Commentary by Joshua Lee MD, Ellie Grossman MD and Marc Gourevitch MD, NYU Division of General Internal Medicine
Substance abuse remains a leading cause of disease and mortality in the US, yet it is rarely addressed …
Category: Psychiatry
Clinical Correlations
Approach to a Patient with ‘Treatment Refractory’ Depression in The Medical Setting: Part 2
May 29, 2008
Commentary by Brian Bronson, MD, Chief of Psychosomatic Medicine, VA New York Harbor, New York Campus
Summary: Symptoms of depression in the medical setting may not respond to usual pharmacologic antidepressant treatment for …
Approach to a Patient with ‘Treatment Refractory’ Depression in The Medical Setting: Part 1
May 15, 2008Commentary by Brian Bronson, MD, Chief of Psychosomatic Medicine, VA New York Harbor, New York Campus
Summary: Symptoms of depression in the medical setting may not respond to usual pharmacologic antidepressant treatment for a number of reasons. These may include an incorrect …
SSRIs: Do They Increase Rates of Suicide?
January 25, 2008
Commentary by Arthur Sinkman MD, NYU Department of Psychiatry
Three years ago the FDA began requiring that all selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) carry a black-box warning stating that their use in children and adolescents is associated …
FDA Warns of Possible Link Between Chantix Therapy and Mood Disturbances
December 14, 2007
Commentary by Robert Leonard PharmD, Pharmacy Resident New York Harbor Healthcare System
On November 20, 2007 the FDA announced mounting evidence linking varenicline (Chantix®) therapy for smoking cessation with suicidal ideation and erratic and aggressive behavior. …
Breaking News: FDA Issues New Warnings for Haldol
September 21, 2007
Commentary by Helen Kourlas, PharmD
On September 17th 2007, the FDA issued an advisory warning healthcare professionals to avoid the use of higher than recommended doses of haloperidol, marketed as Haldol, Haldol Decanoate and Haldol Lactate. …
How Should You Treat Agitation in Patients with Dementia?
January 29, 2007
Case: A 74 year old male with a history of hyperthyroidism, now treated and euthyroid, and with longstanding slowly progressive Alzheimer’s, has now become increasingly agitated at home, pacing the floors and not sleeping. In light of side effects and the …