In this episode, Dr. Napoleon Higgins answers your important questions from his presentation, To the Moon and Back: Pediatric ADHD.

In this episode, Dr. Andy Cutler addresses your unanswered questions from his presentation, New Kids on the Block: Novel Receptor Science in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder.

In this episode, Dr. Jeffrey Strawn answers your most pressing questions from his presentation, Blue Genes: Using Pharmacogenetics to Guide Prescribing.

In this episode, Dr. Adelaide Robb addresses your unanswered questions from her presentation: Assessment and Treatment of Pediatric Impulsive Aggression: A Transdiagnostic Issue.

What are the early diagnostic stages of Alzheimer’s disease? What sort of brain changes can occur up to 20 years prior to symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease? In this episode, Dr. Danielle Goldfarb addresses these questions and much more! She shares the most current research on dementia and geriatrics relevant to clinical practice. She also shares resources for early diagnosis of dementia and treating mental health in geriatrics. Dr. Danielle Goldfarb is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the University of Arizona and a dual board-certified neurologist and psychiatrist at the Banner Sun Health Research Institute and Cleo Roberts Memory Center in Sun City, AZ.  Dr. Goldfarb cares for patients and families with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). She leads several Alzheimer’s clinical trials and is involved in research efforts to explore the neuropathologic substrates of early neuropsychiatric symptoms in ADRD, to improve the safety and efficiency of  the collection of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in older adults, and to expand access to ADRD care and research by underserved communities.

What made you both want to write the book “Management of Complex Treatment-Resistant Psychotic Disorders? What are some of the most challenging components to treat, when it comes to complex psychosis and how are these addressed in the book? In this episode, Dr. Andrew Cutler interviews Dr. Michael Cummings on how to manage complex treatment-resistant psychotic disorder. 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: Management of Complex Treatment-Resistant Psychotic Disorders with Dr. Michael Cummings Part 2: The Clozapine Handbook with Dr. Jonathan Meyer Part 3: Don’t Guess! Measure: The Clinical Use of Antipsychotic Plasma Levels with Dr. Jonathan Meyer Subscribe to the NEI Podcast, so that you don’t miss another episode!

What are some of the major differences between intravenous or IV ketamine and intranasal esketamine? How are you building on these research findings and what associated avenues have been explored? In this episode, we interview the poster winner from last year’s NEI Congress, Dr. Balwinder Singh on his research comparing intravenous ketamine and intranasal esketamine. The study, conducted at Mayo Clinic rendered interesting findings that may be important for clinicians. Dr. Balwinder Singh is a Consultant and Assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He is a psychiatrist specializing in mood disorders, and his research is focused on novel treatments for treatment-resistant depression and identifying biomarkers for ketamine response.  He is also involved in the ketamine and esketamine clinic practice at the Mayo Clinic Depression Center.   This is one of the first studies to highlight a faster response to intravenous ketamine as compared to intranasal esketamine in an observational study. Title: Comparative Effectiveness of Intravenous Ketamine and Intranasal Esketamine in Clinical Practice Among Patients With Treatment-Refractory Depression: An Observational Study Byline: Balwinder Singh; Simon Kung; Vanessa Pazdernik; Kathryn M. Schak; Jennifer Geske; Phillip J. Schulte; Mark A. Frye; Jennifer L. Vande Voort Citation: J Clin Psychiatry 2023;84(2):22m14548 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.22m14548 URL: Comparative Effectiveness of Intravenous Ketamine and Intranasal Esketamine in Clinical Practice Among Patients With Treatment-Refractory Depression: An Observational Study | Psychiatrist.com

  In this CME episode, Dr. Andrew Cutler interviews Dr. Vladimir Maletic about novel agents in development for Major Depressive Disorder or MDD. 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/POD22-MDD. Learning Objectives: After completing this educational activity, you should be better able to: Describe novel mechanisms of action of agents under investigation for the treatment of depression Explain the potential implications of novel rapid-acting and multi-modal agents in optimizing outcomes for patients with unipolar depression Integrate newly available options for depression into clinical practice 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 enduring material 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. A posttest score of 70% or higher is required to receive CME/CE credit. The content in this activity pertains to pharmacology and is worth 1.0 continuing education hour of pharmacotherapeutics. Credit Types. The following are being offered for this activity: Nurse Practitioner: ANCC contact hours Pharmacy: ACPE application-based contact hours Physician: ACCME AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ Physician Assistant: AAPA Category 1 CME credits Psychology: APA CE credits Social Work: ASWB-ACE CE credits Non-Physician Member of the Mental Healthcare Team: Certificate of Participation stating the program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ 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 commercial 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 any relevant financial relationships. Any potential conflicts of interest were identified and mitigated prior to the activity being planned, developed, or 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/Allergan, Acadia, Alfasigma, Biogen, BioXcel, Boehringer Ingelheim, Corium, Intra-Cellular, Ironshore, Janssen, Jazz, Karuna, Lundbeck, Neurocrine, Noven, Otsuka, Relmada, Sage, Sunovion, Supernus, Teva Speakers Bureau: AbbVie/Allergan, Acadia, Alfasigma, BioXcel, Corium, Intra-Cellular, Ironshore, Janssen, Lundbeck, Neurocrine, Noven, Otsuka, Sunovion, Supernus, Teva Interviewee Vladimir Maletic, MD, MS Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville, SC Consultant/Advisor: AbbVie, Alfasigma, Alkermes, Biogen/Sage, Intracellular, Ironshore, Janssen, Lundbeck, Otsuka, Relmada, Sunovion, Supernus, Takeda Speakers Bureau: AbbVie, Alfasigma, Alkermes, Biogen/Sage, Intracellular, Ironshore, Janssen, Lundbeck, Otsuka, Sunovion, Supernus, 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 Linguistic Competencies and Implicit Bias: A variety of resources addressing cultural and linguistic competency and strategies for understanding and reducing the impact of implicit bias can be found in this handout. Support: This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Sage Therapeutics, Inc. Released: September 26, 2022     CME/CE credit expires: September 26, 2025

Description: What is an Enhanced Treatment Program or ETP? What is the history behind it and how is it used today? In this episode, Dr. Andrew Cutler interviews Dr. Carolina Klein about how to diagnose and treat antisocial personality disorder. 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: Decriminalizing Mental Illness with Dr. Katherine Warburton Part 2: The Antisocial Personality Disorder Spectrum: Diagnosis and Treatment with Dr. James Knoll Part 3: Intensive Level Care for Violent Patients with Serious Mental Illness with Dr. Carolina Klein Subscribe to the NEI Podcast, so that you don’t miss another episode!

In this episode, we take a look back at some of the incredible women in medicine we’ve had on the NEI Podcast over the years. We begin with reflecting on Episode 69: A Beacon of Hope in the Storm of Mental Illness: An Update on Suicide Awareness and Prevention with Dr. Christine Moutier. Dr. Moutier is the Chief Medical Officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. To hear the full episode click on the link below: https://neiglobal.libsyn.com/a-beacon-of-hope-in-the-storm-of-mental-illness-an-update-on-suicide-awareness-and-prevention-with-dr-christine-moutier Next, we turn to Episode 77: Mental Health in the Muslim Community with Dr. Mona Masood. Dr Masood is a psychiatrist and she is on the Board of Directors at the Muslim Wellness Foundation. To listen to the full episode click on the link below: https://neiglobal.libsyn.com/e77-mental-health-in-the-muslim-community-with-dr-mona-masood We then return to our interview with Dr. Christina Girgis in Episode 79: Gender Disparities in the Mental Health Profession with Dr. Christina Girgis. Dr. Girgis is certified by both the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Addiction Medicine. She is currently the Medical Director of the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital and the Associate Training Director of the Psychiatry Residency Program at Loyola University Medical Center. To hear the complete episode click on the link below: https://neiglobal.libsyn.com/e79-gender-disparities-in-the-mental-health-profession-with-dr-christina-girgis Next, we reflect on Episode 82: Refreshing Perspectives on Recovery: September is National Recovery Month with Dr. Nzinga Harrison. Dr. Harrison is Board-Certified in both Adult General Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine and she is the Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder of Eleanor Health. To hear the full episode, click on the link below: https://neiglobal.libsyn.com/e82 We then turn to Episode 101: Ooh Child, Things are Going to Get Easier: Managing Pediatric Anxiety with Dr. Krystal Lewis. Dr. Lewis is clinical psychologist with the Section on Development and Affective Neuroscience (SDAN) at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). She is also a member of the Stigma Scientific Interest Group (SIG), and the NIMH Anti-Racism Task Force at the National Institute of Health (NIH). For the complete episode, click on the link below: https://neiglobal.libsyn.com/e101-ooh-child-things-are-going-to-get-easier-managing-pediatric-anxiety-with-dr-krystal-lewis Finally, we reflect on Episode 150: Blazing Trails to Breakdown Structural Racism and Improve Black Mental Health with Dr. Sarah Vinson. She is triple-board certified in adult, child & adolescent, and forensic psychiatry and the founder of the Lorio Psych Group. To listen to the complete episode, click on the link below: https://neiglobal.libsyn.com/blazing-trails-to-breakdown-structural-racism-and-improve-black-mental-health We hope you’ve enjoyed a look back at some of the most amazing women in medicine we’ve had on our show!