Evidence-Based Reviews
Evidence-Based Reviews
Becoming vaccine ambassadors: A new role for psychiatrists
What to do to help patients overcome barriers to vaccination.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Managing ‘difficult’ patient encounters
Recognize and address the 3 types of contributing factors: The patient, the physician, and the system.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Minor-attracted persons: A neglected population
Such individuals who develop psychiatric symptoms deserve nonjudgmental treatment.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Pharmacogenetic testing: Navigating through the confusion
Use evidence-based principles when implementing this testing in your practice.
Evidence-Based Reviews
How COVID-19 affects peripartum women’s mental health
Addressing the factors that increase risk can help reduce anxiety, depression, and stress.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Measuring cotinine to monitor tobacco use and smoking cessation
For certain patients, cotinine screening may be a valuable addition to their treatment.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Cannabinoid-based medications for pain
Interest in these agents may be outpacing the evidence supporting their analgesic benefits.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Bright light therapy for bipolar depression: A review of 6 studies
Depressive episodes are part of DSM-5 criteria for bipolar II disorder, and are also often experienced by patients with bipolar I disorder.
Evidence-Based Reviews
A clinical approach to pharmacotherapy for personality disorders
Evidence is limited, but these principles and strategies can help guide prescribing.
Evidence-Based Reviews
The lasting effects of childhood trauma
Evidence-based interventions can help address PTSD, other symptoms in adulthood.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Sleep disorders in older adults
Early treatment of these complex disorders can greatly improve patients’ quality of life.