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Every topic

Every topic with its own page. The small number is how many episodes it comes up in.

Medications 71

Amitriptyline1 Amphetamine2 Anticholinergics4 Antidepressants12 Antipsychotics21 Aripiprazole5 Asenapine1 Benzodiazepines11 Benztropine2 Brexpiprazole1 Bupropion8 Buspirone8 Carbamazepine2 Cariprazine3 Chlorpromazine1 Citalopram2 Clomipramine1 Clonidine1 Clozapine8 Diphenhydramine2 Doxepin2 Duloxetine3 Escitalopram5 Esketamine3 Fluoxetine3 Fluvoxamine3 Gabapentin8 Haloperidol3 Hydroxyzine7 Imipramine2 Lamotrigine8 Lavender oil2 Lithium13 Long-acting injectables2 Lumateperone1 Lurasidone3 MAOIs4 Melatonin3 Methylfolate1 Methylphenidate2 Mirtazapine6 Mood stabilizers11 N-acetylcysteine1 Nortriptyline2 Olanzapine4 Omega-3 fatty acids2 Oxcarbazepine3 Paliperidone2 Paroxetine7 Perphenazine1 Prazosin2 Pregabalin3 Propranolol3 Quetiapine6 Risperidone3 Selegiline1 Sertraline6 Sleep medications2 SNRIs3 SSRIs17 Stimulants14 Supplements4 Trazodone5 Tricyclic antidepressants6 Valproate5 Venlafaxine4 Vilazodone4 Vortioxetine4 Xanomeline-trospium1 Z-drugs2 Ziprasidone3

Symptoms and side effects 16

Akathisia4 Constipation2 Delusions6 Dissociation5 Hallucinations7 Hyperprolactinemia1 Hypomania3 Metabolic side effects4 Negative symptoms4 Sexual dysfunction3 Sleep4 Stevens-Johnson syndrome1 Suicidal ideation2 Tardive dyskinesia6 Thought disorder2 Weight gain6

Assessment and practice 11

Alternative model for personality disorders9 Collateral information8 Differential diagnosis17 Disability claims2 Malingering4 Mental status exam8 Psychiatric intake23 Psychiatric interview16 Screening questions2 Suicide risk assessment10 Y-BOCS3

Ideas and practice 69

Affect regulation3 Affective neuroscience1 Affective temperaments1 Agency in treatment3 Alcohol5 Anxiety11 Avoidance5 Borderline personality organization4 Boundaries5 Burnout3 Caffeine5 Cannabis7 Case formulation16 Childhood trauma7 Circadian rhythm8 Comorbidity5 Containment6 Countertransference21 Criterion A trauma2 Defense mechanisms8 Diagnostic hierarchy3 Diagnostic uncertainty3 Diagnostic validity1 Documentation6 Drug interactions7 DSM-521 Empathizing1 Empathy9 Erotic transference2 Executive function3 Forensic psychiatry13 Informed consent4 Insanity defense4 Involuntary treatment4 Locus of control3 Malpractice and liability5 Medication adherence15 Medication management24 Medication monitoring1 Mentalization3 Methamphetamine3 Object relations2 Outcome focus1 Overdiagnosis6 Overvalued ideas3 Patient messaging1 Personality4 Personality development3 Personality organization3 Polypharmacy4 Pregnancy5 PRN medications3 Psychiatric diagnosis24 Psychiatric training14 Rupture and repair7 Setting expectations2 Shared decision making4 Sharing a diagnosis4 Splitting7 Stigma6 Supervision5 Talking to patients21 The psychiatrist's role6 Therapeutic alliance38 Transference6 Trauma6 Treatment frame10 Treatment goals6 Workplace accommodations3

Episode guides

Every episode’s key moments in order, each linked to the second it was said.

Educational content only. Everything here is what was said on the Psychofarm podcast, for clinicians. It is not medical advice and not a substitute for clinical judgment, current labeling or guidelines. An episode reflects what we thought when we recorded it, so check anything before you rely on it.