The Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study (TADS) taught us that fluoxetine (Prozac) plus cognitive behavioral therapy was superior to medication alone or placebo for short-term recovery from major depressive disorder (MDD). But TADS didn’t tell us anything about long-term recovery.

Often, adolescents most at risk of problems with violence and alcohol abuse are the hardest to reach through traditional means.

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The gold standards of treatment for ADHD are the stimulants amphetamine and methylphenidate. They are old friends, having been used for decades, and there is a wealth of patient experience with them. Although we use them all the time, an occasional review of the tools in our toolbox is always helpful.

Neurofeedback, also known as “EEG biofeedback,” has been around for a long time, but its history is checkered.

There are six dimensions of executive function, and with ADHD show widespread failure of the executive system, often in all six dimensions.

Despite having been around for 30 years, there is still controversy surrounding the acne drug isotretinoin (Accutane) and its association with psychiatric problems.

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Antipsychotics are effective at many things, including inducing weight gain.

Given the teratogenicity of certain psychiatric drugs like mood stabilizers and antipsychotics, it is logical and responsible to offer contraception to patients for whom these drugs are prescribed. However, actually doing so can be complicated.