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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 ...
Understanding Adult Attachment Disorders - Psychiatry Advisor
Aug 3, 2020 · 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 ...
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 ...
APA Releases DSM-5-TR Revisions - Psychiatry Advisor
Mar 25, 2022 · Developed by more than 200 experts, DSM-5-TR includes the fully revised text and references of the DSM-5, as well as updated diagnostic criteria and ICD-10-CM insurance codes.
Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics for Schizophrenia: Why They ...
Benefits of LAI Antipsychotics for Schizophrenia. Now that LAIs are formulated with SGAs — including aripiprazole, olanzapine, paliperidone, and risperidone — which have fewer adverse effects ...
Is This Patient Suicidal? Tips for Effective Assessment
Aug 17, 2016 · Suicide, the 10 th leading cause of death in the United States, 1 has risen in incidence by 24% from 1999 to 2014, with the greater increase observed in the latter half of that period. 2 At the ...
Antipsychotic Treatment for Adults with Anxiety Disorders
Nov 4, 2014 · 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 ...
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 ...
Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and the Psychosis Continuum
Oct 10, 2019 · Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (BD) share elements that can sometimes be difficult to distinguish. Both are characterized by psychosis, but in schizophrenia, auditory hallucinations are more ...