About 1 in 50 US adults use stimulants like amphetamines (Adderall), methylphenidate (Ritalin), and modafinil (Provigil) without a prescription, and 80% of them take the drugs to enhance cognition, not to get high. The ethics of all this are vexing, but putting that aside, how well does the practice work?...

While medication is the mainstay of treating symptoms in ADHD, Edward Hallowell, MD, shares a positive, relationship-based approach to ADHD with practical strategies to help children and adolescents manage ADHD.

Schizophrenia, autism, addictions, borderline personality disorder, nearly every psychiatric disorder is associated with disrupted circadian rhythms. It’s particularly true for bipolar disorder, where circadian rhythm disturbances are involved from the behavioral to the genetic level. All of these disorders are treated from time to time with antipsychotics, so how do...

Psychotherapy can work as well as medication, but can it also have side effects? Michael Linden believes it can. He launched some of the key studies that brought light to this under-appreciated phenomenon, and in this interview he shows us how to recognize and avoid them.Published On: 11/23/20Duration: 26 minutes,...

If we trust the Catie trial, olanzapine is one the most effective antipsychotics for schizophrenia. Why? Despite its trying side effects – particularly weight gain – patients stuck with it the longest, which means it was doing enough good that patients were willing to stick with it despite any side...

In March of 2020 sales of alcohol increased by 54% in stores and 262% in online purchases compared to 2019. But then again people were stocking up on everything last March as they hunkered down for an indeterminate quarantine. But what we need to know is how much of that...

How the SSRIs were derived from Benadryl, how a forgotten antidepressant almost brought the serotonergic industry to a halt in the 1980’s, and how this all culminated in a Nobel prize and a new theory of dopamine.Published On: 11/16/2020Duration: 23 minutes, 35 secondsTranscript:How the SSRIs were derived from Benadryl, how...

The FDA issued a warning in September about a dangerous game that teens have been playing with Benadryl during COVID. [FDA Link, Study Link]Published On: 11/14/2020Duration: 2 minutes, 29 secondsTranscript:The FDA issued a warning in September about a dangerous game that teens have been playing with Benadryl during COVID.The Benadryl...

We’re hearing a lot about people at risk for death with COVID – the elderly, African Americans, men, those with medical problems or low vitamin D, and this new study adds people with mental illness to the list.Published On: 11/11/20Duration: 1 minute, 48 secondsTranscript:We’re hearing a lot about people at...

Do you see patients who have no motivation to do anything? Michael Posternak has a novel strategy for working with this depressive symptom during the medication visit. Also, the word of the day: delirium mussitans.Published On: 11/9/2020Duration: 17 minutes, 8 secondsArticle Referenced: "Brief Therapy During the Medication Visit," The Carlat...