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Lurasidone vs Quetiapine in Bipolar Depression

September 1, 2023

Kate Travis, MD. Dr. Travis has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Both these medications work in bipolar depression, but this analysis compared them head-to-head for a different primary outcome: Cognition in bipolar disorder.

Psychopharm Commandment #10: Don’t Fear these Meds

May 29, 2023

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

Surprising health benefits of our riskiest meds: Lithium, quetiapine, and clozapine.

12 New Findings on Quetiapine

June 6, 2022

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

12 clinically relevant findings from the past 3 years on quetiapine (Seroquel), including new side effects, dosing strategies, withdrawal phenomena, and new uses in bipolar with OCD.

Paul Riordan, MD. Assistant Consulting Professor of Psychiatry, Duke University. Dr. Riordan has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

It is the best of drugs; it is the worst of drugs. Quetiapine (Seroquel) has a few benefits that are unmatched by other medications, and here we explore where it fits in depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, as well as off-label uses like anxiety and sleep.

Quetiapine in Bipolar With OCD

January 4, 2022

Richard Moldawsky, MD.

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.

Quetiapine vs First-Generation Antipsychotics for Aggression

October 18, 2021

Marcus Jang, NP.

Marcus Jang, NP. Mr. Jang has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

What medications are best picks for treating agitation in children and adolescents in the emergency department setting? While there is little definitive research on the topic we looked at a retrospective study comparing quetiapine with first line antipsychotics that gives us a start at pulling the threads on this knotty problem.

EXPERT Q&A

The Schizophrenia-OCD Overlap

September 28, 2021

Michael Poyurovsky, MD

Michael Poyurovsky, MD

Ma’ale HaCarmel Mental Health Center, Tirat Carmel, Israel; Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. Dr. Poyurovsky has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

OCD and schizophrenia often overlap, but treatment of this comorbidity is risky terrain. Dr. Poyurovsky explains when antidepressants should be avoided and details which antipsychotics are more likely to exacerbate OCD and which ones are more likely to help it.

Medications to Rapidly Treat Psychotic Agitation

September 13, 2021

Victoria Hendrick, MD. and Daniel Carlat, MD

Victoria Hendrick, MD. Editor in Chief, The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report. Chief, Inpatient Psychiatry, Olive View UCLA Medical Center.

Daniel Carlat, MD. Publisher, The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report.

Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

How do you choose medications to calm an acutely psychotic and agitated patient? We'll tell you which ones are the safest and most effective.

Weight Gain and Metabolic Side Effects

July 14, 2021

Stephen Marder, MD

Stephen Marder, MD

Daniel X. Freedman Professor of Psychiatry. Vice Chair for Education, Semel Institute for Neuroscience at UCLA. Director, VA VISN 22 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, San Diego, CA.

Dr. Marder has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to educational activity.

Dr. Steve Marder describes interventions to minimize patients’ antipsychotic-induced weight gain and insulin resistance.

Mood Stabilizers: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt Them

October 6, 2020

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.

There are many mood stabilizers to choose from, but which ones are the best tolerated? This meta-analysis looks at how they stack up in terms of weight gain, sedation, and overall discontinuation.