Theodore A. Stern, MD
Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Treatment of Pain in the Context of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
October 17, 2024
When prescribing opioids for pain, prescription monitoring programs should be checked, regular urine toxicology screening should be conducted, and patients with an opioid use disorder should receive FDA-approved medication...
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Evaluation and Management of Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
July 2, 2024
If you have ever been uncertain about how to evaluate patients with a chronic psychotic illness or struggled over how best to manage treatment-resistant schizophrenia, then this case vignette...
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Management of Rumination and Obsessions in Primary Care
May 30, 2024
Difficult-to-control negative repetitive thoughts can manifest as ruminations or obsessions. Appropriate early identification and intervention can positively affect the course and prevent an episode of psychiatric illness.
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Strategies for Cutting Down and Stopping Alcohol Use
May 28, 2024
Knowledge of nonpharmacologic approaches as well as medications’ mechanisms of action, side effects, and drug-drug interactions can facilitate the timely and appropriate use of psychotropics to help individuals cut...
