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Items Tagged with 'psychopharm-myths'

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Brexpiprazole Ineffective in Mania

September 28, 2021
Richard Moldawsky, MD.
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Richard Moldawsky, MD. Dr. Moldawsky has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Choosing an antipsychotic in bipolar disorder just got more complicated. This series of industry-sponsored trials reveals that their anti-manic activity may not be a class effect.
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Disulfiram: An Underused Strategy for Alcohol Use Disorders

June 29, 2021
Stephen Wyatt, DO.
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Stephen Wyatt, DO. Private practice psychiatrist with certification in addiction psychiatry, Charlotte, NC. Dr. Wyatt has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
We unravel the myths that keep psychiatrists from using disulfiram (Antabuse) in alcohol use disorders. In the right patient, this medication is very effective and far less dangerous than the alternative: continued drinking.
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Oxcarbazepine: Close, but no Cigar

March 9, 2020
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Oxcarbazepine is thought of as a kinder, gentler cousin of carbamazepine, but it brings new safety issues of its own and does not fully escape the drug interactions that hinder carbamazepine. We pull on the published and unpublished trials to figure out where this anticonvulsant stands in bipolar disorder.
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Highlight From This Issue

March 9, 2020
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Mirtazapine Augmentation: Running Low on Rocket Fuel

August 30, 2019
Thomas Jordan, MD and Chris Aiken, MD.
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Thomas Jordan, MD and Chris Aiken, MD. Dr. Jordan and Dr. Aiken have disclosed that they have no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Dubbed “California Rocket Fuel” by Stephen Stahl, the combination of venlafaxine and mirtazapine seemed to hit all the right receptors. The hype may have gotten a little ahead of the evidence on this one, however, as three new studies reveal.

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Is Paxil the Best SSRI for Anxiety?

August 30, 2019
Chris Aiken, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Chris Aiken, MD Dr. Aiken has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Paxil built its reputation as the best SSRI for anxiety, but the data suggests the opposite.
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