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ECT Worked: Now What?

August 3, 2021
Michael Posternak, MD.
Michael Posternak, MD. Psychiatrist in private practice, Boston, MA. Dr. Posternak has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Your patient has recovered from depression with ECT, but their chances of going back into it are high (80%). In this article, learn 3 ways to reduce that risk.
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Turning Nightmares Into Dreams

August 3, 2021
Barry Krakow, MD
Barry Krakow, MDBarry Krakow, MD

Dr. Krakow is a board-certified sleep medicine specialist practicing in Savannah, GA following a 30-year research career that helped spearhead the movement to address sleep disorders in psychiatric patients. Dr. Krakow has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

When patients have more than one nightmare a week, it’s probably affecting their mental health. Barry Krakow has developed a simple behavioral therapy that reduces nightmares, and in this interview he explains how to apply it during brief and long visits.
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Note From the Editor-in-Chief

June 29, 2021
Chris Aiken, MD Chris Aiken, MD
Black-and-white ideas don’t fit well in psychiatry, but they sometimes seep into my work nonetheless. There they nestle into some corner of uncertainty, making things a little more comfortable than they ought to be. In this issue, I expunge a few of them, with a little help from our friends.
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Disulfiram: An Underused Strategy for Alcohol Use Disorders

June 29, 2021
Stephen Wyatt, DO.
Stephen Wyatt, DO. Private practice psychiatrist with certification in addiction psychiatry, Charlotte, NC. Dr. Wyatt has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
We unravel the myths that keep psychiatrists from using disulfiram (Antabuse) in alcohol use disorders. In the right patient, this medication is very effective and far less dangerous than the alternative: continued drinking.
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