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Public & Community Psychiatry

Questions discussed in this category

When do you choose to switch to antidepressants vs augmentation in treatment-resistant depression?

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How do you approach a treatment relationship with a patient who is non-adherent to recommendations and also is not interested in transfer to another practitioner?

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What strategies have you found helpful to manage SSRI associated night sweats?

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What are the most effective strategies for managing weight gain associated with antipsychotic medications?

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How do you handle elevated blood calcium levels from lithium?

1 Answer available

How do you assess and adjust treatment in patients who develops hypothyroidism after being on lithium for several years?

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In a woman with bipolar disorder with a menstrual component would lamotrigine itself worsen the condition given that it interacts with prescribed estrogen?

Does lamotrigine interfere with baseline estradiol levels in a woman who is not prescribed estrogen otherwise?

1 Answer available

How do you manage antipsychotic-induced prolactinemia?

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What approach to antipsychotics do you take with patients with primary thought disorder who are now geriatric?

e.g. for schizophrenia. What would be the best treatment options to minimize long term impacts related to cognition?

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Papers discussed in this category

Psychiatry research, 2024 Mar 20

Ketogenic Diet Intervention on Metabolic and Psychiatric Health in Bipolar and Schizophrenia: A Pilot Trial.

Indian journal of psychological medicine, 2019 Mar-Apr

Use of Stimulants in Patients with Psychosis Having Past History of or Co-occurring Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Is it Safe?

International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 Mar 04

Neuroinflammation in Schizophrenia: The Key Role of the WNT/β-Catenin Pathway.

Translational psychiatry, 2023 Oct 11

Metformin improves cognitive impairment in patients with schizophrenia: associated with enhanced functional connectivity of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.

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