In this podcast we look at three ways that the body influences the brain – through neurohormones, inflammation, and metabolic health. Dr. Rodrigo Mansur delves into that last one in our expert interview, and we end with a new app – Thinc-IT – that measures cognition in patients.
bipolar disorder
Voices, Paranoia, Delusions For reasons not entirely clear, many people, and many doctors among them, seem to believe […]
There are at least 9 alternatives with at least as much evidence as antidepressants for effectiveness in bipolar […]
People occasionally write me saying they really like topiramate, why don’t I sound more enthusiastic about it, etc. Please […]
Glad you asked, that means you’re really looking at this question closely. (There are pages on this site […]
This page summarizes two recent reviews of lamotrigine. It’s pretty technical stuff. I mainly wrote it to keep […]
A reader just wrote and explained that she was thinking about trying to talk her provider into lurasidone […]
The term “mood stabilizer” is used rather loosely sometimes. Some experts have included in their definition the ability […]
Quetiapine is not like the other “atypical antipsychotics” (olanzapine, risperidone, ziprasidone, aripiprazole): Quetiapine has clear antidepressant effects in bipolar […]
The following is my original handout for divalproex, with a few updates. The language might sound different here […]
How the biological clock breaks down in bipolar disorder, and what you can do to fix it.
So-and-so suggests Treatment A. But you’ve heard about Treatment B. Or maybe you are just not so sure […]
Here are the official criteria for GAD (I’ve reorganized them a bit; you’ll see why in a moment): […]
A reader forwarded the graph and the table below, inviting their inclusion. Although these are the work of […]
First, My Plain-er English Conclusion If you’re not a psychiatrist interested in this subject, this page is likely […]
There is much more to learn. Here are some of the commonly asked questions. What kinds of depression […]
People keep writing me, one every few weeks (not a tidal wave or anything) and saying they really […]