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Safe Prescribing of Meds for ADHD

June 1, 2013

Child psychiatrists prescribe stimulants all the time. Get a review of the most common side effects from Brigette Vaughan, APRN.

Managing the Risk of Prescription Drug Abuse

June 1, 2012

Burns Woodward, MD

Burns Woodward, MD Private practice of psychiatry, Norwood and Newton, Massachusetts Dr. Woodward has disclosed that he has no relevant relationships or financial interests in any commercial company pertaining to this educational activity.

We’ve all been taught not to prescribe addictive drugs to patients who will abuse them, but in the real world it is not always easy to tell who those patients are or to manage the resulting problems.

Managing the Risk of Prescription Drug Abuse

May 30, 2012

Burns Woodward, MD

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Drug Interactions in Psychiatry: A Practical Review

February 1, 2011

Jessica L. Gören, PharmD, BCPP and Daniel Carlat, MD

Jessica L. Gören, PharmD, BCPP Associate professor, University of Rhode Island Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard University Clinical psychiatric pharmacist, Cambridge Health Alliance Daniel Carlat, MD Associate clinical professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Dr. Goren and Dr. Carlat have disclosed that they have no relevant relationships or financial interests in any commercial company pertaining to this educational activity.

In this article we’ll survey those drug interactions that are most likely to become troublesome in day to day psychiatric practice.

How to Discuss Medications with Parents

July 1, 2010

Caroline Fisher, PhD, MD

Making the decision to put a child on a psychiatric medication is hard enough. The process of discussing this possibility with parents can be even more challenging.

Combining Meds for Depression: The State of The Art

September 1, 2007

Daniel Carlat, MD

In surveys, it’s clear that most psychiatrists practice as unimaginatively as I typically do, meaning that their drug of first choice for most depressed patients is an SSRI (Petersen T, et al., Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2002; 26:177-187).

Dosing Psychotropics: How High Can We Go?

September 1, 2007

Daniel Carlat, MD

How high can we safely dose common psychotropics? Given the poor performance of medication combinations in recent studies, it’s time for a close look at the safety and efficacy of raising doses, sometimes known as “dose optimization.”