An interesting study was recently presented at the ApA conference: there is now limited testing available to determine which SSRI or SNRI antidepressant medication is more likely to work for you based upon your genetics.  The study was funded by the testing company, but is worth looking into for more information.  Hopefully this will prevent […]

A colleague from the University of Maryland/VAMC, Preeti John, MD, and I just published an article in the Journal of Hospital Medicine about disruptive physician behavior. Check it out: Disruptive Physician Behavior: The Importance of Recognition and Intervention and Its Impact on Patient Safety And please read more about my work with disruptive physicians, healthcare workers […]

The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics just put out a report about the increasing use of antidepressants.  As a psychologist (as opposed to a psychiatrist), I have mixed feelings about this.  On the one hand, there have been many studies that have demonstrated the superior or at least matched efficacy of psychotherapy over medication […]

A recently published meta-analysis of over 3000 studies suggested that switching antidepressants after the first drug doesn’t produce the desired results is not better than staying the course and/or exploring options other than trying a different drug.  This is a very interesting finding as most prescribing clinicians tend to give one antidepressant a “trial” of […]

A recent research letter, published by JAMA, reported that one out of six American adults take at least one psychiatric medication.  As a clinical psychologist I understand the benefits of non-medical treatments for psychiatric illness, but that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate appropriate use of psychiatric meds.  In fact, I refer a significant number of […]