David J. Muzina, MD

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Discontinuing an antidepressant?

Author:: David J. Muzina, MD

Publish date: March 1, 2010

Tapering tips to ease distressing symptoms

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Suicide intervention: How to recognize risk, focus on patient safety

Author:: David J. Muzina, MD

Publish date: September 1, 2007

Risk factors cannot predict suicide, but evaluating risk helps you determine the next appropriate action.

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Atypical antipsychotics: New drugs, new challenges

Author:: David J. Muzina, MD

Publish date: August 1, 2007

Second-generation antipsychotic, or atypical, drugs are much less likely than typical antipsychotics to cause movement disorders, but they come wit...

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Differentiating bipolar disorder from depression in primary care

Author:: David J. Muzina, MD

Publish date: February 1, 2007

When physicians encounter a patient who obviously is depressed, they should not assume that the patient has unipolar depression until they have rul...

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Bipolar maintenance: Are atypical antipsychotics really ‘mood stabilizers’?

Author:: David J. Muzina, MD

Publish date: April 1, 2004

Atypical antipsychotics are being used more frequently for bipolar maintenance. Do we know enough about their long-term efficacy and safety?

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What physicians can do to prevent suicide

Author:: David J. Muzina, MD

Publish date: March 1, 2004

No one can predict whether any given patient will or will not attempt suicide, but we should notice when a patient might be at risk—and not be afra...

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Rapid-cycling bipolar disorder: Which therapies are most effective?

Author:: David J. Muzina, MD

Publish date: March 1, 2002

Do antidepressants help the patient or exacerbate treatment-refractory depression in the context of rapid-cycling bipolar disorder? Is lithium stil...

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Rapid-cycling bipolar disorder: Which therapies are most effective?

Author:: David J. Muzina, MD

Publish date: March 1, 2002

Do antidepressants help the patient or exacerbate treatment-refractory depression in the context of rapid-cycling bipolar disorder? Is lithium sti...

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Recognizing and treating social anxiety disorder

Author:: David J. Muzina, MD

Publish date: July 1, 2001

Consider this diagnosis when a patient avoids social situations because of marked and persistent fear and anxiety.

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Panic disorder in primary care: A cause of unexplained symptoms

Author:: David J. Muzina, MD

Publish date: September 1, 1997

Many symptoms of panic attacks are physical, making diagnosis difficult and often suggesting another illness.