In this episode, Dr. Jeffrey Strawn addresses your unanswered questions from his presentation: Re-Counting Neurobiological Treatment Advances of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.    Dr. Jeffrey R. Strawn's early work examined the neurophysiology, neurochemistry and neuroanatomy of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.In parallel with Dr. Strawn's work on the neurophysiology of mood and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents, he has worked to increase the evidence base for treatment interventions in youth. Using meta-analysis, he demonstrated that antidepressants are well-tolerated in pediatric patients with anxiety disorders, but also examined specific class-specific side effects (e.g., activation). Also, he has examined the unique tolerability of antidepressants in special populations of adolescents with depressive and anxiety disorders (e.g., those who are at high risk for the development of bipolar disorder) and has observed that antidepressants are poorly tolerated in this population with likelihood of antidepressant adverse events leading to discontinuation being directly related to age. Additionally, he has extensive expertise in the conduct of double blind, placebo-controlled trials in youth with anxiety disorders.

In this episode, Dr. Manpreet Singh answers your unaddressed questions from her presentation: It's a Woman's World: Exploring Female Mental Health Issues at the 2021 NEI Congress.    Dr. Manpreet K. Singh is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and leads a program aimed to accelerate understanding and treatment in youth with or at high risk for developing lifelong mood disorders.Dr. Singh earned her MD at Michigan State University and her MS at University of Michigan. She completed her combined residency training in Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. After two years of T32 postdoctoral training at Stanford’s Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research, she joined the faculty in 2009.   Dr. Singh leads a multidisciplinary team that evaluates and treats youth with a spectrum of mood disorders as young as age 2 and well into their 20s. Her NIMH and industry funded studies examine mechanisms underlying mood disorders and apply cutting edge strategies to directly modulate the brain using transcranial magnetic stimulation and real time neurofeedback. She is also investigating the efficacy and safety of pharmacotherapies and psychotherapies, such as family focused psychotherapy and mindfulness meditation, to reduce mood symptoms and family stress. All of these areas of research aim to elucidate core mechanisms underlying mood disorders and how treatment early in life can pave the path to more adaptive outcomes.

In this episode, Dr. Napoleon Higgins and Dr. Rona Hu address your most pressing questions from their presentation on cultural humility at the 2021 NEI Congress.    Dr. Napoleon Higgins is a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist in Houston, Texas. He is the owner of Bay Pointe Behavioral Health Services and South East Houston Research Group. He is the President of the Black Psychiatrists of Greater Houston, Past President of the Caucus of Black Psychiatrists of the American Psychiatric Association and Past President of the Black Psychiatrists of America, Inc.Dr. Higgins is co-author of How Amari Learned to Love School Again: A Story about ADHD, Mind Matters: A Resource Guide to Psychiatry for Black Communities and author of Transition 2 Practice: 21 Things Every Doctor Must Know in Contract Negotiations and the Job Search. He also specializes in nutrition and health to improve patients’ lives mentally and physically. He emphasizes that good mental and physical health are key in the practice of psychiatry and medicine.   Dr. Rona J. Hu received her medical degree in 1990 from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, and completed her residency at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center in 1994. She received her board certification in psychiatry in 1995 from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.Dr. Hu completed two fellowships while at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 1994-1998. She completed the PRAT (Pharmacology Research Associate Training) program from 1994-1996, and a schizophrenia research fellowship from 1996-1998. Dr. Hu received the 2016 APA Nancy Roeske award for Excellence in Medical Student Education, the 2017 Faculty Award from Stanford University's Asian American Activities Center, and the 2017 Community Engagement Award from Stanford Department of Psychiatry.

In this episode, Dr. Charles Scott addresses some of your unanswered questions from his presentation on cannabis and violence.    Dr. Scott is Chief, Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Training Director, and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of California, Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. He is Board Certified in Forensic Psychiatry, General Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Addiction Psychiatry. Dr. Scott has served as a forensic psychiatric consultant to jails, prisons, maximum security forensic inpatient units, California Department of State Hospitals, and as a consultant to the National Football League (NFL) providing training on violence risk assessment for NFL counselors.   His research interests include the relationship of substance use to aggression among criminal defendants, on the quality of forensic evaluations of criminal responsibility, child witness testimony, malingering, and assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder. He lectures nationally on the topics of malingering, violence risk assessment, juvenile violence, substance use and violence, the assessment of sex offenders, correctional psychiatry, DSM-5 and the law, and malpractice issues in mental health.

What are you most excited about, when it comes to this year’s NEI Congress? What is one benefit that both live and virtual attendees will experience at the 2021 NEI Congress? In this episode, we get a sneak peek at what to expect from this highly anticipated event! With the live and virtual simulcast formats, there are a lot of questions and A LOT of excitement! Whether you’ll be joining us in beautiful Colorado Springs or from the comfort of your own home, we have an unforgettable experience planned for you! Listen to this episode to learn more about what’s to come at the 2021 NEI Congress!  

In this episode, Dr. Andrew Cutler interviews Dr. Roger McIntyre on best practices for using adjunctive treatment for major depressive disorder. Optional CME/CE Credits and Certificate Instructions: After listening to the podcast, to take the optional posttest and receive CME/CE credit, click https://nei.global/POD21-MDD Learning Objectives: After completing this educational activity, you should be better able to: Discuss earlier identification of partial response to anti-depressants and advantages to implementing augmentation strategies sooner to improve treatment outcomes Increase awareness about evidence-based adjunctive treatments that are FDA-approved for depression Examine the pharmacological profiles of approved adjunctive atypical antipsychotic treatments in terms of how they relate to therapeutic benefits and adverse reactions Accreditation: In support of improving patient care, Neuroscience Education Institute (NEI) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  NEI designates this online live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. CME/CE Credit Types. The following are being offered for this activity: Nursing (ANCC): 1.0 contact hour Pharmacy (ACPE): 1.0 application-based contact hour Physician (ACCME): 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™ Physician Assistant (AAPA): 1.0 Category 1 CME credit Psychology (APA): 1.0 CE credit Social Work (ASWB-ACE): 1.0 ACE CE credit Non-Physician Member of the Healthcare Team: Certificate of Participation stating the program is designated for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™ Peer Review: The content was peer-reviewed by an MD specializing in psychiatry to ensure the scientific accuracy and medical relevance of information presented and its independence from bias. NEI takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME/CE activity. Disclosures: All individuals in a position to influence or control content are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships. Potential conflicts of interest are identified and resolved prior to the activity being presented. Interviewer Andrew J. Cutler, MD Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY Chief Medical Officer, Neuroscience Education Institute, Carlsbad, CA Consultant/Advisor: AbbVie, Acadia, AiCure, Alfasigma, Alkermes, Allergan, Atentiv, Cognitive Research, Intra-Cellular, Ironshore, Janssen, Lundbeck, Neurocrine, Noven, Otsuka, Sage, Sunovion, Supernus, Takeda, Teva Speakers Bureau: AbbVie, Acadia, Alkermes, Allergan, Intra-Cellular, Ironshore, Janssen, Lundbeck, Neurocrine, Noven, Otsuka, Sunovion, Supernus, Takeda, Teva, Tris  Interviewee Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and of Pharmacology; Head, Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada Grant/Research: CIHR/GACD/National Natural Science Foundation of China Consultant/Advisor: AbbVie, Bausch Health, Eisai, Intra-Cellular, Janssen, Kris, Lundbeck, Neurocrine, Novo Nordisk, Otsuka, Pfizer, Purdue, Sunovion, Takeda Speakers Bureau: AbbVie, Bausch Health, Eisai, Intra-Cellular, Janssen, Kris, Lundbeck, Neurocrine, Novo Nordisk, Otsuka, Pfizer, Purdue, Sunovion, Takeda  Pre-Interview Author Sabrina K. Bradbury-Segal, PhD Medical Writer, Neuroscience Education Institute, Carlsbad, CA No financial relationships to disclose. The Planning Committee and Peer Reviewer have no financial relationships to disclose. Disclosure of Off-Label Use: This educational activity may include discussion of unlabeled and/or investigational uses of agents that are not currently labeled for such use by the FDA. Please consult the product prescribing information for full disclosure of labeled uses. Cultural and Linguistic Competency: A variety of resources addressing cultural and linguistic competency can be found here: https://nei.global/culture Support: This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Lundbeck. Released: October 21, 2021          CE credit expires: October 21, 2024    

What are some of the biggest changes that were made to the Fifth Edition and what were the reasons behind these changes? How are mood stabilizers redefined in the Fifth Edition? In this episode, Dr. Andrew Cutler interviews Dr. Stephen Stahl about all the updates to the Fifth Edition of Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology and all the exciting reasons for those updates. With this special series, brought to you by the NEI Podcast we will address a different theme in psychopharmacology every 3 months. Each theme is split into 3 parts, with one part released each month. This theme is on practical psychopharmacology. Episodes to be released under this theme include: Part 1: What’s New in the Fifth Edition of Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology? Part 2: The Fifth Edition Video Series and How to Implement the Best Learning Strategies for Understanding Psychopharmacology Part 3: The Future of Psychopharmacology Subscribe to the NEI Podcast, so that you don’t miss another episode!

What is unique about collaborative care, when it comes to mental health? Can you share some of the step-by -step guide to implementing the core model in clinical practice for collaborative care? In this episode, Dr. Anna Ratzliff answers these questions and much more! Dr. Anna Ratzliff is a national expert on collaborative care and specifically, on training teams to implement and deliver mental health treatment in primary care settings. Her passion for translating complex research ideas into practical real-world applications began when she received her MD and PhD in Anatomy and Neurobiology as part of the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of California at Irvine.  She currently is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington where she has developed additional expertise in suicide prevention training, mental health workforce development, adult learning best practices, and mentorship. Dr. Ratzliff is the Director of the UW Psychiatry Resident Training Program, Co-Director of the AIMS Center (Advancing Integrated Mental Health Solutions) and Director of the UW Integrated Care Training Program for residents and fellows. Resources: AIMS Center Website: http://aims.uw.edu/ Implementation Guide: https://aims.uw.edu/collaborative-care/implementation-guide APA Training: https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/professional-interests/integrated-care

In this episode, Dr. Andrew Cutler interviews Dr. Jonathan Meyer on best practices and strategies for improving clinician and patient communication, medication adherence, and collaboration in the community when it comes to treating schizophrenia. Optional CE Credits / Certificate Instructions: After listening to the podcast, to take the optional posttest and receive CE credit, click https://nei.global/POD21-Schiz Learning Objectives: After completing this educational activity, you should be better able to: Demonstrate strategies that involve patient and caregivers in shared informed decision-making for treatment goals Discuss the role of social aspects of community and behavioral health settings on patient experiences and treatment outcomes Address best practices for the use of telemedicine when monitoring treatment for schizophrenia and the use of LAIs Accreditation and Credit Designation Statements: The Neuroscience Education Institute (NEI) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. MDs and DOs: NEI designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. A posttest score of 70% or higher is required to receive CE credit. Nurses and Physician Assistants: the ANCC and NCCPA accept organizations accredited by the ACCME as providers of “formally approved continuing education hours” (ANCC) and “Category 1 CME” (NCCPA). The content in this activity pertains to pharmacology and is worth 1.25 continuing education hours of pharmacotherapeutics. Peer Review: The content was peer-reviewed by an MD specializing in forensic psychiatry to ensure the scientific accuracy and medical relevance of information presented and its independence from bias. NEI takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CE activity. Disclosures: All individuals in a position to influence or control content are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships. Although potential conflicts of interest are identified and resolved prior to the activity being presented, it remains for the participant to determine whether outside interests reflect a possible bias in either the exposition or the conclusions presented. Interviewer Andrew J. Cutler, MD Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY Chief Medical Officer, Neuroscience Education Institute, Carlsbad, CA Consultant/Advisor: AbbVie, Acadia, AiCure, Alfasigma, Alkermes, Allergan, Atentiv, Cognitive Research, Intra-Cellular, Ironshore, Janssen, Lundbeck, Neurocrine, Noven, Otsuka, Sage, Sunovion, Supernus, Takeda, Teva Speakers Bureau: AbbVie, Acadia, Alkermes, Allergan, Intra-Cellular, Ironshore, Janssen, Lundbeck, Neurocrine, Noven, Otsuka, Sunovion, Supernus, Takeda, Teva, Tris Interviewee Jonathan M. Meyer, MD Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA Consultant/Advisor: Acadia, Alkermes, Intra-Cellular, Neurocrine Speakers Bureau: Acadia, Alkermes, Intra-Cellular, Neurocrine, Noven, Otsuka, Sunovion, Teva Pre-Interview Author Sabrina K. Bradbury-Segal, PhD Medical Writer, Neuroscience Education Institute, Carlsbad, CA No financial relationships to disclose. The Planning Committee and Peer Reviewer have no financial relationships to disclose. Disclosure of Off-Label Use: This educational activity may include discussion of unlabeled and/or investigational uses of agents that are not currently labeled for such use by the FDA. Please consult the product prescribing information for full disclosure of labeled uses. Cultural and Linguistic Competency: A variety of resources addressing cultural and linguistic competency can be found here: https://nei.global/culture Support: This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Lundbeck. Released: September 23, 2021          CE credit expires: September 23, 2024

Why do you feel that when it comes to psychopharmacology, knowing how to really interpret the scientific literature is important for clinicians? Why is it important to know whether the clinical characteristics of the subjects resemble or differ from your own patients and to what extent?  In this episode, Dr. Andrew Cutler interviews Dr. Stephen Stahl and Dr. Joseph Goldberg about their recent book, Practical Psychopharmacology: Translating Findings From Evidence-Based Trials Into Real-World Clinical Practice. Learn more about why it is important to understand how to interpret the scientific literature and apply it to your clinical practice. Joseph F. Goldberg, MD, is a psychiatrist with 25 years of experience in academic research studying the features and treatment of mood disorders, particularly bipolar disorder and other forms of depression. He is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. He has spent many years conducting studies of mood disorders at academic medical centers such as the Payne Whitney Clinic/Weill Medical College of New York Presbyterian Hospital, the Zucker Hillside Hospital-North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Presently, he supervises and teaches psychopharmacology to medical students and residents at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and maintains a private practice in Norwalk, CT. His goal is to integrate knowledge from that research background by taking a scholarly approach to psychopharmacology and applying it in tailored fashion to the unique needs of an individual patient. He has published over 180 original research publications in major psychiatric journals as well as several books on topics related to mood disorders. He serves on the board of directors of the American Society for Clinical Psychopharmacology and has lectured nationally and internationally at major scientific meetings and conferences. With this special series, brought to you by the NEI Podcast we will address a different theme in psychopharmacology every 3 months. Each theme is split into 3 parts, with one part released each month. This theme is on practical psychopharmacology. Episodes to be released under this theme include: Part 1: Placebo and Nocebo Effects in Psychopharmacology with Dr. Joseph Goldberg Part 2: Mediators and Moderators in Psychopharmacology with Dr. Joseph Goldberg Part 3: Interpreting the Literature in Psychopharmacology with Dr. Joseph Goldberg   https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Psychopharmacology-Translating-Evidence-Based-Real-World/dp/1108450741/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=goldberg+stahl&qid=1631810148&sr=8-2