Articles by Dhwani Shah, MD

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Substance Use Treatment in Teens: What Level of Care?

January 1, 2025

Dhruv Shah, DO. Assistant Professor, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT.

Brady Heward, MD. Assistant Professor, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT; Clinical Instructor, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.

Dr. Heward has no financial relationships with companies related to this material. Dr. Shah has served as a consultant for HPS Brain Gym. Relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

One of the most challenging problems in adolescent care is figuring out what level of care will give patients the best chance of recovery or progress. We give you a guide to decide what level of care to recommend based on your individual patient.

SSRI Discontinuation Linked to Poor Outcomes

January 1, 2009

Dhwani Shah, MD

Section editor, Glen Spielmans, PhD

Dhwani Shah, MD. Associate Clinical Professor University of Pennsylvania Department of Psychiatry.
Dr. Shah reports no financial relationships with any commercial companies related to this article.

In a naturalistic study, researchers identified 87 patients in an outpatient clinic who had taken SSRIs for depression and who were clinically stable for at least five years. After five years, 27 patients elected to discontinue SSRIs, and 60 elected to continue.

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