On today’s episode, we are discussing the second part of a two-part series on the effects of social media use on mental health, specifically with regards to anxiety and mood disorders. Click here to catch up on the first part. Today’s episode w

Episode 19: The Effects of Social Media on Mental Health – Part 1

Feb 20th, 2019 16m 9s

On today’s episode, we are discussing the first part of a two-part series on the effects of social media use on mental health, specifically with regards to anxiety and mood disorders. Today’s episode will cover some of the history and backgroun

Episode 18: Challenging Clinical Scenarios

Dec 13th, 2018 26m 40s

On today’s episode, we are working through six challenging clinical scenarios: everything from how to approach confrontational patients, to what to consider when deciding whether to answer personal questions from patients. I would love to hear

Episode 17: Gabapentin Abuse

Oct 29th, 2018 9m 50s

On today’s Medication Minute, we will be discussing gabapentin, including its pharmacology, use in management of psychiatric diagnoses, and it’s more recent growing potential for abuse. Gabapentin is a gamma-aminobutyric acid analog that is was

Episode 16: Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics

Sep 10th, 2018 18m 5s

Today’s episode covers the treatment option of long acting injectable antipsychotics, including first generation and second generation options, and also how to appropriately convert a patient from oral antipsychotics to a long-acting injection

Episode 15: α2-Adrenergic Receptor Agonists and Antagonists

Jun 7th, 2018 12m 14s

Today’s episode is part of our medication minute series, and today we will be doing a brief review of alpha 2 adrenergic receptor agonists and antagonists, in the context of their psychiatric uses. This discussion will include pharmacodynamics

Episode 14: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Apr 22nd, 2018 25m 14s

Today’s episode is all about the assessment, diagnosis and management of generalized anxiety disorder. We will first review the epidemiology of GAD, followed by discussion of the clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, and evaluation of GAD

Episode 13: Treatment of Tobacco Use Disorder

Mar 11th, 2018 32m 18s

Today’s episode focuses on managing tobacco use in our patients. As most mental health professionals come to find, cigarette smoking is a common comorbid condition in our patient population. Sometimes our patients are noncompliant with follow-u

Episode 11: Alcohol Withdrawal

Jan 29th, 2018 22m 3s

Today’s topic is the management of acute alcohol withdrawal. On our last episode #10 from December 2017, we covered alcohol use disorder, including evaluation and management of this condition. Please review episode 10 for more information on al

Episode 10: Alcohol Use Disorder

Dec 4th, 2017 25m 34s

Today’s topic is the diagnosis and management of alcohol use disorder. Alcohol use disorder is a prevalent illness throughout the country, and it accounts for over 85,000 deaths per year in the United States, with an estimated yearly cost of al

Episode 9: Suvorexant

Nov 6th, 2017 7m 35s

Today’s episode is part of my Medication Minute series. As previously described, these shorter episodes feature information regarding a specific subset of psychiatric medication management. On today’s episode, I want to discuss a newer medicati

Episode 8: Dementia in DSM5 – Part 2

Oct 23rd, 2017 25m 16s

On today’s episode, we will discuss the second part of our 2-part discussion on neurocognitive disorders according to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. In our previous discussion on neurocognitive d

Episode 7: Augmentation Strategies for Treatment of Unipolar Depression

Aug 21st, 2017 14m 3s

On today’s episode, we will be discussing options for augmentation strategies in the treatment of unipolar depression. For many patients suffering from unipolar major depression, they can continue to suffer from symptoms despite treatment with

Episode 6: Antidepressant-Induced Sexual Dysfunction

Aug 7th, 2017 10m 45s

On today’s episode, we will be discussing treatment of antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction. This is a topic that is incredibly important in terms of medication management in our patients and the side effects from some of those medications

Episode 5: Dementia in DSM5 – Part 1

Aug 5th, 2017 28m 20s

On today’s episode, we will discuss the first part of a 2-part discussion on neurocognitive disorders according to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Neurocognitive disorders involve acquired disrupt

Episode 4: Valbenazine

Jul 24th, 2017 7m 38s

Today’s episode is the first in my new Medication Minute series of this podcast. These shorter episodes will feature information regarding a specific subset of psychiatric medication management; anything from a new drug that is available to imp

Episode 3: Assessment of Safety in an Emergency Setting

Jul 17th, 2017 14m 17s

On today’s episode, our topic of discussion is the assessment of patient safety in an emergency setting. This is a topic that I think is a good review at any stage in our training, as safety of our patient’s while in a crisis should be our fore

Episode 2: Sleep-Wake Disorders

Jul 10th, 2017 58m 2s

On today’s episode we will be discussing sleep-wake disorders. We will first discuss a quick overview of normal sleep architecture, as well as the tools available for evaluation of sleep. We will then delve into the specifics of the various sle

Episode 1: Medication-Induced Movement Disorders

Jul 3rd, 2017

On today’s episode, we will be discussing medication-induced movement disorders. This is a broad topic, in which we find that many of the medications we use to help our patients not only in the mental health field, but in the general medical fi

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