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Jim Phelps, MD

Psychiatrist and author, Corvallis, OR. Creator,

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Low-Dose Lithium to Delay Dementia?

September 1, 2022

Jim Phelps, MD

James Phelps, MD. Psychiatrist Emeritus, Samaritan Mental Health, Corvallis, OR. Medical Director, PsychEducation.org. Dr. Phelps, author of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Current medications for dementia do little more than temporarily slow the cognitive decline, but new evidence suggests that tiny doses of lithium can significantly delay the onset.

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Light and Darkness in Bipolar Disorder

February 1, 2019

Jim Phelps, MD

Jim Phelps, MD
Psychiatrist and author, Corvallis, OR. Creator, psycheducation.org Dr. Phelps has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Dr. Jim Phelps is the author of a textbook on bipolar spectrum disorders, A Spectrum Approach to Mood Disorders: Not Fully Bipolar But Not Unipolar—Practical Management (W. W. Norton & Company) as well as two self-help books on bipolar disorder. He conducted some of the early studies on dark therapy out of his private practice in Oregon, and we caught up with him to learn about this novel treatment for bipolar disorder.

(PRE-ORDER) Child Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, Second Edition (2023)
All the important facts covering child and adolescent psychopharmacology.
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The Adderall Shortage
Adderall is in short supply, and the backlog is having a domino effect on other stimulants. Find out why, and how long it will last.
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