Psychiatry

General Psychiatry

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What varying approaches do you take in suicide risk assessments?

Do you use different approaches in different settings (i.e. the ED vs. outpatient clinic)? Do you use different approaches for chronic vs. acute suici...

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Do you routinely prescribe an anticholinergic agent for EPS prophylaxis when starting or continuing antipsychotics, or do you prefer to use it only as needed (prn) if/when symptoms develop?

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When do you consider lamotrigine in bipolar depression?

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Is there evidence to suggest there is a withdrawal syndrome from muscle relaxants such as tizanidine?

I have observed a trend where patients who are being tapered off of long-term benzodiazepine (especially in the geriatric population) prescriptions ar...

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How do you counsel patients when they ask whether the SSRI or SNRI antidepressant you have recommended will result in weight gain?

Have you found significant differences among SSRIs and SNRIs (e.g., paroxetine vs fluoxetine vs sertraline vs escitalopram vs duloxetine)? What data d...

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How do you titrate lithium for patients with bipolar affective disorder during pregnancy and immediately after delivery in the context of fluid shifts and changing levels?

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What is your approach in counseling a patient with delusions of parasitosis?

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How do you counsel patients with bipolar disorder who want to breastfeed?

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How do you differentiate postpartum psychosis from postpartum obsessive compulsive disorder?

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When and how do you taper antipsychotics after a resolved episode of bipolar mania with psychotic features?

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How do you counsel patients regarding using stimulants for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder during pregnancy?

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When do you decide to use liothyronine (T3) for augmentation in treatment for treatment-resistant depression and how do you implement it?

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

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How do you approach managing perioperative anxiety in Mohs patients?

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Do you warn patients about suicidal ideation when starting anti-seizure medications?

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Would you avoid the use of keppra in patients with TBI due to concerns for worsening agitation?

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How do you approach treating patients with delusions of parasitosis who can not tolerate an antipsychotic?

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Do you avoid triptans in patients on SSRI's due to the potential risk of serotonin syndrome?

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How do you evaluate patients with suspected pseudo-dementia?

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What is your approach to using apremilast for psoriatic arthritis in patients with history of depression?

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How do you approach NSAID use in patients on SSRIs?

Do you avoid due to the increased risk of GI adverse events?

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Do you taper memantine after completion of 24 weeks of therapy?

There does not appear to be any guidance from the most recent published protocols on this topic. For individuals with dementia, recommendations call f...

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What is the best way to manage severe claustrophobia and anxiety for Thermoplastic masks?

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