Lithium toxicity: How to avoid it, and what to do when it happens.

Are newer antipsychotics better for cognition than their older, typical forbearers? 

When a school placement is a bad fit, medication and therapy are unlikely to make much difference. In this episode, we will help you understand and assist your patients to optimize their success in the least restrictive placement.

Today on throwback Thursday, learn how Viagra treats depression – well, you can probably guess how, but here’s a surprise: Viagra treats sexual dysfunction in women as well as men, and it we’ll show you how in this update of our very first podcast, May 13, 2019. Oh those were simpler times.

When to stop meds quickly, and when to do it slowly, in #2 of our 10 Commandment series.

Every patient and family you see is inescapably impacted by weight stigma or fat shaming and the damage from this bias can lethal.

On 9/6/22 the FDA approved Stanford’s SAINT Neuromodulation, an accelerated version of TMS that has raised hopes with unusually high remission rates.

Antidepressants in mania and stimulants in psychotic disorders get called out in our first psychopharm commandment. 

The expanding population of older adults has created a need for all clinicians to participate in their care. Interviewing techniques require adaptation in older adults, such as accounting for hearing or vision impairment and speaking slowly and clearly. This podcast will cover additional factors to consider when evaluating older patients.

Silexan, an extract from Lavender with pharmaceutical properties, is one of only two treatments with a large effect size in generalized anxiety disorder. We rank all the treatments by strength and look to see if any of them can work when the SSRIs do not.