Urine Drug Screens: What You Need to Know

Topics: Laboratory Testing in Psychiatry | screening | Technology | urine toxicology

What should you do with unexpected urine toxicology results? When should you suspect a false test? What is confirmatory testing? In this article, we’ll answer these questions and more, giving you everything you need to know about urine toxicology testing in the clinical setting. The tests: Screening and confirmation There are two types of urine

Lab Testing for Patients with Substance Use Disorders

Topics: Laboratory Testing in Psychiatry | screening | urine toxicology

CATR: Can you tell us a little about yourself? Dr. Becker: I’m a general internist with a specialty in addiction medicine and pain management. I spend my time doing clinical research and directing a pain clinic for patients with opioid misuse and opioid use disorder (OUD). CATR: What labs do you order for a new patient? Dr. Becker: To start,

Assessment and Treatment of PTSD in the Older Patient

Topics: clonidine | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | cognitive processing therapy | Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing | PCL-5 | Prazosin | Prolonged exposure | PTSD | screening | Trauma | Trauma-focused psychotherapy

Your patient, Jonathan, is a 71-year-old man with a history of depression. Two months ago, he was a passenger in a car accident in which the driver was killed. Now he reports sleeping poorly due to nightmares and complains about headaches and stomachaches. He tells you he can’t stop thinking about what happened and needs convincing to get into a car,