Schizophrenia & Cognitive Remediation
How do I know if my patient is a good candidate for cognitive remediation for schizophrenia? Antonio Vita, MD, PhD, answers
Tardive Dyskinesia & Antipsychotics
Psy-Q: Should clinicians ask patients taking antipsychotics to watch for signs of TD? Joseph Goldberg, MD, Answers
SUD Treatment and “Moderation” Approaches
Psy-Q: My SUD patient wants to try a “California sober” treatment approach. How should I respond? Collin M. Reiff, MD, Answers
When Clients Ask to Use Psychedelics
Psy-Q: How can clinicians advise patients who ask about psychedelic use? Andrew Penn, MS, NP, PMHNP-BC, Answers
Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder
Psy-Q: What is the most difficult aspect of diagnosing bipolar disorder? Chris Aiken, MD, Answers
Cannabis Use for PTSD Symptoms
Psy-Q: What is the best way to counsel patients with PTSD about marijuana use? Aaron Weiner PhD, ABPP, Answers
SUD and Hospitalization
Psy-Q: How did community and hospital policy changes early in the pandemic affect hospitalized patients with SUD? Caroline King, PhD, MPH, and Honora Englander, MD, Answers
TBI and Long-Term Sleep Disorders
Psy-Q: After a traumatic brain injury (TBI), can a sleep disorder show up years later? Yue Leng, MD, PhD, Answers
ADHD and Cultural Sensitivities
Psy-Q: How can clinicians better approach conversations about ADHD with Asian American families? Clarice Fangzhou Hassan, LCSW, Answers
The Decline of Benzodiazepine Prescribing
Psy-Q: Among which group has benzodiazepine prescribing declined the most: those enrolled in Medicare, commercial insurance, or the VA? Donovan Maust, MD, Answers
Motivational Interviewing
Psy-Q: Is motivational interviewing being integrated enough in the mental health care field? Ravi Prasad, PhD, Answers
Suicide Screening Tools for Teenagers
Psy-Q: How can screening techniques be improved to help prevent teen suicides? Jill Harkavy-Friedman, PhD, Answers
Discussing Antidepressants and Weight Gain
Psy-Q: How can antidepressant prescribers address weight gain concerns in adolescents? Lea Lis, MD, Answers
Phobias and Exposure Therapy
Psy-Q: Can unconscious exposure to a phobia reduce phobia symptoms? Bradley S. Petersen, MD, Answers
Stimulant Use Disorder in Youth, ADHD Prescribing
Psy-Q: Given the rise in stimulant use disorder, should psychiatrists be concerned about prescribing stimulants to children and adolescents with ADHD? Addiction Specialist Aaron Weiner, PhD, Answers
Trauma-Informed Care
Psy-Q: Can yoga be an effective therapeutic tool for survivors of trauma? Paula A. Madrid, PsyD, Answers
Dissociation
Psy Q: What’s the difference between regular, or occasional, dissociation and chronic dissociation? Kyle Zrenchik, PhD, ACS, LMFT, Answers
Comorbid PTSD and Depression
Psy-Q: Should clinicians be concerned about mortality when a patient presents with comorbid PTSD and depression? Harvard Senior Research Scientist Andrea L. Roberts Answers
Depression or Burnout?
Psy-Q: What is the difference between depression and burnout? Renzo Bianchi, PhD, Answers
Religion in the Therapy Room
Psy-Q: Should therapists bring up spirituality with clients? Gabrielle Juliano-Villani, LCSW, Answers
Pornography and Compulsive Sexual Behaviors
Psy-Q: Can sex or viewing pornography provide a mental health boost (if there’s no addiction)? Yale Psychiatrist Marc Potenza, PhD, MD, Answers
Short-Term Addiction Treatment
Psy-Q: Is Short-Term Addiction Treatment Possible? NIAAA Director George F. Koob Answers
Psychedelics
Psy-Q: Does psilocybin have the potential to move individuals with major depressive disorder into remission? Roland Griffiths, PhD, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, Answers
Benzodiazepines & The Rolling Stones
Psy-Q: What 1966 rock song described the use and dangers of benzodiazepines? Brigham and Women’s Hospital Sumit Agarwal, MD, Answers
Teletherapy
Psy-Q: We know you’ve increased your teletherapy sessions since the start of the pandemic, but is there a way to up your telemedicine skillset as well? Group Answers
ADHD & Insomnia
Psy-Q: How can co-screening for ADHD and insomnia help with diagnosis and long-term quality of life? MindPath Care Center’s E. Elise Herman, MD, Answers
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