Kiki Chang, MD, addresses the current controversies surrounding pediatric and adolescent bipolar disorder and discusses the clinical implications of cutting-edge studies on future disease management. Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health
What motivates alcohol consumption? What can explain problematic drinking? How do alcohol expectancies and metacognitive beliefs about alcohol use affect drinking behavior? Alcohol and Alcoholism
Suicide accounts for many of the largest monetary settlements and malpractice lawsuits filed against mental health clinicians. What can clinicians do to protect their patients and themselves? Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention
Frequent use of PDE-5 inhibitors was associated with less confidence in erectile ability suggesting that this group may be at risk for psychological dependence on drugs for inducing erection. International Journal of Impotence Research
The authors of this overview of medical treatments of depression recommend close follow-up when therapy is initiated and dosages are adjusted, in part because of a possible increase in suicide risk. Medscape Medical News
This editorial deals with genetic variations in response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Learn more about the genetic variation in GRIK4. Pharmacogenomics
