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Depression Rarely Travels Alone

March 7, 2026

We tend to blame the meds.

But what if the real reason a patient isn’t improving… is because we’re treating the wrong thing?

Expert Q&A

The Diagnostic Expansion of ADHD, Part 1

November 1, 2025

C. Thomas Gualtieri, MD

Medical Director, North Carolina Neuropsychiatry Clinics, Chapel Hill and Charlotte, NC. Author of ADD World and the Adderall Explosion (2024).

Dr. Gualtieri has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

How did we get from “math pills” in 1937 to today’s “ADHD boom”? Dr. Gualtieri traces the surprising history—and overreach—of stimulant use.

Clinical Guidance

Prolonged Grief Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment

November 29, 2024

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
Full Fact Sheet Editorial Information

Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) occurs when the normal grieving process becomes extended and disabling.

Clinical Guidance

How to Diagnose Major Depressive Episode

November 29, 2024

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
Full Fact Sheet Editorial Information

To diagnose a major depressive episode, DSM-5 requires depressed mood or anhedonia plus four out of eight SIGECAPS symptoms for at least two weeks.

Clinical Guidance

Bipolar Disorder Diagnostic Interview

November 19, 2024

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
Full Fact Sheet Editorial Information

The most challenging aspect of diagnosing bipolar disorder is establishing a history of a manic or hypomanic episode.

Interpreting Assessment Discrepancies from Multiple Sources

October 17, 2022

Joshua Feder, MD and Mara Goverman

In this episode, we will discuss why assessment discrepancies arise, how we can manage them, and what these discrepancies tell us about a patient’s symptoms and response to treatment.

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Depression Rarely Travels Alone

The Diagnostic Expansion of ADHD, Part 1

Prolonged Grief Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment

How to Diagnose Major Depressive Episode

Bipolar Disorder Diagnostic Interview

Interpreting Assessment Discrepancies from Multiple Sources

Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, Eighth Edition (2026)

KarXT (Cobenfy): The Breakthrough Antipsychotic That Could Change Everything

Hidden Gems: Pramipexole Part II

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Insights About a Rare Transmissible Form of Alzheimer's Disease

How to Fulfill the DEA's One Time, 8-Hour Training Requirement for Registered Practitioners

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Insights About a Rare Transmissible Form of Alzheimer's Disease

How to Fulfill the DEA's One Time, 8-Hour Training Requirement for Registered Practitioners

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Insights About a Rare Transmissible Form of Alzheimer's Disease

How to Fulfill the DEA's One Time, 8-Hour Training Requirement for Registered Practitioners

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