Topics: Belsomra | Benzodiazepines | Geriatric Psychiatry | Hypnotics | Lemborexant | Melatonin | Sleep | Suvorexant

Ramelteon (Rozerem) is one of the safer sleep medications, but how well does its efficacy stack up against other hypnotics? The answer surprised us.

Topics: Behavior therapy | Behavioral therapy | Behavioral treatment | Brief psychotherapy | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | Exercise | Psychotherapy | Therapy during medication appointment | Therapy with Med Management

Psychotherapy can work as well as medication, but can it also have side effects? Michael Linden believes it can. He launched some of the key studies that brought light to this under-appreciated phenomenon, and in this interview he shows us how to recognize and avoid them.

Topics: Behavior therapy | Behavioral therapy | Behavioral treatment | Brief psychotherapy | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | Exercise | Psychotherapy | Therapy during medication appointment | Therapy with Med Management

Every minute counts in the 90833 “brief therapy with medication” visit, and Donna Sudak shows us how to customize CBT with pharmacotherapy for depression, bipolar, anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia.

Topics: Antidepressants | Citalopram | Escitalopram | Fluoxetine | Prozac | Psychopharmacology | Psychotropic medication | Serotonin Specific Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) | Sertraline | SSRIs

After digging through 3 decades of research, we can tell you this: There is no such thing as “the best” SSRI. But there are some important differences between them, and this article will show you how to find the right one for your patient.

Topics: Antipsychotics | Generics | Metformin | Weight gain | Weight Loss Medications

Generic metformin is being recalled by the batches, but is any of it still safe to prescribe?

Two recent studies add to the mounting evidence that environmental toxins deserve a place in the bio-psycho-social-spiritual model. The first study correlated ADHD symptoms with exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in plastics, pesticides, and processed food. The second study was a meta-analysis of ultra-processed food consumption from 23 cross-sectional and prospective cohort studies.

Topics: Medical Comorbidities

Antihypertensives are among the world’s most widely prescribed drugs, but many of them impact pathways associated with depression. Beta blockers have long been believed to cause depression, but most of these studies were carried out decades ago and their findings have been inconsistent.

Topics: Brain Devices | Depression

The case builds for this DIY antidepressant device.

Topics: CME Post-Test

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