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Research Update

Do “Other” Events Trigger Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?

May 1, 2026

Alex Evans, PharmD, MBA. Dr. Evans has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

What if a patient’s most traumatic experience doesn’t meet DSM-5 criteria? This study explores how other life events can trigger PTSD-level symptoms—challenging how we define trauma.

Clinical Guidance

How to Ask DSM-5 Focused Questions for Opioid Use Disorder

January 1, 2025

Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP, and Daniel Carlat, MD

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

Like all substance use disorders, opioid use disorder (OUD), defined by the DSM-5, includes 11 criteria.

Fact Sheet

How to Ask DSM-5 Focused Questions for Alcohol Use Disorder

January 1, 2025

Daniel Carlat, MD, Michael Weaver, MD, FASAM, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

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

Alcohol use disorder (AUD), as defined in the DSM-5, includes 11 criteria.

PTSD 101: Causes

August 26, 2024

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Why do some people get PTSD after a trauma and not others? What goes on in the brain during PTSD.

PTSD 101: Diagnosis

August 19, 2024

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Why do some people get PTSD after a trauma and not others? What goes on in the brain during PTSD.

Throwback Thursday: A Scandalous History of Anxiety

August 31, 2023

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

What is generalized anxiety disorder? Is it an anxious temperament or is it a symptom of another mental illness such as depression? Or is it a valid disorder on its own caused by a buildup of sexual tension?