There has been substantial interest lately on the early stages of schizophrenia and the effects of untreated psychosis. In this podcast, Dr Schulz discusses some practical approaches and challenges of treating young persons with with early stage schizophrenia.

Dr Gerard Sanacora provides a brief overview about targeting glutamate in the quest for novel treatments for mood disorders.

There are many rapidly effective treatments for mania in bipolar disorder. However, there are relatively few options for bipolar depression, and none that are rapidly effective—even though bipolar depression constitutes between 20% to 50% of all depressive disorders. Here, Dr Michael Thase discusses the first, second, and third lines of treatment for bipolar depression.

What is sleep normally and what are the primary factors that regulate sleep? Understanding that the primary factors that regulate the sleep wake cycle are homeostatic and circadian will help clinicians assess sleep problems in patients. In this podcast, Dr David Neubauer discusses effective insomnia management.

Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa—or a combination of the two—share body image distortions and are associated with a great deal of other comorbid symptoms. Dr Walter Kaye offers a preview of his presentation, Advances in Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa, at PsychCongress.

By the year 2050, it is estimated that the number of people with Alzheimer disease and other forms of dementia will explode to 36 million in the US and over 160 million worldwide, over 3 times the current rate. Here to discuss his presentation at PsychCongress is Dr Anton P. Porsteinsson.

In this podcast, Dr Stuart Gitlow defines criteria for Social Security psychiatric disability.

Not surprisingly, children often “clam up” during doctor visits. Their reluctance may be no cause for concern—or it could indicate an underlying issue. In this podcast, Dr Doris Greenberg describes real-life scenarios that clinicians may face in their practices and discusses some of the reasons for a child's reluctance to talk.