Category: Mental Health Diagnosis
Antidepressant Medication and Weight Gain
by Dr. Adam Klapperich, DO “You might’ve noticed I’ve got a slight weight problem. I...
Initial Decision Making with Stimulants in Adolescents and Youth
by Dr. Joshua Stein, MD As a practitioner in a partial hospital and inpatient setting...
Antipsychotic Use in Primary Care
by Dr. Adam Klapperich, DO The use of second generation antipsychotics in the pediatric population...
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...
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
by Dr. Adam Klapperich, DO The key feature of pediatric generalized anxiety disorder is excessive...
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 disorder, however...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in children: frequently used scales, therapy, and medication
by Dr. Adam Klapperich, DO Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder consisting of the...