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Psychopharm Commandment #6: MAOIs

March 20, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

MAOIs rank high in efficacy and are pretty well tolerated too, as long as you watch for two critical interactions.

CARLAT WEBINAR

Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Pregnant and Postpartum Women

March 10, 2023

Victoria Hendrick, MD

What are the risks associated with pharmacologic treatments of bipolar disorder in pregnancy? This webinar will arm clinicians with the knowledge to prescribe (or not to prescribe) during pregnancy.

Research Update

Adjuvant Clonidine for Mania

March 8, 2023

Michael Posternak, MD.

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

Clonidine was a promising therapy for mania in the 1980s, but the ball got dropped. This study picks that up with a modern-day randomized-controlled design.

Clinical Update

Four Controversial Diagnoses in Psychiatry: Are They Valid?

March 8, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD and Tony Thrasher, DO, DFAPA

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief of TCPR. Practicing psychiatrist. Winston-Salem, NC.

Tony Thrasher, DO, DFAPA. Immediate past president, American Association for Emergency Psychiatry (AAEP). Medical Director of Crisis Services, Milwaukee County Behavioral Health. Milwaukee, WI. Clinical Associate Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI.

Dr. Aiken and Dr. Thrasher have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

From Google to TikTok, patients are diagnosing themselves with disorders that didn’t make it in the DSM. We take an open look at the validity of sensory processing disorder, slow cognitive speed, “ring of fire” ADHD, and complex PTSD.

Expert Q&A

Herbal Therapies for Depression

March 8, 2023

Scott Mendelson, MD, PhD

Scott Mendelson, MD, PhD.

Recently retired after 25 years of practicing inpatient and outpatient psychiatry in community and VA hospitals. He is the author of several psychiatric textbooks including Herbal Treatment of Major Depression (CRC Press, 2019) and Herbal Treatment of Anxiety (CRC Press, 2022).

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

Scott Mendelson shows us how to use the top 3 herbal therapies for depression--namely, St. John’s wort, curcumin, and saffron.

Clinical Update

Deep Rivers Run Quiet. An Update on Social Anxiety Disorder

March 8, 2023

Steven Hamilton, PhD, MD

Steven Hamilton, MD, PhD. The Permanente Medical Group, Department of Psychiatry, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center. Dr. Hamilton has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

SSRIs and CBT treat social anxiety disorder, but what do you do when they don’t work? Steven Hamilton describes 5 other pharmacotherapy options and shows us how to distinguish social anxiety from normal shyness.