Evidence-Based Reviews
-
Evidence-Based Reviews
Abuse of psychiatric medications: Not just stimulants and benzodiazepines
Anticholinergics, antidepressants, antipsychotics, and gabapentinoids may also be subject to misuse or abuse.
-
Evidence-Based Reviews
Can lifestyle modifications delay or prevent Alzheimer’s disease?
Evidence suggests combining lifestyle modifications may yield better cognitive outcomes.
-
Evidence-Based Reviews
Injectable extended-release naltrexone for opioid dependence: 3 studies
Here we summarize 3 studies to describe which patients might be optimal candidates for XR-NTX, its success in comparison with BUP-NX, and...
For Residents
-
For Residents
Fulfillment within success: A physician’s dilemma
They say success without fulfillment is of little value in life.
-
For Residents
The gift of misery
Our business is misery; sometimes we track in the broken, the beat down, the rock bottom.
From the Editor
-
From the Editor
Seasonality of birth and psychiatric illness
Some seasonal environmental factors might increase the risk for disorders of the brain, body, and mind.
Cases That Test Your Skills
-
Cases That Test Your Skills
Delirious after undergoing workup for stroke
Ms. L, age 91, is admitted to the hospital for a neurologic evaluation of a recent episode of left-sided weakness that occurred 1 week ago. This...
Pearls
-
Pearls
Motivational interviewing: The RULES, PACE, and OARS
To implement motvational interviewing during a brief visit, keep in mind 3 mnemonics: RULE, PACE, and OARS.
-
Pearls
Working the night shift? Strategies for improving sleep and performance
The following nonpharmacologic strategies can help improve sleep and performance until the body naturally adapts to working this type of schedule...