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Research Update

Enhancing PTSD Therapy With Aerobic Exercise: A New Approach

September 26, 2024

José S. Sanchez-Cruz, MD. Dr. Sanchez-Cruz has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Exercise improves sleep, cognition, and hippocampal volume, but can it enhance exposure-based learning in therapy for PTSD?

Research Update

Physical Activity for Depression in Youth: A Closer Look at the Data

July 1, 2024

Susan L. Siegfreid, MD

Susan Siegfreid, MD. Dr. Siegfreid has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Does physical activity help relieve depression in children and adolescents? We know it helps adults, but what is the evidence in kids? This research update looks at a study that tries to elucidate the effectiveness of exercise on depression in kids and teens, and how much to emphasize exercise with your own patients.

Research Update

Aerobic Exercise Boosts Cognitive Training Benefits in Early Schizophrenia

July 1, 2024

Sébastien Hardy, PharmD, BCPS

Sébastien Hardy, MD. Dr. Hardy has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Incorporating a simple and low-cost intervention—aerobic exercise—into cognitive rehabilitation programs for patients with schizophrenia accelerates cognitive gains and improves school and work functioning.

Expert Q&A

The Emerging Field of Lifestyle Psychiatry

July 1, 2024

Douglas Noordsy, MD

Douglas Noordsy, MD.

Clinical Professor and Director of Lifestyle Psychiatry; Psychiatrist, INSPIRE Early Psychosis Clinic, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.

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

Dr. Noordsy highlights compelling evidence suggesting that lifestyle changes, like regular exercise and nutritious diets, can significantly improve psychiatric treatment outcomes.

Expert Q&A

Lifestyle Medicine in Psychiatry

April 1, 2024

Beth Frates, MD.

Beth Frates, MD. Part-time Clinical Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dr. Frates reports she is on the boards of Jenny Craig, obVus Solutions, and Clearning.com. Dr. Aiken has reviewed this educational activity and has determined that there is no commercial bias as a result of this financial relationship.

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

Expert Q&A

Health Benefits of a Silly Walk

November 9, 2023

Jeffrey Cardenas, MD

Jeffrey Cardenas, MD. Dr. Cardenas has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Monty Python’s famous skit is put to the physiologic test. Only one silly walk prevails.

Throwback Thursday: Brief Therapy for ADHD

September 14, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

You started a stimulant medication for a young woman with ADHD. When she returns her symptoms are 70% better, but what can we do about the rest? Today a conversation with psychiatrist Scott Shapiro about behavioral interventions for adult ADHD.

Expert Q&A

Lifestyle Medicine: How to Promote Healthy Change in Older Adults

July 11, 2023

Edward M. Phillips, MD

Edward M. Phillips, MD.

Whole Health Medical Director, VA Boston Healthcare System; Founder and Director, Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital; Associate Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Co-author of Food, We Need to Talk (New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press; July 2023) and co-host for the associated podcast: www.foodweneedtotalk.com/about

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

Dr. Phillips shares his approach to tackling behavioral changes.

CLINICAL UPDATE

Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Late Life Depression

October 1, 2022

Neha Jain, MD

Neha Jain, MD. Assistant professor of psychiatry; medical director, mood and anxiety disorders program; assistant program director, geriatric psychiatry fellowship program, University of Connecticut Health Center.

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

A review of the research on depression in older patients favors physical activity, SAMe, and art and music therapy.

Battle of the Bulge: Obesity and Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain

July 14, 2021

Farah Khorassani, PharmD. Clinical Assistant

Farah Khorassani, PharmD. Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, St. John’s University, Queens, NY. Dr. Khorassani has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

With so many weight loss medications on the market, it’s hard to know which to choose. Dr. Khorassani tells us everything we need to know to about selecting and prescribing these agents. Also, she gives us additional tips for managing antipsychotic-induced weight gain.