Date of Issue: 02/01/2021 | Volume: 19 | Number: 2
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How do you taper off an antipsychotic? Swapnil Gupta gives a practical approach, and new research clarifies how to switch from one antipsychotic to another. Stimulants may dampen creativity. SSRIs may raise risk of violence. Buspirone’s role in anxiety, depression, and beyond gets a full review.
Date of Issue: 01/01/2021 | Volume: 19 | Number: 1
Issue Links:Learning Objectives | Editorial Information
Ted Dinan weighs in on whether probiotics are ready for practice in depression. Lamotrigine’s (Lamictal) niche in bipolar disorder is clarified, and buspirone (Buspar) gets a full review. Plus, new data on the link between blood pressure medications and depression, benzodiazepines and dementia, and the best way to switch from one antipsychotic to another in schizophrenia.
Esketamine (Spravato) was approved for treatment-resistant depression in 2019. In this interview, Dr. Williams (who has no relationship with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc) addresses some lingering doubts that have been raised about the medicine. TCPR: Where does esketamine fit in the...
In January 2020, the FDA issued a strong warning about constipation on clozapine. With a fatality rate of 1 in 1000, this is not just a nuisance side effect, and it can happen with other antipsychotics and psychotropics as well....
You are selecting a mood stabilizer for a 29-year-old woman with mania. If it works, she’ll need to take it long term, but with adherence rates hovering around 50% in this illness, that’s not a likely prospect. The FDA-approved options...
TCPR: Computer-assisted therapies have been around for decades. What makes mental health apps different? Dr. Torous: Computers have been used to support psychotherapy in many forms—email, video conferencing, texting, and online or desktop programs. Mental health apps take this to...
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