Does psychiatry keep making the same mistakes? Edward Shorter gives us a historical perspective. 

0.25 CME Credits. Psychiatric news covered in this episode: FDA Grants Priority Review for MDMA Therapy, Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Perils, Lithium: Good for Bones?, Iloperidone Added to Anti-Psychotics with Mania Efficacy, Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Treatment, A Door Closes for Clozapine-Resistant Schizophrenia, Therapy for Multi-Trauma PTSD.

Viibryd has gone generic, but is it worth prescribing? We review all there is to know about vilazodone in this update from our #1 most read article of 2023.

How do you establish trust with patients who have psychosis? Dr. Ruffalo: Shorter sessions are more appropriate for psychotherapy with schizophrenia, like 30 minutes instead of the usual 45–50 minutes. Longer sessions tend to increase the patient’s interpersonal anxiety.

Dr. Frates shows us how to engage patients in the six pillars of lifestyle medicine during a brief therapy visit.

All sorts of medications are prescribed for anxiety in older adults. Today, we look at when and how to discontinue them.