How to Start a Psych Medication

Meds that require special skill to start: Clozapine and lamotrigine.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 09/15/2025Duration: 10 minutes, 19 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Dr. Josh Feder shares how to talk with kids about school shootings and help them feel safe.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 09/12/2025Duration: 04 minutes, 04 secondsJoshua Feder, MD, and Geneva Valeska have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Ziprasidone and quetiapine. One goes better fast, one slow. Also the mystery of ghost pills, and a research update on pramipexole.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 09/08/2025Duration: 13 minutes, 47 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

The FDA just approved the cyclobenzaprine (Tonmya, Flexeril) for fibromyalgia. We look at three risks that medication raises in psychiatry.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 09/01/2025Duration: 16 minutes, 42 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

The FDA just approved Ketarx for surgical pain, but the company has its eyes on depression.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 08/15/2025Duration: 18 minutes, 30 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Meds that require special skill to start: Atomoxetine and prazosin, plus a new FDA warning on stimulants.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 08/18/2028Duration: 08 minutes, 28 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Meds that require special skill to start: Antipsychotics, Cobenfy, and a research update on antidepressant metabolism in Asians.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 08/11/2025Duration: 12 minutes, 19 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Before you cook, oil the pan; before you plant that spring lawn, aerate the soil. Before you start a psych med, these are six things you need to have in place.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 08/04/2025Duration: 13 minutes, 18 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

We interview psychoanalyst William Meyer on a therapeutic approach to postpartum depression.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 07/28/2025Duration: 14 minutes, 18 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

We look at how often postpartum depression converts to bipolar, and what that means for treatment.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 07/21/2025Duration: 10 minutes, 27 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.