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The first ECT (electroconvulsive therapy), was performed by an Italian psychiatrist, Ugo Cerletti, who had initially assessed the safety of the treatment with dogs. He performed the first treatment on a human on April 18, 1938. Read More

Dr. John O’Reardon on Antidepressant Augmentation

Dr. O'Reardon, you had mentioned at the end of our last interview (see TCR, Vol. 1, No. 1) some of the augmentation and combination strategies that you like to use in your clinic but we didn't have time to get into the actual specifics of these. To begin with, how do you decide when to augment? What kinds of drug failures do you try to establish? Read More

Sorry, no earthshaking developments in the antidepressant world in 2003, but here are some developments that you’ll find useful in your practice. Read More

ECT: The Very Latest

Whether you do ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) or not, and research indicates that less than 8% of you actually perform it (Hermann et al, Am J Psychiatry 1998; 155:889-894), you need to know about it, because you will have to decide when to refer your treatment-resistant patients for it, and you will have to know what to say to them about it as they pepper you with a multitude of questions, as they always do (and should). Read More

Cymbalta: Dual the Reuptake, Triple the Hype

We have some good news and we have some bad news. First, the good news: Cymbalta (generic name: duloxetine) is an effective dual reuptake antidepressant with a good safety profile. Now, the bad news: it appears to have no advantages over existing antidepressants. Read More

Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, Seventh Edition (2024)
The updated 2024 reference guide covering the most commonly prescribed medications in psychiatry.
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General Psychiatry
Using SAMe In Clinical Practice with Garrett Rossi, MD
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General Psychiatry
Four Natural Therapies for ADHD (with Richard Brown, MD)
Richard Brown, MD, shows us how to use his top four natural therapies for ADHD: Pycnoginol, Rhodiola rosea, Racetams, American Ginseng.

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