Bruce Bassi, MD, interviews Dr. Paul Putman about his recent book Rational Psychopharmacology: A Book of Clinical Skills, his upcoming book Encountering Treatment Resistance: Success Through Reconceptualization, and the use of metacognition to reduce errors and improve treatment outcomes.

Addressing recent discussion in the media regarding the role of serotonin in the treatment of depression, Dr. Putman clarifies that the most effective treatments are based on outcomes studies, not theory.

A report on discussion of the possible integration of dimensional and categorical approaches to psychiatric diagnosis.

Why is being rational associated by some with being cold, aloof, uncaring, and dogmatic? Rationality is an essential tool for providing ethical and compassionate care.

This webinar reviews the general assessment of and response to adverse events, including discontinuation syndrome, serotonin syndrome, tardive dyskinesia, extrapyramidal syndrome, rash, suicidality and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.

Discussion of the most popular supplements. Clinician knowledge about alternative treatments enhances therapeutic alliances and outcomes while guarding patient safety.

Dr.Laura Robers interviews Dr.Paul Putman, the author of Rational Psychopharmacology: A Book of Clinical Skills.

In this webinar, Dr. Putman reviews how sleep, exercise, weight, diet, alcohol, recreational drug use and stimulants like caffeine and nicotine must be approached in practicing psychopharmacology.

An algorithm, a defined set of steps followed habitually, improves overall clinical practice.

As an apology for an often-denigrated form of treatment, this is an argument for the healing value of supportive psychotherapy in psychiatric treatment.