NPA Update
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Why is there an increased risk of cancer in depressed patients?
“We have to think about depression as a systemic illness,” Dr. Charles B. Nemeroff said. “What is depression doing that’s creating a fertile...
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Routine pharmacogenetic testing in psychiatry not indicated
“Whether or not the science supports it, we’re going to have to interpret these reports and explain them to our patients,” said Dr. Erika Nurmi....
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Self-care tips for clinicians as COVID-19 lingers
“We want to promote psychological flexibility: the ability to stay in contact with the present moment,” Dr. Jon A. Levenson said.
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The importance of a post-COVID wellness program for medical staff
“We want to promote the message that emotional health should have the same priority level as physical health,” Dr. Jon A. Levenson said.
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When is your patient a candidate for ECT?
An emerging adjunct to ECT is cervical invasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy, according to Dr. Mark S. George.
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Tips for managing youth with substance use disorders
“Zero tolerance laws don’t work, because 85% of kids experiment [with drugs],” Dr. Timothy E. Wilens said.
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Top strategies for preventing tardive dyskinesia
“Inform patients and caregivers of the risk of TD and assess for incipient signs regularly,” Dr. Christoph U. Correll advised.
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Fear, stigma can stymie the care of criminal justice-involved outpatients
“As clinicians working with outpatients, we have to understand the whole person, and what might be going on in their lives,” Dr. Debra A. Pinals...
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When should a patient’s violent thoughts trigger your action?
A good violence risk assessment can help you mitigate the potential for one of your patients to carry out harm to self or to others.
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Inflammatory immune findings likely in acute schizophrenia, MDD, bipolar
“Some of this activation decreases with effective acute treatment of the disorder,” said Dr. Mark Hyman Rapaport.
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Consider connections between depression, chronic medical comorbidities
“We want to collaborate closely and regularly with other treaters, sharing our notes and diagnostic impressions,” Dr. Jonathan E. Alpert said.
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Tips offered for treating co-occurring ADHD and SUDs
The challenge is what to treat first and/or how to treat the concomitant conditions safely, said Dr. Frances R. Levin.
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Emerging research shows link between suicidality, ‘high-potency’ cannabis products
The number of marijuana dispensaries in Colorado outnumbers Starbucks locations and McDonald’s restaurants in the state, said Dr. Paula D. Riggs...
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How does an emotionally drained workforce move on post pandemic?
“We have to take care of our patients, our colleagues, and ourselves,” said Dr. Carol A. Bernstein. “It’s a lot.”
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Clozapine still underused in refractory schizophrenia
Try one or two antipsychotics, and “if the patient is responding poorly they should go on to clozapine,” said Dr. Stephen R. Marder.