Transdermal Selegiline for Treatment-Resistant MDD
Psychiatry Education Forum Academy has released the next clinically relevant discussion today, where Dr. Harvinder Singh has discussed the role of Transdermal Selegiline for depression…
Psychiatry Education Forum Academy has released the next clinically relevant discussion today, where Dr. Harvinder Singh has discussed the role of Transdermal Selegiline for depression…
It is clinically relevant to have the knowledge of drug interactions between clozapine and medications used for common medical conditions, as certain medication can lower…
Psychiatry Education Forum Academy is excited to announce our next presentation’s release date for Sep 10, 2022: WATCH INTRODUCTION VIDEO https://youtu.be/Q01KwQTdTqM There are many plant-based…
Let’s begin by answering this question first: Answer: Gradual increase in dose from first to third trimester; and dose taper within three days of delivery…
BEFORE SCROLLING DOWN ==> SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS FIRST 🙂 . . . . What is the Underlying Mechanism? SSRIs limit uptake of blood serotonin by…
Clozapine is indicated for the management of treatment resistant schizophrenia and hence it is likely that patient will also be taking other psychotropic and non-psychotropic…
STEROIDS & NEUROPSYCHIATRIC ADVERSE EVENTS Neuropsychiatric Adverse Events from Non-Psychiatric Medications Patients on higher doses of steroids can present with affective, behavioral, and cognitive symptoms.…
Can Ginkgo Biloba help with antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction? WHAT IS THE LIKELY MECHANISM OF ACTION: Prostaglandin synthesis and vasodilation ==> resulting in increase peripheral blood…
Traumatic brain injury can significantly impact an individual’s life, in terms of cognitive, behavioral, and physical impairments. Among these, aggression remains the most challenging for…
Recently Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) have drawn the clinical attention for the treatment of major depressive disorder. The…
Psychiatry Education Forum Academy just finished the lecture series on Understanding Lithium’s Adverse Events Management. Here we have discussed the clinical details of how to…
We continue our lecture series on Lithium Adverse Events Management with the discussion of Lithium Induced Gastrointestinal side effects. Nausea and/or diarrhea are common gastrointestinal…
We continue our lecture series on Lithium Adverse Events Management with the discussion of Lithium Induced Hyperparathyroidism. The first case of Lithium induced hyperparathyroidism was…
We continue our lecture series on Lithium Adverse Events Management with the discussion of Lithium Induced Hypothyroidism. The antithyroid effects of lithium were recognized in…
We continue our lecture series on Lithium Adverse Events Management with the discussion of Lithium Induced Tremors. Tremors are one of the common side effects…
Lithium is the oldest mood stabilizer approved for bipolar disorder and still is considered the gold standard treatment. Lithium is not protein bound, is not…
Viloxazine ER (Qelbree) was initially approved for pediatric ADHD and now had received FDA approval for the management of ADHD in adult patients. We have…
A patient in his mid 30s was brought to the hospital by police for increased aggression towards his family members. On evaluation he reported a…
Lumateperone received its first FDA approval for the management of adult schizophrenia in 2019, and recently FDA has just approved this medication for depressive episodes…
Gabapentin is currently FDA approved for restless leg syndrome, partial-onset seizures, and postherpetic neuralgia. Although not a first-line medication, recently many studies have shown gabapentin…
This post will summarize Trazodone’s mechanism of action and answer the following two questions: What dose of Trazodone is effective for major depression disorder (MDD)…
Today FDA has approved the first sublingual medication, IGALMI (Dexmedetomidine) for the management of acute agitation in indications discussed below. We have summarized this medication…
Valproate is considered the first-line medication for bipolar disorder management but is known to cause various adverse events. Among these adverse events, tremors are one…
On March 14, 2022: FDA has approved the first and only once-weekly transdermal patch for Alzheimer’s dementia: Adlarity (Donepezil). Psychiatry Education Forum Academy has summarized…
Psychiatry Education Forum Academy (PEFA) is excited to announce our next lecture series on “Impulse Control & Self Injurious Behaviors: Pharmacological Management”. Today we released…
Cannabis is one of the commonly used illicit substances. The use has increased further with multiple states legalizing cannabis use in the United States. Cannabis…
Antidepressant-induced excessive sweating (ADIES) is reported in more than 20% of patients taking antidepressants. For this reason, the knowledge on how to identify and manage…
BEFORE SCROLLING DOWN ==> SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS FIRST 🙂 Antidepressant treatment is indicated for post-partum depression. For this reason, it is of direct clinical relevance…
According to the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (Third Edition), Insomnia is defined as: either trouble initiating or maintaining sleep, associated with daytime consequences, and…
Although benzodiazepines are only indicated for short-term prescription use, a certain percentage of patients can end up on the long-term use resulting in both physiological…
Share This Post Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on twitter Share on email Close to 70-90 % of reproductive age women are known…
On Jan 10, 2022, FDA has approved this new medication for treatment of adults with insomnia: Quviviq (daridorexant). This FDA approval is based on the…
Depression in bipolar disorder is considered the most common mood phase and also a major clinical challenge. This is known to cause impairment from being…
Dec 20, 2021. We know that Lumateperone received its first FDA approval for the management of adult schizophrenia in 2019, but FDA has just approved…
Serotonin modulators are a class of medications approved for the treatment of the major depressive disorder. Psychiatry Education Forum Academy’s recent chapter will compare these…
BEFORE SCROLLING DOWN ==> SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS FIRST 🙂 There is growing evidence that patients with comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and schizophrenia may represent a…
Can Ginkgo Biloba help with antidepressants induced sexual dysfunction? MECHANISM OF ACTION: Prostaglandin synthesis and vasodilation ==> resulting in increase peripheral blood flow and to…
Lithium is considered the gold standard and first-line treatment for bipolar disorder and is known to have adverse effects on the kidney, thyroid, parathyroid, neurological…
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common and impairing disorder affecting children, adolescents, and adults. Stimulant class of medications are considered first-line treatment for ADHD, including…
A 43-year-old male with a history of major depressive disorder is referred to you by his primary care physician for management of depression with the…
With the IR formulation, the rate is 0.4% (4/1000) at doses of 300 to 450 mg/day. With the SR formulation, the rate is 0.1% (1/1000)…
SNRIs: Venlafaxine vs Duloxetine © Psychiatry Education Forum FOR ACADEMY MEMBERS: (1) SNRI use with RENAL impairment This chapter will summarize the dosage adjustment of…
L-MethylFolate is used as an augmentation agent to antidepressants in patients with major depression disorder, but who is a good candidate for considering L-Methylfolate as…
The drug interaction between Lamotrigine and Oral Contraceptives is of direct clinical relevance for your daily clinical practice. This topic is summarized in the following…
Clozapine is considered a gold-standard medication for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, but close to 50% of these patients on clozapine may show poor or no response. What…
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a common psychiatric disorder with chronic waxing and waning course for some. Serotonergic medications (SSRIs and SNRIs) are considered first-line…
Valproate is considered first-line treatment for the management of bipolar disorder with the following recommendations per recent CANMAT & ISBD 2018 guidelines: Acute Mania: First…
Partial response, no response, or residual symptoms following antidepressant therapy is common in clinical psychiatry. Hence, it is of clinical importance to have knowledge of…
Answer: (b) Sertraline. Warfarin has two isomers: S-isomer (three times more potent than R-isomer): metabolized by 2C9. R-isomer: metabolized by 1A2 (major) and 2C19 & 3A4 (minor) —> monitor…
Antidepressants are well known to cause this side effects of emotional blunting. It is clinically relevant to diagnose this early in the treatment as this…
Sep 01, 2021. Today FDA approved the first and only 6 monthly long-acting injectable for schizophrenia treatment: Invega Hafyera. We have summarized Invega Hafyera clinical…
Topiramate is well known to cause cognitive dulling and patients should use caution when operating machinery including automobiles. How can we prevent the risk of…
The perinatal period can increase the risk of mood symptoms recurrence for patients with bipolar disorder, including the risk of depressive episode recurrences and postpartum…
Depression and anxiety are common comorbidities in breast cancer patients. As a results patients with breast cancer may require treatment with antidepressants. For this reason,…
We know that dopamine agonism can result in hypersexual or paraphilic behaviors but interestingly, case reports for second-generation antipsychotics association with increase in hypersexual behavior…
We know that CBT and SSRI are considered first-line treatments for pediatric OCD management, but few patients are treatment-refractory and they do not respond to…
The diagnosis of PTSD requires the endorsement of one of two symptoms from the symptom clusters of (1) reexperiencing, (2) avoidance, and (3) sense of…
OCD is a chronic neuropsychiatric disorder that can cause significant psychosocial impairment (Goodman et al., 2021), and delay in treatment is associated with poor outcomes…
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) of psychotropic medication is a clinically relevant topic as TDM can be a beneficial test in following clinical scenarios checking medication…
Antipsychotic-induced edema is not an uncommon side-effect. In most cases, this can be a transient and self-limited side effect but it is important to know…
We know that medications are not the first-line treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) management but they are helpful when first-line behavioral interventions are not…
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type/cause of dementia. As we know that FDA recently approved Aducanumab (Aduhelm) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease (read…
Today we posted the following 11th journal club in PEFA Journal Club’s discussion series and discussion with an expert in our Coffee Club’s discussion section:…
Today we posted our 10th journal club in PEFA Journal Club’s discussion series, discussing the risk of weight gain with antipsychotics: Journal Club #10: Almost…
Today we posted the following 9th journal club in PEFA Journal Club’s discussion series and discussion with an expert in our Coffee Club’s discussion section:…
Today we posted the eighth journal club in PEFA Journal Club’s discussion series, discussing if Vortioxetine is effective for emotional blunting in MDD after inadequate…
Valproate is an FDA approved treatment for bipolar disorder. According to CANMAT and ISBD (2018 guidelines) valproate is indicated for the following phases of bipolar…
Glycopyrrolate is preferred over Benztropine for the following reasons: for Glycopyrrolate is less known to cross the blood-brain barrier, hence less central adverse events (less…
Tinnitus is defined as the conscious awareness of a sound in the absence of an external auditory stimulus. Psychotropic medications are commonly used as the…
Naltrexone XR is an opioid antagonist, which is FDA approved for opioid use disorder. The main benefits of naltrexone-XR are: extended duration of its action…
Restless leg syndrome is defined as having following four essential clinical consensus criteria: (a) Compelling urge to move the legs with or caused by uncomfortable…
PROPRANOLOL FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Traumatic brain injury can significantly impact an individual’s life, in terms of cognitive, behavioral, and physical impairments. Among these, aggression…
ASENAPINE: TRANSDERMAL VS SUBLINGUAL This post will summarize the key differences between the transdermal and sublingual formulation of asenapine in the following 10 minutes of…
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ROLE OF NAC FOR TREATMENT-RESISTANT OCD This is a short 5-minute video from <a href=”https://psychiatryeducationforum.teachable.com/p/conference1″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Psychiatry Education Forum’s 1st CME Conference</a>. Here I…
We all know about the risk of extrapyramidal symptoms with the use of antipsychotics. A similar risk can also be seen with antidepressants, but this…
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