What are the clinical features of hoarding disorder? How can you assess hoarding disorder? Tips for screening. What other comorbidities should you consider?

Faculty: Robert Hudak, M.D.

Host: Flavio Guzman, M.D.

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• Earn 1 CME: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
• Hoarding Disorder: DSM-5 Criteria, Clinical Features, Epidemiology, and Comorbidities

Are long-acting injectable antipsychotics better than oral antipsychotics for preventing relapse and re-hospitalization in schizophrenia?

Faculty: Jim Phelps, M.D. Hosts: Jessica Diaz, M.D.; Flavio Guzman, M.D.

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• Earn 0.5 CME: Quick Take Vol. 17
• Long-Acting Injections in Schizophrenia: A 3-Year Update on Randomized Controlled Trials Published January 2016–March 2019

• How bad are valproic acid effects in the newborn?
• Is there a role for carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine?
• How to prescribe lamotrigine during pregnancy?

Faculty: Wendy Marsh, M.D. Hosts: Jessica Diaz, M.D; Flavio Guzman, M.D.

• Prescribing Antiepileptic Drugs for Bipolar Disorder During Pregnancy: Valproate, Carbamazepine, and Lamotrigine
• Earn 1 CME: Clinical Management of Bipolar Disorder in Pregnancy
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Is transcranial direct current stimulation for negative symptoms of schizophrenia a good idea?

Faculty: Jim Phelps, M.D.

Host: Flavio Guzman, M.D.

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• Efficacy and Safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Treating Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia
• Earn 0.5 CME: Quick Take Vol. 16
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• How safe are first-generation antipsychotics in pregnancy?
• What's their teratogenicity risk?
• How safe are second-generation antipsychotics?
• Are risks dose-dependent?
• What glucose test should you order and when?

Faculty: Wendy Marsh, M.D. Hosts: Jessica Diaz, M.D; Flavio Guzman, M.D.

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• Earn 1 CME: Clinical Management of Bipolar Disorder in Pregnancy
• Prescribing Lithium During Pregnancy: Pharmacokinetics, Dosing, and Monitoring

Omega-3 fatty acids have been shown in some randomized trials to be more effective than placebo in the treatment of depression, but a Cochrane review concluded that they are no better than placebo. Should you suggest omega-3 fatty acids for patients with depression? If so, what dose should you recommend?

Faculty: Jim Phelps, M.D. Hosts: Jessica Diaz, M.D.; Flavio Guzman, M.D.

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• Earn 0.5 CME: Quick Take Vol. 17
• Omega-3 and Polyunsaturated Fat for Prevention of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms: Meta-Analyses of Randomized Trials

• How does pregnancy affect lithium pharmacokinetics?
• How do lithium levels fluctuate across the first, second, and third trimesters?
• How often should you monitor lithium blood levels?
• Should you stop lithium prior to labor?

Faculty: Wendy Marsh, M.D. Hosts: Jessica Diaz, M.D; Flavio Guzman, M.D.

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• Earn 1 CME: Clinical Management of Bipolar Disorder in Pregnancy
• Prescribing Lithium During Pregnancy: Pharmacokinetics, Dosing, and Monitoring

• Can e-cigarettes help in smoking cessation?
• What are the main disadvantages of e-cigarettes?
• What is a dual user?

Faculty: Joji Suzuki, M.D. Hosts: Jessica Diaz, M.D; Flavio Guzman, M.D.

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• Earn 1 CME: The Clinical Guide On Tobacco Use Disorder
• Using E-Cigarettes: What Clinicians Must Know

• Should psychiatrists prescribe oral contraceptives?
• What is the role of oral contraceptives in the treatment of PMDD?
• How do oral contraceptives work in premenstrual syndromes?

Faculty: Lauren Osborne, M.D. Hosts: Jessica Diaz, M.D; Flavio Guzman, M.D.

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• Earn 1 CME- "Premenstrual Mood Syndromes"
• Hormonal Treatments for Premenstrual Syndromes: Oral Contraceptives, GnRH Agonists, and Oophorectomy 

What can we conclude from 9 international guidelines addressing the role of antidepressants in the treatment of bipolar depression? Can antidepressants induce treatment resistance? Some authoritative authors say, maybe.

Research editor: James Phelps, M.D. Hosts: Jessica Diaz, M.D; Flavio Guzman, M.D.

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• Earn 0.5 CMEs: Quick Take Vol. 16
• Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Antidepressants in Patients With Bipolar Disorder