Category: General Psychiatry

  • October 26, 2025
    Sedative/Hypnotic/Anxiolytic Assessment and Clinical Pitfalls ⚠️ Clinical Pitfall Missing benzodiazepine or barbiturate dependence can result in life-threatening withdrawal, including seizures,…
  • October 26, 2025
    Vaping Assessment and Clinical Pitfalls ⚠️ Clinical Pitfall Failing to assess vaping use can lead to missed causes of anxiety,…
  • October 26, 2025
    Cannabis Assessment and Clinical Pitfalls ⚠️ Clinical Pitfall Failure to assess cannabis use can lead to missed diagnoses of cannabis…
  • October 26, 2025
    Tobacco Assessment and Clinical Pitfalls ⚠️ Clinical Pitfall Missing tobacco use means lost opportunities for smoking cessation interventions and can…
  • October 26, 2025
    Caffeine Assessment and Clinical Pitfalls ⚠️ Clinical Pitfall Overlooking caffeine use can result in misattributing symptoms like anxiety, insomnia, palpitations,…
  • October 26, 2025
    Introduction to Psychiatric History Taking: A Clinician's Guide Beyond the Checklist If you're reading this because you're about to meet…
  • October 25, 2025
    How to Take a Psychotherapy History (And Why It Reveals Personality) This is Part 6 in our series on Past…
  • October 24, 2025
    Understanding Support Systems This is Part 5 in our series on Past Psychiatric History. Read Part 4: Current Treatment Providers for the…
  • October 23, 2025
    How to Gather Current Treatment Provider Information This is Part 4 in our series on Past Psychiatric History. Read Part 3:…
  • October 22, 2025
    How to Gather Psychiatric Hospitalization History This is Part 3 in our series on Past Psychiatric History.Read Part 2: Past Psychiatric…