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Items Tagged with 'efficacy'

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Guanfacine Is Effective and Safe for Children, Adolescents, and Adults

January 1, 2025
Heather Goff, MD
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
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Heather Goff, MD. Dr. Goff has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Guanfacine is a popular second-line treatment for ADHD in children and teens. But what happens as our patients age into adulthood? Does guanfacine remain an effective medication in adults with ADHD? This research update covers a study that tries to answer this question.


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How Long to Wait Before Changing Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia?

October 1, 2024
Lara Tang, MD
From The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
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Lara Tang, MD. Dr. Tang has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

How long should you wait before making changes after initiating an antipsychotic? The current study tested if early efficacy on an antipsychotic predicts subsequent efficacy, and its findings indicate benefits may be observed as quickly as two weeks. 


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Physical Activity for Depression in Youth: A Closer Look at the Data

July 1, 2024
Susan L. Siegfreid, MD
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
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Susan Siegfreid, MD. Dr. Siegfreid has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Does physical activity help relieve depression in children and adolescents? We know it helps adults, but what is the evidence in kids? This research update looks at a study that tries to elucidate the effectiveness of exercise on depression in kids and teens, and how much to emphasize exercise with your own patients.


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Viibryd Goes Generic

April 1, 2024
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Viibryd has gone generic, but is it worth prescribing? We review all there is to know about vilazodone in this update from our #1 most read article of 2023.




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RESEARCH UPDATE

Lithium vs Quetiapine for Acute Mania in Youth

April 1, 2024
Earth Hasassri, MD
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
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Earth Hasassri, MD. Dr. Hasassri has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

How do lithium and quetiapine compare in their ability to treat acute mania in children and teens? Are they effective? Do kids go into remission? And how do their side effect profiles compare?  This clinical update can help you decide which patients might be good candidates for which medication. 


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RESEARCH UPDATE

Ziprasidone for Mania in Bipolar I Disorder in Children and Teens

April 1, 2024
Dorothy Chyung, MD
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
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Dorothy Chyung, MD. Dr. Chyung has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

You want to protect your manic child or teen patient from metabolic problems associated with most antipsychotics, so you think about using ziprasidone. How likely is it to work? Is it truly well tolerated? We give you our best take on it despite the problems inherent in industry-funded research. 


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Research Update

Efficacy of Deep Brain Stimulation for OCD

November 1, 2023
John Raiss, MD
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
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John Raiss, MD. Dr. Raiss has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Deep Brain Stimulation is a surgically invasive procedure that is used in an attempt to treat several conditions including obsessive compulsive disorder in some youths. But does it work? Read our research update so you can better guide families on this high-risk decision.


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SSRIs vs SNRIs in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: Which Are More Tolerable?

July 14, 2021
John Raiss, MD.
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
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John Raiss, MD. Dr. Raiss has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Which class of medication performs better for treating anxiety or OCD in children and adolescents, SSRI’s or SNRI’s? This study sorts through the comparative efficacy vs. side effects so that you can better decide how to help your patients.
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First Non-Drug Treatment Approved by FDA for Treating Children With ADHD

June 11, 2019
Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP and Joshua Feder, MD
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
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Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP Joshua Feder, MD Drs. Puzantian and Feder have disclosed that they have no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
In the article we discuss the effectiveness and safety of the first non-drug treatment for ADHD in kids. The FDA has recently granted medical device approval for its external Monarch Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (eTNS) System for treating kids with ADHD ages 7–12 who are not currently taking medications.
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