Research Update

Do Personality Traits Impact Antidepressant Efficacy?

October 3, 2023

Avneet Soin, MD. Dr. Soin has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Neuroticism is one of the most common traits in psychiatric practice, and it may inform response to mirtazapine vs. SSRIs.

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DBT for Borderline Personality Disorder: Is Half the “Dose” Effective?

October 3, 2023

Kate J. Travis, MD

Kate Travis, MD. Dr. Travis has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Major depressive disorder, mood disorders, SSRIs, borderline personality disorder

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Is CBT Really All That Jazz for Depression?

September 28, 2023

Amy Ton, MD,

Amy Ton, MD. Dr. Ton has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

A comprehensive analysis of over 400 studies involving more than 52,000 individuals with depression evaluated the effectiveness of CBT compared to other treatments.

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Psychological Benefits of Abstaining from Social Media

September 12, 2023

Michael Posternak, MD.

Dr. Posternak has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

A look into the impact of abstaining from social media on depression, anxiety, and well-being, with a focus on individuals with at least mild depressive symptoms.

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Lurasidone vs Quetiapine in Bipolar Depression

September 1, 2023

Kate J. Travis, MD

Kate Travis, MD. Dr. Travis has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Both these medications work in bipolar depression, but this analysis compared them head-to-head for a different primary outcome: Cognition in bipolar disorder.

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Mitochondrial Modulators and Bipolar Depression

September 1, 2023

Simon M. Dosovitz, MD

Simon M. Dosovitz, MD. Dr. Dosovitz has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Mitochondria regulate the body’s energy stores, and they are thought to play a causal role in bipolar disorder. This analysis gathered at seven therapies that improve mitochondrial function and looked at how they work in bipolar disorder.

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Can Smoking Marijuana Reduce PTSD Symptoms?

September 1, 2023

Gregory Lande, MD.

Gregory Lande, MD. Dr. Lande, author of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Many states have passed laws allowing the prescription of cannabis as a treatment for PTSD in spite of the absence of high-quality evidence. In this prospective, double-blinded trial, researchers failed to find evidence that either THC or CBD is an effective treatment for PTSD.

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Which SSRI Is Best for Panic Disorder?

August 7, 2023

Rushaniya Khairova, MD, PhD.

Rushaniya Khairova, MD, PhD. Dr. Khairova has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Two SSRIs emerge as top choices for panic disorder in this network meta-analysis.

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Antipsychotics in Inpatient Children and Adolescents with Seclusion and Restraint

August 1, 2023

Susie Morris, MD.

Susie Morris, MD. Dr. Morris has no financial relationships with companies related to this material

How effective are antipsychotic agents in reducing agitation in kids? According to this study, they don’t seem all that helpful, at least not in terms of reducing kids’ time in seclusion or restraints. While several confounding factors complicate the authors’ conclusions, try alternative interventions, like behavioral approaches, until we have more definitive data.

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