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How do you approach the use of SSRIs to treat bipolar depression?

How do you balance the benefits of treating depression versus the risk of transition to mania? Do you consider stopping the medication as soon as the ...

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How do you approach treatment-refractory schizophrenia which has not responded to multiple antipsychotic trials including clozapine?

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When do you choose to switch to antidepressants vs augmentation in treatment-resistant depression?

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When do you use seizure prophylaxis in patients on clozapine?

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What are the most effective strategies for managing weight gain associated with antipsychotic medications?

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When do you consider using multiple antipsychotic medications for chronic management of psychosis?

Does your approach change when using a long-acting injection antipsychotic with oral antipsychotic medication?

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How do you address akathisia for patients who have had otherwise an excellent response to their antipsychotic treatment?

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How do you approach a treatment relationship with a patient who is non-adherent to recommendations and also is not interested in transfer to another practitioner?

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How do you manage antipsychotic-induced prolactinemia?

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JAMA network open, 2024 Mar 04

Drug Efficacy in the Treatment of Antipsychotic-Induced Akathisia: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.

Neurology, 1991 Mar

Clozapine-related seizures.

Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 2013 Aug 31

Use of anticonvulsants as prophylaxis for seizures in patients on clozapine.

Clinical neuropharmacology, 1997-08

Methylene blue adjuvant therapy of schizophrenia.

JAMA psychiatry, 2019 May 01

Association of Antipsychotic Polypharmacy vs Monotherapy With Psychiatric Rehospitalization Among Adults With Schizophrenia.

Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 2013 Aug

Aripiprazole versus haloperidol in combination with clozapine for treatment-resistant schizophrenia: a 12-month, randomized, naturalistic trial.

Schizophrenia bulletin, 2022 Nov 18

N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) in Schizophrenia Resistant to Clozapine: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial Targeting Negative Symptoms.

CNS drugs, 2019 Aug

Methylene Blue in the Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders.

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