Topics: Diagnostic Testing | Neuroscience in Psychiatry | Practice Tools and Tips

Is it useful for psychiatrists to order EEGs on their patients? That’s a perennially controversial question, and one that’s worth revisiting from time to time.

Topics: Diagnostic Testing | Neuroscience in Psychiatry | Practice Tools and Tips

Neurofeedback is a type of biofeedback that uses an EEG to provide feedback to patients. While hooked up to an EEG, patients are shown different images through various forms of media, including video and other tools.

Topics: Antidepressants

There’s a lot of discussion in the medical journals about nutritional psychiatry, which is the concept that certain diets can prevent or treat psychiatric disorders (Marx W et al, Proc Nutr Soc 2017;76(4):427-436).

Topics: Eating Disorders | Research Updates

Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse) is an extended release amphetamine-based stimulant that is approved for both ADHD and binge eating disorder (BED).

Topics: Research Updates

Clinical evidence is growing regarding an association between hormonal contraception and mood disturbances (Skovlund CW et al, JAMA Psychiatry 2016;73(11):1154–1162), and recently researchers at the University of Copenhagen published a study attempting to correlate hormonal contraceptive use with suicidal thinking and behavior.

Topics: CME Post-Test

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