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Antidepressant Medication and Weight Gain

by Dr. Adam Klapperich, DO “You might’ve noticed I’ve got a slight weight problem.  I went to this doctor.  Well...

Psychiatric Assessments

by Dr. Joshua Stein, MD Psychiatric assessments for children continue to have both extensive wait times and geographic disparities. In the...

Initial Decision Making with Stimulants in Adolescents and Youth

by Dr. Joshua Stein, MD As a practitioner in a partial hospital and inpatient setting the most common reason for...

Antipsychotic Use in Primary Care

by Dr. Adam Klapperich, DO The use of second generation antipsychotics in the pediatric population is commonplace on inpatient psychiatric...

​Identifying Patients At-Risk for Bipolar disorder and Screening for Mixed Depression in Primary Care

by Dr. Adam Klapperich, DO Over 1/3 of unipolar depression patients are eventually re-diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The primary care...

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

by Dr. Adam Klapperich, DO The key feature of pediatric generalized anxiety disorder is excessive or uncontrollable worry lasting >...

Pharmacogenomic Testing

by Dr. Adam Klapperich, DO Pharmacogenomic testing is becoming more commonplace in the world of psychiatry, leading to “guided treatment”...

Mental Health Screening & Scales for Primary Care

by Dr. Adam Klapperich, DO Recently the Psychiatric Assistance Line (PAL) team was asked about validated screening measure and scales...

Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS)

by Dr. Adam Klapperich, DO PANDAS is an acronym for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections. This post-strep...