Psychopharmacology and Psychiatry Updates
Summary: Practical psychopharmacology updates for mental health clinicians. Useful for psychiatry / mental health professionals. Expert interviews and soundbites from CME presentations. Practical and free of commercial bias. Not sponsored by any pharmaceutical company.
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In this podcast episode, we question whether pharmacogenetic testing is valuable in psychiatry practice. Joined by Dr. Simon Kung and Dr. Michael Thase, we find answers to this question!
In this podcast interview with Dr. Leslie Citrome, we venture into the topic of transdermal delivery of psychotropics. We explore the challenge of creating patches and also peek into the latest antipsychotics in clinical trials for transdermal delivery.
This podcast episode covers the basics of diagnosing and managing novel synthetic opioids and synthetic cathinones.
The use of designer drugs (novel psychoactive compounds) is rapidly-growing and dangerous, this podcast episode gives you exactly what you need to know to identify and manage these cases.
In this podcast episode, we revisit psychedelics with Dr. David Nutt and Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris. We review how psychedelics work, their potential uses, and adverse effects in managing treatment-resistant depression. We also discuss the use of MDMA in PTSD.
In this podcast episode, we explore with Dr. David Nutt (Imperial College London) the serotonin receptors 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A and their links to clinical psychiatry. We particularly focus on their roles in mood, anxiety, psychosis, aggression, and learning.
In this podcast episode, we answer the question: What if you can’t use an SSRI for GAD? With expert commentary from Dr. David Osser (Harvard Medical School), we explore different options and also highlight what not to use.
In this podcast episode, we cover the treatment algorithm of generalized anxiety disorder. Dr. David Osser (Harvard Medical School) shares practical tips and anecdotes for your practice.
In this podcast episode, we investigate the effectiveness of using antipsychotic plasma levels in clinical practice with Dr. Jonathan Meyer (University of California San Diego).
In this podcast episode, we learn about prescribing natural medications in psychiatry with Dr. David Mischoulon (Harvard Medical School). We explore the use of melatonin, Valerian and Ginkgo biloba.
In this podcast episode, we learn about prescribing natural medications in psychiatry with Dr. David Mischoulon (Harvard Medical School). We explore St. John’s wort, SAM-e, Omega 3 fatty acids and Rhodiola rosea.
In this episode, we cover practical tips on the management of fever, cardiovascular and cardiometabolic adverse effects related to clozapine use. Dr. Jonathan Meyer provides evidence-based pearls as well as clinical anecdotes.
In this episode, we cover practical tips on the management of sialorrhea, constipation, sedation, and seizures related to clozapine use. Dr. Jonathan Meyer provides evidence-based pearls as well as clinical anecdotes.
In this episode we answer the question: Do SSRIs increase the risk of bleeding? We do this with Dr. James Levenson (Virginia Commonwealth University) and we explore GIT, perioperative, CNS and postpartum bleeding with SSRIs.
In this episode, we explore the management of common PTSD comorbidities with Prof. David Osser (Harvard Medical School). We cover substance use disorder, depression, psychosis and prescribing in women of childbearing potential.
