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CME Post-Test, Mood Disorders, TCPR, September 2023

September 1, 2023

By successfully completing the test you will be awarded a certificate for 1 CME credit.

Learning Objectives, Mood Disorders, TCPR, September 2023

September 1, 2023

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Research Update

Lurasidone vs Quetiapine in Bipolar Depression

September 1, 2023

Kate J. Travis, MD

Kate Travis, MD. Dr. Travis has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Both these medications work in bipolar depression, but this analysis compared them head-to-head for a different primary outcome: Cognition in bipolar disorder.

Research Update

Mitochondrial Modulators and Bipolar Depression

September 1, 2023

Simon M. Dosovitz, MD

Simon M. Dosovitz, MD. Dr. Dosovitz has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Mitochondria regulate the body’s energy stores, and they are thought to play a causal role in bipolar disorder. This analysis gathered at seven therapies that improve mitochondrial function and looked at how they work in bipolar disorder.

Clinical Update

How to Identify and Treat Prodromal Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia

September 1, 2023

José S. Sanchez-Cruz, MD

José S. Sanchez-Cruz, MD. Chief Resident, Department of Psychiatry, NYU Langone Health, New York. Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report; Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Department of Psychiatry; practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC.

Dr. Sanchez-Cruz and Dr. Aiken have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Patients with genetic risks for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder often present with prodromal symptoms of the illness, but the most effective treatment may surprise some. It’s not a medication.

Expert Q&A

A Disease-Modifying Approach to Mood Conditions

September 1, 2023

Nassir Ghaemi, M.D.

S. Nassir Ghaemi, MD, MPH.

Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Psychopharmacology Consultation Clinic at Tufts Medical Center.

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

Nassir Ghaemi looks for medications that treat the underlying disease, not just reduce the symptoms. He may have found one.

Clinical Update

The Antipsychotic-Stimulant Combo

September 1, 2023

Avneet Soin, MD., Chris Aiken, MD, and Deepti Anbarasan, MD.

Avneet Soin, MD. Psychiatry resident, NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Deepti Anbarasan, MD. Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Neurology, New York University, New York.

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

Deepti Anbarasan, MD. Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Neurology, New York University, New York

Dr. Soin, Dr. Anbarasan, and Dr. Aiken have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

As antipsychotic indications have spread, more patients are taking them in combination with their opposite: a stimulant. We look at the risks, search for scenarios where it might make sense, and come up with an action plan for this paradoxical pairing.

Throwback Thursday: A Scandalous History of Anxiety

August 31, 2023

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

What is generalized anxiety disorder? Is it an anxious temperament or is it a symptom of another mental illness such as depression? Or is it a valid disorder on its own caused by a buildup of sexual tension?

Bipolar Upgrade 4: from Valproate to Functioning

August 28, 2023

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

Updates from the 2023 International Bipolar Conference: Avoid valproate (Depakote) in women of childbearing age; who to blame when patients are noncompliant; and functioning trumps symptom reduction.

Zuranolone: 10 Questions about a New Antidepressant

August 14, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD

Zuranolone (Zurzuvae) is newly approved for postpartum depression, but does it work in regular depression? And why did they put so many “Zs” in the name?

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CME Post-Test, Mood Disorders, TCPR, September 2023

Learning Objectives, Mood Disorders, TCPR, September 2023

Lurasidone vs Quetiapine in Bipolar Depression

Mitochondrial Modulators and Bipolar Depression

How to Identify and Treat Prodromal Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia

A Disease-Modifying Approach to Mood Conditions

The Antipsychotic-Stimulant Combo

Throwback Thursday: A Scandalous History of Anxiety

Bipolar Upgrade 4: from Valproate to Functioning

Zuranolone: 10 Questions about a New Antidepressant

Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, Seventh Edition (2024)

Using SAMe In Clinical Practice with Garrett Rossi, MD

Four Natural Therapies for ADHD (with Richard Brown, MD)

Approaches to Autism Intervention

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Interpreting Assessment Discrepancies from Multiple Sources

Approaches to Autism Intervention

Currently Available Cannabis Products

Interpreting Assessment Discrepancies from Multiple Sources

Approaches to Autism Intervention

Currently Available Cannabis Products

Interpreting Assessment Discrepancies from Multiple Sources

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