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How to Prescribe Omega-3 Fatty Acids

March 4, 2022

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief of TCPR. Practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Aiken has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Omega-3s are effective as augmentation of mood stabilizers in bipolar depression, and in some cases, they improve negative symptoms in early schizophrenia. The research is vast, but we narrow down when and how to use omega-3s in real-world practice.

How to Use SAMe in Clinical Practice

January 4, 2022

Garrett Rossi, MD.

Garrett Rossi, MD. Inpatient/consult attending psychiatrist, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Pomona, NJ. Dr. Rossi has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

SAMe is one of the few natural therapies that can hold its own against antidepressants. In this article, learn when and how to use it.

Nutritional Psychiatry in Practice

November 5, 2021

Drew Ramsey, MD.

Drew Ramsey, MD.

Assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, founder of the Brain Food Clinic, and the author of four books on nutrition and mental health, including 2021’s Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety (HarperWave). Dr. Ramsey has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Nutritional psychiatry has come of age with three randomized controlled trials supporting its role in depression. Drew Ramsey, MD, explains how to blend these techniques in with old-school treatments.

Light Therapy: Good for What Ails You?

September 28, 2021

Edmund S. Higgins, MD.

Edmund S. Higgins, MD. Clinical associate professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Higgins has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

The health benefits of light therapy are expanding its use beyond winter depression. Here we explore those promises and pitfalls, including ADHD, PTSD, bipolar depression, binge eating, sleep disorders, dementia, sexual dysfunction, traumatic brain injury, diabetes, and arthritis.

RESEARCH UPDATE

Omega-3s and Metabolic Risks in Schizophrenia

September 28, 2021

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW, and Chris Aiken, MD.

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW, and Chris Aiken, MD. The authors have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Omega-3s are helpful for negative symptoms in schizophrenia, and this study suggests they may have metabolic benefits as well.