This study is the largest longitudinal study of cognition in lithium to date. Katherine Burdick and colleagues started with 262 patients with bipolar I – 64% were taking lithium [Link]. They made two key measurements, with the main limitation that...

Silexan, an extract from Lavender with pharmaceutical properties, is one of only two treatments with a large effect size in generalized anxiety disorder. We rank all the treatments by strength and look to see if any of them can work when...

We always say that single positive studies need replication, and here comes one. In 2012 a randomized trial found that the combination of topiramate and adderall xr worked better than placebo at helping people with frequent cocaine use stay sober....

Dialectical Behavior Therapy ─ DBT ─ has become the gold standard for borderline personality disorder, and other therapies are starting to go head-to-head with DBT in clinical trials. We reviewed one that fared well, Good Psychiatric Management, in our Summer issue and a new...

Are the SSRIs really that different? If a patient doesn't respond to one will they respond to another? We sift through three decades of research to find answers. Published On: 8/3/20 Duration: 19 minutes, 13 seconds Transcript:  Tony Soprano: “Here...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) depends on the seizure threshold, so you don’t want to throw that off before starting it. Anticonvulsants and benzodiazepines are concerning, as are antidepressants. Although bupropion has a notorious risk for seizures, a recent meta-analysis of all...

The Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration (SAMSHA) has changed their laws around the release of substance use information, and the result applies to more mental health professionals than one might think. Read their press release. Published On: 7/29/20...

We search through the rubble of 1990's marketing to find out what makes the SSRIs different, and encounter along the way our word of the day: Zimelidine. Published On: 7/27/20 Duration: 10 minutes, 47 seconds Transcript: From the quest for the holy grail...

Race-based traumatic stress affects mental health in young people of color. A 2019 paper in American Psychologist puts that racial socialization into a framework some listeners may be familiar with. [Link] Published On: 7/25/20 Duration: 5 minutes, 51 seconds Transcript:  Dr....

What can mental health clinicians do to help our patients who may be dealing with discrimination in their day-to-day lives? Assertiveness is a specific skill that we can model and teach our patients. A paper by Bhardwaj and Vishwas in...