PAFMG Psychiatry for Primary Care Providers

In this episode we walk through diagnosis and treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.  Photo credit: " Some people say I am obsessed with my lawn " by Jez Page is marked with CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 .

In this episode we answer all your questions about when to use Lamictal as well as how to start and consent for this very useful medicine. 

The most common question I received after our Burn Out podcast was "How do I relax? It isn't that easy." It isn't easy. Relaxing well is a skill. In this podcast we explore active relaxation and I teach you different strategies to help you incorporate relaxation into your life. Photo credit " Relax " by soukup is marked with CC BY 2.0 .

In this podcast we talk through TMS treatment, appropriate referrals for TMS and answer common questions. Access the TMS referral guide under the resources tab(on vpn or intranet): https://sutterhealth.sharepoint.com/sites/BehavioralHealthResourcesandEducation Citations for this episode: Rush AJ, Trivedi MH, Wisniewski SR, et al. Acute and longer-term outcomes in depressed outpatients requiring on...

This episode explores how teen depression varies from typical teen moodiness as well as adult depression. We explore how to help these teens. Resources to help this population can be found at: https://sutterhealth.sharepoint.com/sites/BehavioralHealthResourcesandEducation This site must be accessed onsite or through the vpn Photo credit: "Depression" by shattered.art66  

We review what it is, how to prevent it and what to do if you are already burned out.  Photo Credit:  "Burnout!" by Skley is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0

How to effectively taper benzos when patients are already physically and psychologically dependent  "Xanax 2 mg" by Dean812 is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0

We dive deep into lexapro (escitalopram) during this episode. We answer the common questions about this medicine, how to start it and how to manage side effects. 

In this episode we walk through how to start a benzodiazepine successfully  Photo credit:  "Don't panic!" by pasukaru76 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

What I do when patients ask to be placed on leave for depression, anxiety or any other mental health condition.  Photo credit:  "Tired Man Sitting on Bed" by Mic445 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

We go into detail on this awesome first line medicine for anxiety and depression. 

Tam Nguyen leads us through an ACT framework to help patients with their medication compliance. This very helpful framework flips the conversation and takes only a few minutes of the appointment time. 

In this episode we focus on sertraline and attempt to answer any and all of your questions about this medicine. 

Terry Podesta walks us through some CBT techniques you can use to help patients (and yourself) with anxiety.  Photo credit:  "Anxiety" by sinclair.sharon28 is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

I walk through suicide screening with the C-SSRS and what to do if your patient reports suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors 

Nana Adabie, NP, walks us through therapeutic and pharmacologic techniques to help patients with anxiety return to work. 

A walk through of how to diagnose bipolar illness with clinical pearls 

Cait Brady, our co-T1 in Palo Alto psychiatry talks about different mood stabilizing medications including when and how to use them. 

This episode covers how to assess a previous ADHD diagnosis and prescription as well as how to choose which stimulant to start for a patient who is not yet on medication. Photo credit: "ADHD Bubble and Brain" by amenclinics_photos is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Mercedes Kwiatkowski leads us through important tips to us improve sleep for ourselves as well as for our patients  Photo credit:  "Sleeping and sleeping / Só dorme" by dannyelbrazil is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

This podcast explores my framework for choosing an antidepressant for my patients  as well as clinical pearls on how to answer patient questions.