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From Persephone to psychiatry: Busting psychopharmacology myths
Courtney Nemeth Wiseman, MD, MPH; Jessica L. Gören, PharmD, BCPP
Release date: 9/1/2010

How to approach your patient’s RELAPSE
Richard C. Christensen, MD, MA; James C. Byrd, MD
Release date: 9/1/2010

Rediscovering the lost art of the oral case presentation
John Querques, MD; Oliver Freudenreich, MD; Nicholas Kontos, MD
Release date: 8/1/2010

Sharing a patient’s care: Secrets for success
Michael Menaster, MD
Release date: 8/1/2010

Does your patient have a residual neurodevelopmental disorder?
Jerrold Pollak, PhD
Release date: 7/1/2010

Bupropion: Off-label treatment for cocaine and methamphetamine addiction
Heidi B. Magyar, MS, ARNP
Release date: 7/1/2010

Communicating with deaf patients: 10 tips to deliver appropriate care
Sarah A. Landsberger, PhD; David R. Diaz, MD
Release date: 6/1/2010

PPD: 3 keys to assessing suicide risk
Dana Wiley, MD
Release date: 6/1/2010

Bedtime battles: When patients act out their dreams
Jana L. Ramsey, MD
Release date: 5/1/2010

Is it a mood disorder or menopause?
Uzma Anwer, MD; Elizabeth M. Tully, MD, FAPA; Antonio L. Garcia, MD, FACOG; Kurt R. Finberg, MD, FACOG
Release date: 5/1/2010

A REMINDER for assessing psychosis
John Hendrick, MD
Release date: 4/1/2010

IMAGINE better clinical decision-making
Andy McLean, MD
Release date: 4/1/2010

Paliperidone palmitate: Once-monthly treatment option for schizophrenia
Karim Sedky, MD; Racha Nazir, MD; Jean-Pierre Lindenmayer, MD; Steven Lippmann, MD
Release date: 3/1/2010

Reducing polypharmacy: When less is more
Nicholas Kontos, MD; Oliver Freudenreich, MD; John Querques, MD
WEB AUDIO
Nicholas Kontos, MD, and Oliver Freudenreich, MD, challenge 4 myths of prescribing psychiatric medications

Release date: 3/1/2010

Serotonin syndrome or NMS? Clues to diagnosis
Ryan Kimmel, MD
Release date: 2/1/2010

Sad Dad: Identify depression in new fathers
Rao Gogineni, MD; Thomas Newmark, MD
Release date: 1/1/2010

Mentally ill or malingering? 3 clues cast doubt
Lawrence Reccoppa, MD
Release date: 12/1/2009

Help ‘sensitive’ patients tolerate medication
Geoffrey Neimark, MD
Release date: 11/1/2009

Regimen promotes orlistat efficacy in teens
Kim J. Masters, MD
Release date: 10/1/2009

A PEARL of wisdom about ‘Pearls’
Lorraine S. Roth, MD
Release date: 9/1/2009

Consider PTSD subtypes in patient workup
Ashley Benjamin, MD, MA; Steve Scruggs, PsyD; Susan Shead, MSW
Release date: 9/1/2009

2 quick questions for dementia screening
Sanjay Gupta, MD
Release date: 8/1/2009

Insatiable thirst: Managing polydipsia
Julia Perch, MD and; M. Kevin O’Connor, MD
Release date: 7/1/2009

Sensible use of e-mail in clinical practice
Julianna Troy, MD, MPH
Release date: 7/1/2009

Schizophrenia? Target 6 symptom clusters
Oliver Freudenreich, MD
Release date: 6/1/2009

DRiNK TWO 6 PACK clarifies substance use
Sunita Kumari Mall, MD; Gagan Deep Mall, MD
Release date: 5/1/2009

Improve sleep with group CBT for insomnia
Jamie Schumpf, PsyD; Simon A. Rego, PsyD
Release date: 4/1/2009

Augment clozapine with haloperidol?
Oliver Freudenreich, MD
Release date: 3/1/2009

Get patients to go for psychological testing
Jerrold M. Pollak, PhD
Release date: 2/1/2009

Should you attend a plaintiff’s deposition?
Theodor B. Rais, MD; Alina R. Rais, MD
Release date: 1/1/2009

Support patients coping with medical illness
Oliver Freudenreich, MD; Nicholas Kontos, MD; John Querques, MD
Release date: 12/1/2008

12 best Web sites for clinical needs
Rajnish Mago, MD; Rajeev Mahajan, MBBS; Christopher Sciamanna, MD, MPH
Release date: 11/1/2008

What’s lurking in your waiting room?
Matthew L. Prowler, MD; Geoffrey Neimark, MD
Release date: 11/1/2008

Make PROGRESS by supporting adherence
Glen L. Xiong, MD; Christine Ogden, BS
Release date: 11/1/2008

How to reduce overdose risk with ‘super benzodiazepine’ atypicals
Mark Viner, MD; Latha Pai, MD
Release date: 10/1/2008

8 lifestyle fixes to help patients lose weight
Imran S. Khawaja, MBBS; Michael E. Dieperink, MD; Ayesha Ebrahim, MD, FACE
Release date: 9/1/2008

6 screening questions for military veterans
Matthew James Barry, DO
Release date: 9/1/2008

Know your patient’s mental health benefits
William H. Campbell, MD, MBA
Release date: 9/1/2008

Dosing units help avoid medication errors
Oliver Freudenreich, MD
Release date: 8/1/2008

STAT: 7 tips for the psychiatric ER
Geoffrey Neimark, MD
Release date: 7/1/2008

Self-rating scales tell you more than the score
Oliver Freudenreich, MD
Release date: 6/1/2008

LITHIUM: Using the comeback drug
Michael Casher, MD; Jolene Bostwick PharmD, BCPS
Release date: 5/1/2008

Break the ice with wary adolescents
Thomas Demark, MD; Jahi Anderson, MD; Thomas Newmark, MD
Release date: 5/1/2008

Be wary when sociopaths turn on the charm
Lorraine S. Roth, MD
Release date: 4/1/2008

7 psychopharm myths debunked
Ronald Pies, MD
Release date: 4/1/2008

Which patients for partial hospitalization?
Imran S. Khawaja, MBBS; Michael E. Dieperink, MD, PhD; Marianne Schumacher, PhD
Release date: 4/1/2008

‘HE’S 2 SAD’ detects dysthymic disorder
Donald S. Christman, MD
Release date: 3/1/2008

‘Scheherazade syndrome’: How to keep your patients on task
Kenneth Lakritz, MD
Release date: 2/1/2008

Use ‘E-MANIC’ for secondary mania workup
Hani Raoul Khouzam, MD, MPH; Tirath S. Gill, MD
Release date: 2/1/2008

Does your answering machine’s message speak well of you?
Geoffrey Neimark, MD; Stephen Malach, MD
Release date: 2/1/2008

Depression or chronic fatigue syndrome?
Michael C. LaFerney, APRN, BC
Release date: 1/1/2008

Is your patient in marijuana withdrawal?
Marina Goldman, MD; Dimitri Markov, MD; Elisabeth J.S. Kunkel, MD; Ron Ehrman, PhD
Release date: 1/1/2008

FRISBEE: Does the study fly in the face of evidence-based medicine?
Glen L. Xiong, MD; Julie Adams, MD
Release date: 12/1/2007

Help your patients keep appointments
Rajnish Mago, MD; Rajeev Mahajan, MBBS; Robert McFadden, MD
Release date: 12/1/2007

Tips for telling your patients good-bye
Abigail Kay, MD; Rajnish Mago, MD
Release date: 11/1/2007

Lost in translation: Be leery of lay language
Boadie W. Dunlop, MD
Release date: 11/1/2007

The #1 question to ask inpatients
Kenneth Lakritz, MD
Release date: 10/1/2007

Sleep hygiene helps patients catch some ZZZs
Imran S. Khawaja, MD; Thomas Hurwitz, MD; Ayesha Ebrahim, MD
Release date: 9/1/2007

‘DARE’ to spot borderline personality disorder
Lorraine S. Roth, MD
Release date: 8/1/2007

Dangerous duo: Antiepileptics plus herbals
Joseph I. Sirven, MD
Release date: 7/1/2007

How long to wait for an antidepressant to ‘work’
Ronald Pies, MD
Release date: 6/1/2007

Does this patient have prodromal psychosis?
Elizabeth M. Tully, MD
Release date: 6/1/2007

FLIGHTY patients a clue to hypomania
David L. Wagner, MD
Release date: 6/1/2007

‘I want to leave now’: Handling discharge against medical advice
Lorraine Vanega, RN, BSN; Parameshwaran Ramakrishnan, MD; Sriram Ramaswamy, MD
Release date: 5/1/2007

Make ADHD treatment as effective as possible
William W. Dodson, MD
Release date: 4/1/2007

Telemedicine: Right for you and your patients?
J. Edwin Nieves, MD
Release date: 4/1/2007

Is it bipolar depression? ‘WHIPLASHED’ aids diagnosis
Ronald Pies, MD
Release date: 3/1/2007

Thoughtful diagnoses: Not ‘checklist’ psychiatry
Nicholas Kontos, MD; Oliver Freudenreich, MD; John Querques, MD
Release date: 3/1/2007

Psychiatric assessment: A word to the WISE
Vishal Madaan, MD; Priya Kohli, MD; Gitanjali Khurana, MBBS
Release date: 2/1/2007

Supportive questions help assess suicide risk
Geoffrey Neimark, MD
Release date: 1/1/2007

How to diagnose pathologic gambling in older patients
Vishal Madaan, MD; Prasad R. Padala, MD; S. Pirzada Sattar, MD
Release date: 12/1/2006

Pros and cons of pill splitting
Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH; Shailesh Jain, MD, MPH
Release date: 12/1/2006

Teaching the STEPs of clinical psychopharmacology
Richard C. Christensen, MD, MA
Release date: 12/1/2006

6 safety rules for tapering antidepressants
Richard C. Shelton, MD
Release date: 11/1/2006

10 tips for working with a drug formulary
Piyush Das, MBBS; Sriram Ramaswamy , MD; Subhash C. Bhatia, MD
Release date: 11/1/2006

10 delirium myths debunked
Mitchell Levy, MD
Release date: 10/1/2006

Drink to your health? Beware energy drinks’ risks
Tim Berigan, MD
Release date: 10/1/2006

Make the most of the ‘15-minute med-check’
H. Steven Moffic, MD
Release date: 9/1/2006

‘WEED’ out false-positive urine drug screens
Srinivas B. Rapuri, MD; Sriram Ramaswamy, MD; Vishal Madaan, MD; Joseph J. Rasimas, MD, PhD; Lois E. Krahn, MD
Release date: 8/1/2006

5 questions guide care of patients with psychosis
Oliver Freudenreich, MD; John Querques, MD; Nicholas Kontos, MD
Release date: 8/1/2006

7 steps to a successful antipsychotic switch
Rajnish Mago, MD; Narsimha R. Pinninti, MD
Release date: 7/1/2006

‘Prescribing’ behavioral and lifestyle changes
Richard C. Christensen, MD, MA
Release date: 7/1/2006

Set 4 ground rules at the first office visit
Stewart S. Newman, MD
Release date: 6/1/2006

Defuse patient demands and other difficult behaviors
Lorraine S. Roth, MD
Release date: 6/1/2006

5-step ‘listen therapy’ for somatic complaints
Harpriya A. Bhagar, MBBS; Michael Pisano, PhD
Release date: 5/1/2006

Beware of PHATS in metabolic syndrome
Gary A. Grove, MD, FAPA
Release date: 4/1/2006

4 ECT electrode options: Which is best for your patient?
Conrad M. Swartz, PhD, MD
Release date: 3/1/2006

Oral board jitters? Try these rehearsal tips
Imran S. Khawaja, MD
Release date: 3/1/2006

Make tardive dyskinesia passé with PASST principle
Jason Rosenstock, MD
Release date: 2/1/2006

Get serotonin syndrome down cold with SHIVERS
Richard C. Christensen, MD, MA
Release date: 2/1/2006

Think PLANT to recall vegetative symptoms
David Wagner, MD
Release date: 1/1/2006

How to adjust drug dosing after bariatric surgery
Donald E. McAlpine, MD
Release date: 1/1/2006

Be prepared, not panicked, when served with a subpoena
Mariam Bekhit, MD; Anwar Ghali, MD
Release date: 12/1/2005

Remember the kids when parents are ill
William H. Campbell, MD
Release date: 12/1/2005

PRN medications: Are you using them safely?
Michael C. LaFerney, APRN
Release date: 11/1/2005

Improving collaborative treatment: 6 simple steps
Imran S. Khawaja, MD; Ayesha Ebrahim, MD
Release date: 10/1/2005

Can patients with dementia prepare a valid will?
Judy Regan, MD, JD; Gwen Hamer, MA; Arvis Wright, BS
Release date: 10/1/2005

Medication concerns during Ramadan fasting
Release date: 9/1/2005

Treatment via telephone: Tips for handling patient calls
Release date: 9/1/2005

In-session anxiety: 5 steps to help patients relax
Release date: 8/1/2005

Promote medication adherence, one stage at a time
Release date: 8/1/2005

Identify neuroleptic malignant syndrome with FEVER
Release date: 7/1/2005

Reduce appetite suppression, insomnia in ADHD treatment
Release date: 7/1/2005

Homeless, not hopeless: 4 strategies for successful interventions
Release date: 6/1/2005

Getting to the bottom of ‘refractory’ disorders
Release date: 5/1/2005

Preventing post-disaster PTSD: Watch for autonomic signs
Release date: 4/1/2005

Helping indigent patients obtain medications
Release date: 4/1/2005

5 ways to quiet auditory hallucinations
Release date: 4/1/2005

Think CANON for signs of alcohol-induced amnesia
Release date: 3/1/2005

When ‘agitation’ spells a medical problem
Release date: 2/1/2005

Treatment resistance? Try psychotherapy
Release date: 2/1/2005

No ‘super-sizing’: Help kids on psychotropics avoid weight gain
Release date: 1/1/2005

Bipolar MANIAS: Life events help confirm the diagnosis
Release date: 12/1/2004

A ‘FRESH’ way to manage trauma
Release date: 11/1/2004

Choose precise BMI charts to track youths’ weight gain
Release date: 10/1/2004

‘Truth serum’ soothes patients with conversion disorder
Release date: 9/1/2004

Making ‘PEACE’ with hostile, unwilling patients
Release date: 8/1/2004

Delusions: How cognitive therapy helps patients let go
Release date: 7/1/2004

‘Prescribing’ psychotherapy as if it were medication
Release date: 7/1/2004

When a patient threatens harm to a presidential candidate
Release date: 6/1/2004

Premenstrual moods or depression? Use logs to track monthly cycles
Release date: 5/1/2004

6 questions can reveal families’ cultural conflicts
Release date: 4/1/2004

Help night shift workers get enough sleep
Release date: 4/1/2004

Revised ‘SAD PERSONS’ helps assess suicide risk
Release date: 3/1/2004

Using a ‘MAP’ to navigate follow-up visits
Release date: 3/1/2004

When sleep apnea mimics psychopathology
Release date: 2/1/2004

Use, abuse, or misuse? Knowing when to stop benzodiazepines
Release date: 1/1/2004

How to remedy excessive salivation in patients taking clozapine
Release date: 12/1/2003

Depressed patients won’t exercise? 7 ways to get them started
Release date: 11/1/2003

Return phone calls, remain calm, and invest in good billing software
Release date: 10/1/2003

Is it adolescent psychosis? Consider these 6 issues
Release date: 9/1/2003

Tips for using lithium in bipolar disorder
Release date: 9/1/2003

Removing roadblocks to medical care for the severely mentally ill
Release date: 8/1/2003

5 fundamentals of managing adult ADHD
Release date: 7/1/2003

Taking the ‘ouch’ out of IM antipsychotics
Release date: 6/1/2003

7 ways to improve ‘cultural competence’
Release date: 5/1/2003

Managing a distraught patient during psychotherapy
Release date: 4/1/2003

Fee policies: the ‘write’ way to prevent payment disputes
Release date: 3/1/2003

Using ginger to treat antidepressant-induced nausea
Release date: 2/1/2003

Preparing patients for life after bariatric surgery
Release date: 1/1/2003

Promoting compliance in schizophrenia—one month at a time
Release date: 12/1/2002

Simple face-hand test helps to diagnose schizophrenia
Release date: 11/1/2002

How to detect and prevent prescription abuse
Release date: 10/1/2002

Seven common myths about depression and antidepressant therapy
Release date: 9/1/2002

When ‘informed’ patients think they know what treatment is best
Release date: 8/1/2002

In a large practice, trust your instincts to detect life-or-death depression
Release date: 8/1/2002

Spotting subtle signs that point to big problems
Release date: 7/1/2002

Free socks? How to increase patients’ cooperation with the AIMS exam
Release date: 6/1/2002

Overcoming language, cultural barriers when treating the foreign-born patient
Release date: 5/1/2002

Expediting inpatient admission when it’s needed
Release date: 5/1/2002

Five red flags that rule out ADHD in children
Release date: 4/1/2002

Helping patients with schizophrenia control those threatening voices
Release date: 4/1/2002

Counseling a substance abuse patient after a relapse
Release date: 3/1/2002

Five questions to help diagnose depression in the cancer patient
Release date: 2/1/2002

Making the difficult diagnosis of bipolar disorder in the school-age child
Release date: 2/1/2002

A lab test that may pinpoint patients at high risk of suicide
Release date: 1/1/2002

Detecting suicidal tendencies in school-age children
Release date: 1/1/2002

Recognizing that the suicidal patient views you as an ‘adversary’
Release date: 1/1/2002

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