Tipsheets

March 30, 2021

General medical illness can contribute to affective disorders in elderly patients. Treating the medical illness is an integral part in treating depression in these patients.

March 15, 2021

It is important to monitor and alter psychotropic medications and dosages in older patients as needed. This slideshow serves as quick reference on the effects of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes in the elderly.

February 21, 2020

Key points regarding intimate partner violence.

February 11, 2020

Powerfully addictive, methamphetamine has devastating effects on health and other aspects of life. What is the net result of chronic methamphetamine abuse? Here are 5 of the major indicators.

October 11, 2018

As we shift from treating disease and toward supporting health, medication is merely one possible intervention in a spectrum of possible ones.

June 07, 2018

Negative symptoms identified from the Negative Symptom Assessment and the behaviors that might be observed in each of 5 domains.

January 31, 2018

The cases presented here illustrate the complexities of memory loss and psychiatric comorbidities.

September 27, 2017

Tips for having a balanced and comprehensive risk-to-benefit discussion with competent patients who want to stop their medications.

August 24, 2017

Here is a rundown of 6 soon-to-expire free CME activities you can take right now.

June 01, 2017

Clinicians need to consider and manage multiple medical and cognitive comorbidities when working with the elderly population. This slideshow provides an overview of key points relevant to geriatric bipolar disorder as it relates to comorbidity.