SSRIs After Stroke: Yes or No?
A large follow-up study reveals the potential effects of SSRI after acute stroke on bleeding risk, cardiovascular risk, and mortality. (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast - September 5, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Sunlight, Vitamin D, and Depression
Sunlight helps with depression. Can we make the leap that supplemental vitamin D will do the same? (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast - July 25, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Psychiatry Gets More Scientific
DSM-5 has been criticized for being unscientific. But a promising study suggests that useful biomarkers might be around the corner. (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast - June 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Treating Heroin Dependence: What's Best?
Does this systematic review provide any guidance for the most effective pharmacologic treatment of heroin dependence? (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast - May 14, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

A Combo Therapy for Cocaine Dependence
A recent study compares placebo with a promising combination therapy in cocaine-dependent adults. (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast - April 30, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

A Psychiatrist on Hollywood
In the wake of the Academy Awards, Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman reviews 2 recent movies portraying mental illness. (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast - April 2, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Conditions That Predispose to Suicide
A new study looks at the prevalence, predictors, and treatment of suicidal ideation in teenagers. (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast - March 25, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Should Hydrocodone Be Rescheduled?
A pain expert weighs in on an FDA advisory committee's recent vote in favor of reclassifying hydrocodone-containing medications as schedule II. (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast - March 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Venter and Topol on the True Revolution in Medicine
Drs. Eric Topol and J. Craig Venter explain why the true revolution in medicine is just beginning. (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast - March 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Evaluating Involuntary Psychiatric Care
How satisfied are patients and caregivers with involuntary mental health care? (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast - February 26, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Is There Too Much Clozapine Hesitation?
Dr. Wolfgang Fleischhacker discusses a recent paper looking at how well clinicians adhere to guidelines when it comes to prescribing clozapine in patients with schizophrenia. (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Podcast - February 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts