The Biologic Basis of Bipolar Disorder Summary: This is not a substitute for seeing real patients, of course, […]
Author: Jim Phelps
As you’ve probably experienced, interviewing patients is fun and also anxiety producing. If all you had to do […]
You’ll see in this rotation that psychotherapy is an extremely important treatment option for nearly everything we handle. […]
How lithium improves outcomes in primary care For treatment of depression, primary care providers using the Texas Medical […]
(updated 12/2014) Use this table with caution. The calculations here are based on the side effects frequencies in […]
There’s a better screening test than than MDQ that avoids the mess below. But if you’re using the […]
The R-complex: Basal Ganglia and Thalamus When you have finished this Tour, you will have a simple understanding […]
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Mary Ann writes: I read your article and thought I would tell you of my experience with Glucophage. […]
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You’d think psychiatry would know more about this. Everyone knows estrogen has something to do with mood, right? […]
Most of the mood experts I’ve read seem to agree: bipolar symptoms can worsen in the 5 years […]
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Five mini-chapters on the brain chemistry of mania and depression (updated 12/2014) At this point, treatment of bipolar […]
Sorry the picture’s a little blurry, but it’s surprisingly old. This is the work of Duman et al, […]
There’s not much question that fish oil is better than a placebo. Until recently there was a big […]
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