can Abstaining From Social Media Help People Feel Better?

April 14, 2023

Michael Posternak, MD.

Michael Posternak, MD. Dr. Posternak has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

What happens when 154 volunteers are randomized to stay off the screen for a week?

Research Update

L-Methylfolate May Offer Modest Boost to Antidepressants

April 14, 2023

Glen Spielmans, PhD

Glen Spielmans, PhD. Dr. Spielmans has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

A meta-analysis of this FDA-cleared supplement.

Research Update

Do Antidepressants Have Any Role in Acute Bipolar Depression?

April 14, 2023

Marilyn J. Vaché, MD. Dr. Vaché has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

A meta-analysis finds little benefit, but it may depend on the type of bipolar.

Expert Q&A

Cardiovascular Psychiatry: Part 2

April 14, 2023

Margo C. Funk, MD, MA, FACLP

Margo C. Funk, MD, MA, FACLP.

Director of Cardiovascular Psychiatry, Vice Chair for Education, Residency Program Director, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA.

Dr. Funk has disclosed that in 2021, she received fees as a consultant for Acadia Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Aiken has reviewed this educational activity and has determined that there is no commercial bias as a result of this financial relationship.

“About half of older adults with depression have evidence of a vascular contribution [to the mood disorder] on MRI, and the rate goes up with age.”

How to identify and treat vascular depression.

Clinical Update

When Shorter Is Better

April 14, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD

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

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

Four scenarios where a time-limited approach to medication is ideal.