Is Frequency a Good Indicator of Problem Drinking in Adolescents?

Topics: Child Psychiatry | Research Updates | Substance Abuse

Study Shows Link Between TFA Intake and ADHD

Topics: ADHD | Child Psychiatry | Research Updates

Thyroid Function

Topics: Research Updates

Subject: THYROID FUNCTION Short Description: Thyroid Function in Psychiatric Illness Background: True thyroid dysfunction can present with symptoms as wide-ranging as depression, mania, psychosis, or poor cognition. Thus, we psychiatrists commonly order thyroid function tests for our psychiatric patients, as well as for medical patients with

Depression

Topics: Depressive Disorder | Research Updates

Subject: DEPRESSION Short Description: Deep Brain Stimulation: A New Somatic Therapy for Depression? Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has suddenly begun popping up in both the medical journals and the mainstream media as a potential treatment for treatment resistant depression. DBS involves the placement of tiny electrodes in the brai

Does Counseling Add to Suboxone’s Efficacy?

Topics: Research Updates | Substance Abuse

Subject: SUBSTANCE ABUSE Short Description: Does Counseling Add to Suboxone’s Efficacy? Background: The combination of buprenorphine and naloxone (Suboxone) has become a popular replacement therapy for heroin dependence. However, it’s not yet clear how effective it is for prescription opioid dependence, or whether adjunctive counseling pr

Helping the Severely Mentally Ill to Help Themselves

Topics: Psychotherapy | Research Updates

Subject: RECOVERY Short Description: Helping the Severely Mentally Ill to Help Themselves Background: “Self-management” is a newly popular buzzword among clinicians treating the seriously mentally ill. Self-management programs include psychoeducation for patients about their illness, training to help patients communicate more effectively

Is Pharmacogenetic Testing Used—and Useful—in Clinical Practice?

Topics: Genetics and Psychiatry | Research Updates

Subject: GENETICS Short Description: Is Pharmacogenetic Testing Used—and Useful—in Clinical Practice? Background: For years, we have read articles about the promise of pharmacogenetic testing to help us choose and monitor medication treatment. But relatively few psychiatrists actually use the cytochrome P450 (CYP450) genotyping tests that

How Risky is Pregnancy for Women with a History of Mood Disorders?

Topics: Research Updates | Women's Issues in Psychiatry

Subject: PREGNANCY Short Description: How Risky is Pregnancy for Women with a History of Mood Disorders? Background: We know that the postpartum period is a risky time for women who have a history of depression, especially if they experienced postpartum depression in the past. But several questions about mood and pregnancy are still unanswere

FDA Publishes Article Critical of Vilazodone Data

Topics: Antidepressants | Research Updates

Subject: ANTIDEPRESSANTS Short Description: FDA Publishes Article Critical of Vilazodone Data Background: It has been over a year now since the approval of vilazodone (Viibryd). As you may recall from our review of the drug in TCPR April 2011, vilazodone is an SSRI with partial agonism at the 5HT1A receptor. This “dual mechanism” of act

Can Instant Messaging Enhance Treatment Outcomes?

Topics: Anxiety Disorder | Computers in Psychiatric Practice | Practice Tools and Tips | Research Updates | Smoking Cessation Agents

Subject: TECHNOLOGY Short Description: Can Instant Messaging Enhance Treatment Outcomes? Background: Whether you see your patients quarterly, monthly, or even weekly, you certainly are not with them as much as their cell phones are. Theoretically (at least, for some types of therapy), we could enhance treatment outcomes by texting patients ther

Are Omega-3s Effective for ADHD?

Topics: ADHD | Child Psychiatry | Natural Medications | Research Updates

Risperdal not Effective for Anorexia Nervosa

Topics: Child Psychiatry | Eating Disorders | Research Updates

CBT Outperforms IPT in Social Phobia Trial

Topics: Anxiety Disorder | Research Updates

Is One Antipsychotic Just as Effective as Two?

Topics: Antipsychotics | Research Updates

Early Onset Psychosis May Lead to Better Outcomes

Topics: Child Psychiatry | Research Updates

Which Treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorders Actually Work?

Topics: Child Psychiatry | Research Updates

IPT for Patients with Early Trauma Histories?

Topics: Psychotherapy | Research Updates

Attention Not a Problem in Tic Disorders

Topics: Research Updates

Restricted Diet for ADHD?

Topics: ADHD | Child Psychiatry | Research Updates

Do Placebos Work Even When Patients Know They are Placebos?

Topics: Research Updates