If you were stranded on a desert island, which mood stabilizers would you want on the formulary? That question and more will be discussed in this podcast with Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMH-NP. For more on this topic, see Top Mood Stabilizers for Bipolar Disorder.

Child and adolescent psychiatrist Abhijit Ramanujam, MD, discusses clinically relevant issues in childhood schizophrenia. Dr Ramanujam is Regional Director of Community Psychiatry, Sacramento, CA. 

Allie Shapiro, MD, and Minoo Mahmoudi, MD, psychiatrists with California-based Community Psychiatry talk about what children are currently experiencing during the pandemic, along with their families. They offer their real-world experience of what they have seen in practice, together with tips and suggestions for clinicians who may be seeing similar symptoms in their patients. For more on this topic, see the original post at Psychiatric Times.

In this podcast, we speak with Dr Leela R. Magavi, Regional Medical Director for Community Psychiatry, in Newport Beach, CA. For the full transcript and details, please go to our website at: https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/treating-adhd-children-concerns-controversies-safety-measures

Unprecedented numbers of Americans are losing their jobs. When patients describe psychiatric symptoms (eg, anxiety, insomnia, irritability), psychiatrists should ask about workplace issues.

In this podcast, Dr Andrew Brown, a member of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry and lead psychiatrist for the Boston Police Department, provides his views on how psychiatrists can help support patients who have anxiety associated with the categorization as “essential.”

Dr Daven Morrison of the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry, Work and Organizations committee provides his views on how, and why, psychiatrists should take a thorough work history, especially now, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Psychiatrists from the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry, Work and Organizations committee, walk us through assessing how a patient's work ties to their sense of identity. They describe ways to validate a patient's feelings, provide reassurance, and help manage their emotions.