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Quetiapine in Bipolar With OCD

January 4, 2022

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

OCD and bipolar disorder often occur together, and this randomized controlled trial looks at whether quetiapine can treat this comorbidity.

Exposure Therapy Efficacious for PTSD Co-Occurring With Alcohol Use Disorder

November 22, 2019

Brian Frankel, MD

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

Prolonged exposure is one of the best treatments available for patients with PTSD. This study examines the advantages of using prolonged exposure for patients who have PTSD with co-occurring alcohol use disorder.

Varenicline and Bupropion: Soaring Again With EAGLES?

November 22, 2019

Nicholas Rosenlicht, MD.

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

This research update unpacks the details behind the landmark “EAGLES” trial (Evaluating Adverse Events in a Global Smoking Cessation Study), which led to the removal of the varenicline black box warning.

Can Buprenorphine Improve PTSD Symptoms?

August 1, 2019

Thomas Jordan, MD

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

This 2019 retrospective study examines the potential benefits of using buprenorphine/naloxone to treat co-occurring PTSD and opioid use disorder.

Treating Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders

May 21, 2019

Stephen Ross, MD

Stephen Ross, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine. Director of Addiction Psychiatry, NYU Tisch Hospital.

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

Just about any psychiatric disorder has a higher rate of addiction comorbidity than in the general population. The rates are even higher in treatment settings—more than 50% of people in addiction treatment settings will have a co-occurring psychiatric problem, and more than 50% in psychiatric settings will typically have a co-occurring Substance Use Disorder.

Co-Occurring Addiction and PTSD

May 21, 2019

Dolores Vojvoda, MD

Dolores Vojvoda, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine

Dr. Vojvoda has disclosed that she has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Individuals who have PTSD have a high risk of developing other disorders, including substance use disorders (SUDs). Studies have shown that both in the veteran and non-veteran populations, these numbers are high.