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In Brief: What Causes Affective Psychosis?

March 26, 2021
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Psychotic depression and bipolar disorder are sometimes lumped together as the “affective psychoses.” Among the mood disorders, these two have a stronger biological basis, although environmental causes still contribute to their risk.
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Mood, Cognition, and Metabolic Health

March 26, 2021
Rodrigo Barbachan Mansur, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Rodrigo Barbachan Mansur, MDRodrigo Barbachan Mansur, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Brain and Therapeutics, University of Toronto. Dr. Mansur has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Does eszopiclone (Lunesta) have therapeutic effects beyond insomnia? Possibly in depression and anxiety, but the jury is still out in PTSD.
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Antidepressants Harm Some With Bipolar Depression

March 26, 2021
Chris Aiken, MD.
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Chris Aiken, MD. Dr. Aiken has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
This new study is the first placebo-controlled trial to examine the long-term effects of an SSRI in bipolar disorder.
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Uncertain Results for Eszopiclone in PTSD

March 26, 2021
Thomas Jordan, MD.
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Thomas Jordan, MD. Dr. Jordan has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
The idea that good sleep promotes mental health has led researchers to test whether hypnotics have psychiatric benefits beyond their effects on sleep.
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Six Tips for Working With Older Adults

March 26, 2021
Rehan Aziz, MD.
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Rehan Aziz, MD. Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Aziz has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Rehan Aziz, MD, explains how to interview older adults and which medications to use and which ones to avoid in this population.
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CME Post-Test - Metabolism and Mental Health, TCPR, April 2021

March 26, 2021
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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By successfully completing the test you will be awarded a certificate for 1 CME credit.
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Learning Objectives, Metabolism and Mental Health, TCPR, April 2021

March 26, 2021
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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After reading these articles, you should be able to…
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TMS Treatment for Depression: An Update

March 11, 2021
Adam Strassberg, MD.
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Adam Strassberg, MD. Psychiatrist, private practice. Dr. Strassberg has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation is no longer just for depression, with 6 FDA approvals and 7 different devices to choose from. Adam Strassberg looks at how well this intervention stacks up against ECT and medications. Includes a buyer’s guide to the latest machines.
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How to Come Off a Psych Med Part 2: Antidepressants, Stimulants, and Benzos

March 11, 2021
Swapnil Gupta, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Swapnil Gupta, MDSwapnil Gupta, MD

Associate Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Co-author of Deprescribing in Psychiatry (Oxford, 2019). Dr. Gupta has disclosed that she has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

What do you do when a patient comes to you on a high dose of Adderall and Klonopin without any clear reason to be on them? Swapnil Gupta tackles this in part II of our interview on deprescribing, and describes how to fine-tune and microdose antidepressants and benzodiazepines to manage withdrawal symptoms.
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A Closer Look at Alpha-2 Agonists for ADHD

March 11, 2021
Jason Mallo, DO
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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C. Jason Mallo, DO. Attending Psychiatrist, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine. Dr. Mallo has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Now that guanfacine ER (Intuniv) and clonidine ER (Kapvay) have gone generic, we review the 40-years of research that earned them FDA approval in ADHD. Along the way we’ll consider their off-label use in anxiety, addiction, insomnia, and self-harm. Plus: When to use the ER, the instant release, or the oft-forgotten transdermal patch.
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