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Pearls and Prep — 109 episodes
The Grocery Store Trick That Will Change How You Understand Every Psychiatric Medication (Stop Memorizing CYP Enzymes Forever)
The Bipolar Medication Mistake That Keeps Patients Relapsing
Why Abilify Isn't an Antidepressant (But Helps with Depression)
Why Your Bipolar Patient Keeps Relapsing: The Polarity Index
Naltrexone: Your New Bestie in Alcohol Management. Using the Sinclair Method to Up Your Game In Practice.
ADHD Stimulants Made Easy: The Only 5 Pearls You'll Ever Need
Why SSRIs Work in Days for PMDD—but Weeks for Depression | PMDD Made Simple: Diagnosis, Allopregnanolone & Luteal-Phase SSRI Dosing
How missing this ONE detail can derail your ENTIRE treatment plan
The 3 CYP450 Clinical Pearls Every Psychiatric Prescriber Should Know
Why Two Patients on the Same SSRI Dose Can Have Opposite Outcomes: CYP Enzymes, Protein Binding & the Blood-Brain Barrier Explained Simply
Why Your Meds ‘Aren’t Working (It’s Not What You Think)
Irritability Pearls: Avoiding the Most Common Clinical Mistakes
The Good, the Bad & the Weird of Z-Drugs
Why Lexapro Might be a Uniquely Important Tool in Your Medication Arsenal
Mock Patient Elias: “Am I Real?” | The Diagnostic Tangle of Depersonalization vs Panic vs PTSD
Kratom Uncovered: 5 Game-Changing Pearls for Your Practice
Memorizing ADHD Inattentive Type Criteria Through a Cookie Baking Story
The DSM Sleep Disorders: One Episode to Make Sense Them All.
5 Things You Probably Get Wrong About Adjustment Disorder
Paxil Withdrawal or Depression Relapse? The Difference Changes Everything
The Borderline Personality Disorder Insight I Wish Someone Had Taught Me Earlier
Cannabis Psychosis or Schizophrenia? What Do You Do When You Can't Tell?
Would You Get This Right? Illness Anxiety vs Somatic vs Factitious vs Malingering
ADHD or Anxiety? The One Question That Changes Everything
4 Ways Personality Disorders Can Disrupt Even the Best Treatment Plans. And what we Can Do About It.
What If Your Most Stable Patient Is Developing Your Biggest Blind Spot?
Tardive Dyskinesia Risk Factors: One of These Should Jump Off the Page
The Benzo Boarding Pass: The Pharmacokinetics of Fear at 35,000 Feet
Ninjas at Costco: OCD, PTSD, GAD, or Emerging Psychosis?
6 Pearls You May Have Not Known about Major Depressive Disorder with Psychotic Features
If We Don't Understand Autoreceptors, We Don't Understand Psychopharmacology
How We Can Understand Psychopharmacology Through Topamax and McDonald’s 🍔🧠
The Missing Lab That Looks Like Half the DSM: Why 1 in 3 Women May Be Misdiagnosed
Hydroxyzine Explained: The Most Misunderstood Anxiety Medication? Itchy, Edgy… & Its Two Hidden Superpowers
Auvelity May Change How You Think About Depression: NMDA, Sigma-1, Dopamine & Clinical Pearls
This Mood Stabilizer Problem Can Mimic a Whole New Disorder
Exploring the Nuances of Depression: Specifiers and Their Implications
Why Luvox Hits Different: Sigma Receptors, OCD, and the Anxious Brain
How to Choose the RIGHT Neurotransmitter Target
Jane’s Mold Meltdown: OCD or Delusional Disorder?
Don’t Panic During the Cross-Taper: 4 Antipsychotic Switching Pearls
🧠💣 BOARD BOMBS: The OCD Gold Standard Almost Nobody Actually Gets — And It Delays Treatment for YEARS.
These TWO Details Separate OCD from GAD Almost Every Time
MDD with Mixed Features: What Do You Reach for When SSRIs Stop Making Sense?
Have We Been Treating Only Half of Schizophrenia? Vraylar, D3 Dopamine, and the Symptoms That Quietly Ruin Functioning
Board Bombs: The KEY Schizophrenia Symptoms Most Students Underestimate
Borderline Personality Disorder and Persistent Depression Can Look IDENTICAL. Until You Ask the Right Questions.
Trazodone Isn’t Just a Sleep Med… So What Is It Really?
Gabapentin: The Duct Tape of Psychiatry
The Most Common Anxiety Disorder May Never Walk Into Your Clinic — But We Still Need to Recognize It
The Most Dangerous Window in Psychiatry. Can you guess what it is?
Inside the Ring 🥊: Lamictal vs. Seroquel — A Deep-Dive into 2 of The Bipolar Depression Heavyweights.
1 in 7 of Your Patients Will Experience This Hidden Dental Disaster! And 80% have No Clue!
Board Bomb Bonus Episode: This One Wrong Medication Choice Can Blow Up Your Treatment Plan
Board Bomb 💣: Would You Miss This Depakote Red Flag?
Board Bomb Bonus Episode: This Long Acting Injectable (LAI) Question Trips Up Clinicians All the Time
Board Bomb: This Urine Drug Screen Changes Everything—Now What?
Catch the Curveball: Can you spot the problem in this mock medication regimen?
PEARL DROP: With SGAs, How Often Is Metformin Actually Used?
Psychiatric Board Bomb: Can You Nail this Diagnosis? It is Trickier Than You Think!
Five Essential Medications for Managing Acute Bipolar Depression - And how to Think of Them
This Psychiatric Medication Is Involved in More Emergency Room Visits Than Any Other— And more on: Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Elimination.
BONUS EPISODE: This untreated issue can DOUBLE your patient’s risk of depression
BONUS EPISODE: Bouncers, Crowds, and Chaos: Affinity, Occupancy, and Intrinsic Activity Explained
Understanding Intrinsic Activity: The Key to Effective Medication Prescribing
Bonus Episode: Brief, High-Yield Psych Case. A Board Question You Can’t Miss.
The HOW and WHY of Remeron: Who It’s Perfect For (and Who It’s Not)
Trazodone: Receptors, Sleep and Choosing Medications Wisely.
Easter Egg Hunt: Find the 4 Clinical Errors in This Case
Understanding Receptor Occupancy: A Key Concept for Clinicians
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED: Can You Spot the 4 Errors in This Psychiatric Case Study? See if your peers and colleagues can too!
Board Bombs: Can you get these 3, high-yield board-style questions right today?
After the Antidepressant Works: The Clinical Decision That Prevents Relapse
Exploring Drug Affinity: A Key to Effective Prescribing
Modafinil versus Armodafinil: This Subtle Difference Makes a BIG Impact
Understanding the Mechanisms of Weight Gain in Psychiatric Patients
Six Shocking Mental Health Pearls That Will Transform Your Clinical Practice
Bonus Episode: Can You Answer These 3 Second Generation Antipsychotic Questions?
The Nuances of Treating ADHD in Patients with Bipolar Disorder
Serotonin Syndrome: High-Yield Pearls Every Clinician Should Know
Optimizing Antidepressant Therapy: To Increase, Switch or Augment?
Bonus Episode: One Detail That Can Derail Your Diagnosis
4 High-Yield Cannabis Pearls Every Mental Health Provider Should Know
Exploring Remeron: Eight Things Every Practitioner Should Know
Vitamin D & Mental Health: Pearls Every Clinician Should Know
In the Ring: Lexapro vs. Prozac - A Comprehensive Analysis
PEARL OF THE WEEK: A DSM Diagnosis That Can Reduce Life Expectancy by an Average of 7 Years
Stocking Stuffer Bonus: High-Yield Pearls on Bipolar Activation, SSRIs, and Mood Stabilizers
T-Tests and Tummy Aches: How to Read a Research Study Like a Pro
Pearl of the Week: What Is the Only Transdermal Antidepressant?
Navigating Acute Dystonias: Clinical Insights and Management
Pearl of the Week: The Bipolar Blind Spot
Bonus Episode: Board Bombs: 3 High-Yield Psychiatric Questions to Prepare You for Your Board Exam
Exploring the Diagnostic Challenges in Anxiety: Jean Luc's Journey
PEARL OF THE WEEK: What is the only DSM diagnosis that requires a rating of symptoms?
Exploring Mixed Features in Major Depressive Disorder: The Case of Gus
Board Bombs - 3 Critical Questions to Prepare you For Boards and Empower your Practice
Exploring the Nuances of ADHD vs. Bipolar Disorder in Outpatient Care
Board Bombs: 3 Great Practice Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Board Prep Questions
From Volcanoes to Nightmares: A Deep Dive on Prazosin
The Intricacies of Diagnosing Anxiety Disorders
Off the PHARM: Abilify Decoded: Insights into Its Unique Approach in Antipsychotic Therapy
A Deep Dive into Second Generation Antipsychotic (SGA) Augmentation for Incomplete Response in Major Depression
Exploring the Nuances of Bipolar I: Insights from a Mock Patient
The Dance Between Dependence, Depression, and Dopamine: A Case Study of Beanbag Benny
🔍 Diagnosing Performance Anxiety: Key Considerations for Psych NP Students
Elevate Your Psychiatry Knowledge with Pearls and Prep
Demystifying Major Depressive Disorder with Mixed Features
Vitamin D in Psychiatric Practice: Evidence-Based Pearls That Matter