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Medication Considerations for Older Adults Starting Antidepressants
Nov 21, 2023 · In an updated assessment of clinical outcomes in older adults initiating antidepressants published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, results support existing guidelines that support ...
Effectiveness of Inpatient Treatment for Borderline Personality ...
Apr 24, 2018 · Although borderline personality disorder (BPD) has been studied more than any other personality disorder, the role of extended hospitalization for adults with BPD is a point of contention among ...
Antipsychotic Treatment for Adults with Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety disorders are a heterogeneous spectrum whose diagnostic criteria continue to evolve. With the DSM-5, anxiety disorders, trauma- and stressor-related disorders, and obsessive-compulsive and ...
Antidepressant-Associated Hypomania: Navigating Clinical …
Sep 24, 2020 · Antidepressants “have the propensity to destabilize mood, precipitating both hypomanic and manic episodes”—a phenomenon called antidepressant associated hypomania (AAH). 1 Although this ...
Mental Health Assessment Resources for Physicians
May 15, 2024 · Although mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression are common, affecting more than 20% of US adults, many people experience significant delays (sometimes years) in seeking and ...
Approaching Treatment-Resistant Anxiety - Psychiatry Advisor
Nov 28, 2014 · Roughly one out of three people is at risk for anxiety disorder at some point in their life. Anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric conditions in the United States and have the highest ...
Understanding Adult Attachment Disorders - Psychiatry Advisor
lonely adult, depression, sadness, attachment As an increasing number of patients are seeking professional treatment for attachment disorders, clinicians need to stay up to date on the latest ...
Adjunctive Antipsychotic Therapies in the Treatment of Major …
Key Takeaways. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved 5 second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) for use as adjunctive therapies in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) who ...
Updates on Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics for …
George A. Keepers, MD, the Elda V. Carruthers Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, provides insight for guiding practitioners in the optimal ...