by Nassir Ghaemi | Jan 30, 2023 | Curbside Consults
Q. I saw a patient this week for an initial evaluation who has a historical diagnosis of bipolar disorder (likely type II). She was initially diagnosed while in graduate school at age 28, and experienced what was deemed to be a hypomanic episode, in the midst of her...
by Nassir Ghaemi | Jan 30, 2023 | Curbside Consults
Q. I have an 18 year old female with a history of depression who had been stable on citalopram. She had never had a manic/hypomanic episode. She complained of diminished libido and chose to switch to bupropion rather than add a medication to address it. We decided to...
by Nassir Ghaemi | Jan 9, 2023 | Curbside Consults
Question: If you see a new patient and you’re recommending discontinuation of amphetamines due to side effects (like high anxiety) and it leads to patients considering discontinuing care with you, how much will you work with them and prescribe for the time...
by Nassir Ghaemi | Jan 9, 2023 | Curbside Consults
Question: In one of the last lectures I attended, our lecturer expressed his views, that borderline personality disorder to him, isn’t really a personality disorder.. and that he prefers the psychodynamic view of the condition, in that.. it’s more like a...
