Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia
David L. Fogelson, M.D. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA And The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA Adapted from a PowerPoint Presentation created by Stephen Marder, M.D., 2018, used with permission 19 year old mute college student responding to internal stimuli She was unable to give […]
Differential Diagnosis of Psychosis
David L. Fogelson, M.D. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA And The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA. Psychosis psychosis (n.) 1847, “mental derangement,” Modern Latin, from Greek psykhē “mind” (see psyche) + -osis”abnormal condition.” Greek psykhosis meant “a giving of life; animation; principle of life.“ In its modern lay form it means […]
Untreated Mental Illness Has Created a National Tragedy A Pandemic of Homelessness
Jonathan, a gifted artist, dropped out of college his freshman year. He was attacked by paranoid delusions that a former girlfriend was stalking him and was convinced his brain had become “unable toconnect thoughts.” Jonathan began smoking marijuana daily to “quiet the demons in his mind.” Nevera violent person, he struck his father and threw […]
Antidepressant Augmentation Strategies in Unipolar Depressive Disorders
What is the evidence base? This lecture focuses on Augmentation, adding a second treatment to ongoing antidepressant treatment. David L. Fogelson, M.D. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Augmentation Strategies Pharmaceuticals with and without FDA indication for antidepressant augmentation Nutraceuticals Psychostimulation Psychotherapy Principles of […]
Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Depression in Adolescence
David L. Fogelson, M.D. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA And The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA Mary Presents with frequent school absences Stomach aches Difficulty sleeping due to stomach pain Missing school frequently Sad nearly all the time Recent onset of the following symptoms Can’t […]
Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics: An Update
Summary of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality “AHRQ” Report David L. Fogelson, M.D. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA And The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA Suggested Citation for most material in this presentation Maglione M, Ruelaz Maher A, Hu J, Wang Z, Shanman […]