Steven Lippmann, MD

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A 95-year-old man with treatment-resistant depression

Author:: Steven Lippmann, MD

Publish date: January 2, 2018

Mr. R, age 95, presents with depressive symptoms that began 6 weeks ago. He recently has lost 20 lb and is rapidly deteriorating. Which treatment w...

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Vaping marijuana?

Author:: Steven Lippmann, MD

Publish date: November 1, 2017

Cannavaping—the inhalation of a cannabis-containing aerosol, created by a battery-driven, heated atomizer in e-cigarettes or similar devices^1<...

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A Review of Psychostimulants for Adults With Depression

Author:: Steven Lippmann, MD

Publish date: March 23, 2017

A survey of medical literature suggests that for patients with depression who have not responded to other augmentation strategies, psychostimulants...

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What can we do about the Zika virus in the United States?

Author:: Steven Lippmann, MD

Publish date: November 1, 2016

What can we do about the Zika virus in the United States? Since Florida has seen several new cases of local mosquito-borne infection, controlling a...

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The future of ketamine in psychiatry

Author:: Steven Lippmann, MD

Publish date: August 31, 2016

Ketamine, a high-affinity, noncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate-glutamate receptor antagonist, is used in human and veterinary medicine for...

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E-cigarettes: How “safe” are they?

Author:: Steven Lippmann, MD

Publish date: June 1, 2016

Without tobacco, tar, ash, or carbon monoxide, e-cigarettes are marketed as “healthier” alternatives to cigarettes. But they are not without risk.<...