Richard Moldawsky, MD

RESEARCH UPDATE

Is Ibogaine Safe for Opioid Detox?

January 30, 2023

Richard Moldawsky, MD. Dr. Moldawsky has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Ibogaine is being promoted as a natural and safe way to detox from
opioids. Researchers here find that ibogaine is not quite as benign as some might believe.

RESEARCH UPDATE

Who Responds to SSRIs in PTSD?

October 30, 2022

Richard Moldawsky, MD

Richard Moldawsky, MD. Dr. Moldawsky has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

SSRIs are often used in PTSD, but it is not clear that they work for all kinds of trauma. Trials of SSRIs are generally positive in women and people with a history of sexual trauma, while trials involving combat-related trauma tend to be negative. The current study aimed to better identify predictors of response.

RESEARCH UPDATE

Smoking Cessation Intervention for Hospitalized Patients

October 1, 2022

Richard Moldawsky, MD

Richard Moldawsky, MD. Dr. Moldawsky, author for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Aripiprazole in Depression: The Right Dose

September 25, 2022

Richard Moldawsky, MD

Richard Moldawsky, MD. Dr. Moldawsky has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Dosing recommendations for aripiprazole vary widely in depression, from 2 mg to 15 mg, but this meta-analysis finds a sweet spot in the lower range.

RESEARCH UPDATE

Two Augmentation Strategies Compared in Bipolar I

September 3, 2020

Richard Moldawsky, MD

Richard J. Moldawsky, MD. Dr. Moldawsky has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Carbamazepine or valproic acid? Both have been used to augment lithium for decades, but which one works best? A new trial tests them head-to-head.

Efficacy and Acceptability of Varenicline for Alcohol Use Disorder

August 6, 2020

Richard Moldawsky, MD

Richard Moldawsky, MD Dr. Moldawsky has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol have reciprocal influences on each other. In this meta-analysis of nine randomized studies, the authors appraise the evidence for varenicline use for alcohol use disorder specifically.