General Internal Medicine

Psychiatry   

Questions discussed in this category



For your recommended medication, are you doing a scheduled set dose, or is it primarily symptom-driven? 

How do you approach shared decision-making when patients express hesitancy about medication exposure in utero? What is your approach when a patient is...

In what patient populations would you consider using disulfiram (Antabuse) instead of, or in addition to, acamprosate or naltrexone? In your experienc...

How do you educate patients about the role exercise may play in depression treatment? What type, frequency, and intensity of exercise do you recommend...

How do you critically assess the evidence base for functional medicine approaches? How do you respond when patients specifically request functional me...

Assume QTc is not prolonged, electrolytes are reasonably normal, and the patient is not already on heavy psychotropic polypharmacy.

Do you avoid certain antidepressants related to the risks on suppressing respiratory-drive which is potentially concerning in patients with high cord ...

Would you consider the risk of masking autonomic signs of alcohol withdrawal with clonidine different from beta-blockers?

Do you use different approaches in different settings (i.e., the ED vs. outpatient clinic)? Do you use different approaches for chronic vs acute suici...

Which genetic/other testing should be considered in an early-onset dementia work-up? 

Should one restart lamotrigine or look for an alternative? If no other alternative available, is slow titration vs regular titration preferred?


Papers discussed in this category


JAMA network open, 2022 Dec 01

International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2023 Jun 08

Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland), 2023 Nov 20

International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2023 May 07

J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry, 2023 Nov-Dec

Case reports in nephrology and dialysis, 2021 Aug 04

The primary care companion for CNS disorders, 2022 Dec 08

Transplantation direct, 2023 Jul 12

Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.), 2014-06

Neurology, 1991 Mar

Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 2013 Aug 31

Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2023 Jun 27

The American journal of psychiatry, 2010-06

Depression and anxiety, 2013-06

Journal of addiction medicine, 2021 May-Jun 01

The American journal on addictions, 2023 Mar 20

Drug and alcohol dependence, 2024 Sep 07

JAMA psychiatry, 2025 Apr 01

Journal of addiction medicine, 2020 May/Jun

American journal of preventive medicine, 2015-10

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2006-07-19

Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 2010 Feb 01

Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology, 2023 Jun 20

Ochsner journal, 2013 Winter