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Items Tagged with 'psychopharmacology'

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Psychopharm Secrets: Side Effects

January 13, 2025
Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

Depression and cognitive impairment on benzos, tardive dyskinesia, anticholinergics, and neurotoxicity from high dose stimulants. These are the side effects that patients aren’t likely to notice until it’s too late.


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Psychopharm Secrets: What Patients Won’t Tell You

November 4, 2024
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

How to assess med response when the patient reports is a poor guide: long-term mood stabilizers, sleep meds, and rapid cycling.


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Research Update

Antipsychotic Polypharmacy: Maybe Not So Risky After All?

July 1, 2024
Sébastien Hardy, PharmD, BCPS
From The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
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Sébastien Hardy, MD. Dr. Hardy has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

The findings of this large study offer some reassurance about the safety and efficacy of antipsychotic polypharmacy, despite general treatment guidelines cautioning against it.



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Research Update

Does Menopause Increase Risk of Psychosis?

July 1, 2024
Briana Tillman, MD
From The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
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Briana Tillman, MD. Dr. Tillman has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

This comprehensive study highlights the need for gender-specific treatment in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, revealing that hormonal changes call for lower antipsychotic doses for female patients under 45 and higher doses for those who are post-menopausal.


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Clinical Update

Clozapine: Monitoring With Skill

April 1, 2024
Nicole Turnier, MD.
From The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
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Nicole Turnier, MD. Psychiatrist, Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI. 

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

Few medications are as complex to use as clozapine. This guide will equip you with the necessary knowledge and insights to prescribe it, monitor for side effects, and recognize key risks.


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Clinical Update

Listen to Your Levels: Effective and Safe Prescribing of Lithium

April 1, 2024
Brian Holoyda, MD, MPH, MBA
From The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
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Brian Holoyda, MD, MPH, MBA. Chief Psychiatrist, Contra Costa County Detention Health Services, Martinez, CA.

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

Here we focus on the safe administration of lithium, discussing how to manage both common and lesser- known side effects so that you can ensure a comprehensive approach to your patients’ care.


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Research Update

Sublingual Dexmedetomidine for Acute Agitation in Bipolar Disorder

January 31, 2024
Sébastien Hardy, PharmD, BCPS.
From The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
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Sébastien Hardy, PharmD, BCPS. Dr. Hardy has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Sublingual dexmedetomidine was found to work effectively and quickly for mild to moderate agitation in patients with bipolar disorder.


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Expert Q&A

How to Choose an Antidepressant

January 1, 2024
Thomas Schwartz, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY.

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

Thomas Schwartz clarifies how to choose an antidepressant and finds a place for underutilized agents like trazodone and levomilnacipran (Fetzima).


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Expert Q&A

Migraine in the Psychiatric Patient

November 9, 2023
Lex Denysenko, MD.
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Lex Denysenko, MD.

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals; Director, Behavioral ­Headache Medicine, Jefferson Headache Center.

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

Lex Denysenko shows us how to personalize psychiatric medications for patients with migraines. Learn which antidepressants are best, where propranolol fits, and why valproate (Depakote) is not always preferred.


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Expert Q&A

Adult ADHD Treatment Challenges

November 9, 2023
Lawrence H. Diller, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Private practice in behavioral pediatrics/child and family psychotherapy, Walnut Creek, CA.

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

Lawrence Diller takes a balanced view on stimulants in adult ADHD and shares practical tips on how to make the diagnosis and avoid medication misuse.


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