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Major Depressive Disorder and PTSD Treatment Outcome in Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Prolonged Exposure
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June 29, 2026

For patients with PTSD and comorbid major depressive disorder, clinicians should consider use of a non-trauma-focused therapy such as interpersonal psychotherapy.
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Psychological Adverse Effects of Psychedelic Use
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June 25, 2026

This case-based review explores psychological adverse effects of psychedelic use, covering risk factors, trauma history, phenomenology, and evidence-based management strategies for clinicians.
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Pitfalls of Daily Fantasy Sports
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June 25, 2026

Daily fantasy sports are redefining gambling risk. This review examines addiction pathways, platform design, and mental health implications for vulnerable youth.
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Medical and Cultural Approach to OCD
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June 23, 2026

This case demonstrates successful management of severe religious OCD through medication optimization and psychotherapy over an 18-month treatment period.
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Medical Complications of Psychedelics
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June 23, 2026

This case-based review covers acute complications, drug interactions, and long-term safety across psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, and ibogaine, with practical guidance for clinicians.
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The Challenges of PTSD Prevention: Placing Benzodiazepine Use in Context
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June 22, 2026

The authors discuss the findings of a recent study by Rahamim et al.
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Posttrauma Benzodiazepine Use and Subsequent PTSD
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June 22, 2026

In this naturalistic setting of mass trauma, short-term benzodiazepine use during 30 days postexposure was not associated with increased PTSD risk at 12 months.
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Primary Users of the VA Health Care System
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June 18, 2026

Sociodemographic and clinical profiles of veterans who primarily rely on the VA for health care reveal a vulnerable group who tend to have more complex psychiatric and medical needs.
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Predictive Modeling of Suicidal Ideation in US Veterans: PHQ-2 Versus Complex Machine Learning Approaches
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June 17, 2026

Machine learning models provided a statistically significant, yet clinically modest, performance improvement over the PHQ-2 sum score.
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Race, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Clinical Characteristics, and Postpartum Depression in Patients with a History of Depressive Episodes
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June 17, 2026

Patients who were non-White and had lower incomes had higher PPD risk. Higher antidepressant dosing before pregnancy, stopping antidepressants during pregnancy, and moderate-severe symptoms early in pregnancy were associated…
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The Art of Deprescribing: A Framework for Ending Medication with Joseph Goldberg, MD
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June 16, 2026

Dr. Joseph Goldberg discusses the ASCP deprescribing framework: when to stop medications, managing discontinuation, polypharmacy, and pregnancy considerations.
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Visual Snow Syndrome and Bupropion
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June 18, 2026

A patient in their 60s with advanced macular degeneration complicated by bilateral geographic atrophy presented with new-onset visual disturbances shortly after initiation of bupropion for depression.
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Buprenorphine for Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Review Article

June 16, 2026

Buprenorphine is associated with improved functional outcomes as well as reduced ED visits, hospital admissions, and opioid use in patients with chronic pain related to sickle cell disease.
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