Reviews
Pearls
Strategies for working with patients with personality disorders
Patients with personality disorders can disrupt the treatment relationship, and may leave us feeling angry, ineffective, inadequate, and defeated...
Pearls
‘Nocebo’ effects: Address these 4 psychosocial factors
Sorting out the causes of unexplained adverse effects from psychotropic medications can be challenging.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Aripiprazole, brexpiprazole, and cariprazine: Not all the same
Understanding the key differences among these agents can help inform treatment decisions.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Anxiety and joint hypermobility: An unexpected association
Examining this link can improve diagnosis and treatment of both disorders.
Evidence-Based Reviews
PTSD: A systematic approach to diagnosis and treatment
Accurate diagnosis and management depends on proper application of DSM-5 criteria.
Pearls
Psychiatric consults: Documenting 6 essential elements
The Recommendations section of a psychiatric consultation note is vital to convey current physician-to-physician recommendations.
Pearls
Tardive dyskinesia: 5 Steps for prevention
Prevention is the key strategy for lowering the rate of TD, and it should be the assumed responsibility of each clinician in every prescription...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Substance abuse among older adults: A growing problem
Maintaining vigilance is the key to effective recognition and treatment
Evidence-Based Reviews
Mental health apps: What to tell patients
An evaluation model created specifically for such apps can help guide your discussions.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Neuromodulatory options for treatment-resistant depression
Evidence is strongest for ECT and rTMS, but other modalities show promise
Pearls
Admission to an inpatient psychiatry unit or a medical unit? Consider 3 Ms and 3 Ps
Should a hospitalized patient with comorbid medical and psychiatric illnesses be admitted to an inpatient psychiatry unit or to a medical unit?