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Is D-Cycloserine Useful for Panic Disorder Treatment Augmentation?

February 1, 2018

Thomas Jordan, MD Dr. Jordan has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

The mainstay of current treatment for panic disorder involves SSRIs and psychotherapy, specifically either cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or exposure with response prevention (ERP) therapy. Several studies have evaluated whether adding DCS to ERP therapy might enhance the effectiveness of the therapy, but there have been mixed results.

ConsumerLab.com: Guiding Patients Toward OTCs That Won’t Hurt Them

July 1, 2017

Richard Gardiner, MD

Richard Gardiner, MD Psychiatrist in private practice in Potter Valley, CA Dr. Gardiner has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Dr. Gardiner recommends ConsumerLab.com to patients to “try to stop them from hurting themselves with mislabeled products or wasting their money” and to help determine whether a supplement might interfere with a medication he is prescribing.

Psychopharmacology in Jails: An Introduction [Free Article]

July 1, 2016

Joe Simpson, PhD, MD

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The Experience of Correctional Psychiatry

May 13, 2016

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Psychopharmacology in Jails: An Introduction

May 13, 2016

Joe Simpson, PhD, MD

If you are interested in part-time correctional work, the best place to start is often the local jail—as opposed to a prison. What’s the difference between the two? A jail is a criminal justice facility operated by a city or county. It houses people who are awaiting trial or who...

CLINICAL UPDATE

Psychopharmacology in Jails: An Introduction

May 1, 2016

Joe Simpson, PhD, MD

Joe Simpson, PhD, MD. Supervising psychiatrist at the Los Angeles County DMH Jail Mental Health Services, CA Dr. Simpson has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

There is a high demand for psychiatric care in U.S. correctional facilities. At any given time, about 1% of the adult population is incarcerated, and many of them have a psychiatric disorder of some sort.

CLINICAL UPDATE

Medication Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Substance Abusers

May 1, 2016

Daniel Carlat, MD

Daniel Carlat, MD

Editor-in-Chief, Publisher, The Carlat Report.

Dr. Carlat has disclosed that he has no relevant relationships or financial interests in any commercial company pertaining to this educational activity.

While benzodiazepines are effective anti-anxiety workhorses for many patients, most guidelines tell us to avoid prescribing them to substance abusers. The concern is that the benzo high will remind patients of their substances of choice, and that benzo withdrawal symptoms will lead to old substance abuse habits.

EXPERT Q&A

Benzodiazepines: Dependence, Tolerance, and Addiction

May 1, 2016

Alex Stalcup, MD

Alex Stalcup, MD
Medical director of the New Leaf Treatment Center in Lafayette, CA.
Dr. Stalcup has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this
educational activity.

One good way to think of benzodiazepines is that they are literally, physiologically anyway, alcohol in a pill. Especially the fast-onset/fast-offset benzodiazepines like alprazolam (Xanax) have a very similar pharmacologic profile to alcohol. This discussion with Dr. Alex Stalcum covers strategies of using benzodiazepines as anxiety treatments for substance-abusing patients.

The Experience of Correctional Psychiatry

May 1, 2016

Patrick Gariety, MD

Patrick Gariety, MD Psychiatrist at Group Health Behavioral Health Services, WA Dr. Gariety has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Dr. Patrick Gariety shares his experiences as a treatment clinician working in a facility with about 300 psychiatric patients, staffed with five psychiatrists and eight psychologists. The psychiatric population was extremely mixed, with most of the patients suffering from some form of chronic mental illness, and/or severe personality disorders.