Reviews
Evidence-Based Reviews
A clinical approach to pharmacotherapy for personality disorders
Evidence is limited, but these principles and strategies can help guide prescribing.
Med/Psych Update
Steroid-induced psychiatric symptoms: What you need to know
Early recognition of these symptoms is key to initiating effective interventions.
Pearls
Switching antipsychotics: A guide to dose equivalents
Chlorpromazine (CPZ), a low-potency first-generation antipsychotic (FGA), was the first medication approved for the management of schizophrenia....
Pearls
Your patient refuses a suicide risk assessment. Now what?
On occasion, a patient may refuse to cooperate with a suicide risk assessment or is unable to participate due to the severity of a psychiatric or...
Evidence-Based Reviews
The lasting effects of childhood trauma
Evidence-based interventions can help address PTSD, other symptoms in adulthood.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Sleep disorders in older adults
Early treatment of these complex disorders can greatly improve patients’ quality of life.
Pearls
Metadata, malpractice claims, and making changes to the EHR
Because we cannot change metadata, guidance on making corrections in EHR documentation can help to minimize liability in medical malpractice cases...
Pearls
The ABCs of successful vaccinations: A role for psychiatry
While the implementation of mass vaccinations is a public health task, individual clinicians are critical for the success of any vaccination...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Long-acting injectable antipsychotics during COVID-19
How to determine if your patient should continue an LAI, and how to do so safely.
Evidence-Based Reviews
COVID-19 and the risk of homicide-suicide among older adults
Identify patients who are at risk, and implement measures to protect them.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Anticonvulsants for alcohol withdrawal: A review of the evidence
Several agents may be useful for treating mild to moderate withdrawal symptoms.