David J. Muzina, MD

Discontinuing an antidepressant?

Tapering tips to ease distressing symptoms

Risk factors cannot predict suicide, but evaluating risk helps you determine the next appropriate action.

Second-generation antipsychotic, or atypical, drugs are much less likely than typical antipsychotics to cause movement disorders, but they come...

Author:: David J. Muzina, MD; Elisa Colangelo; J. Sloan Manning, MD; Joseph R. Calabrese, MD

When physicians encounter a patient who obviously is depressed, they should not assume that the patient has unipolar depression until they have...

Atypical antipsychotics are being used more frequently for bipolar maintenance. Do we know enough about their long-term efficacy and safety?

No one can predict whether any given patient will or will not attempt suicide, but we should notice when a patient might be at risk—and not be...

Do antidepressants help the patient or exacerbate treatment-refractory depression in the context of rapid-cycling bipolar disorder? Is lithium...

Do antidepressants help the patient or exacerbate treatment-refractory depression in the context of rapid-cycling bipolar disorder? Is lithium...

Consider this diagnosis when a patient avoids social situations because of marked and persistent fear and anxiety.

Many symptoms of panic attacks are physical, making diagnosis difficult and often suggesting another illness.