2017
Psychopharmacology Prescribing Workshops: A Novel Method for Teaching Psychiatry Residents How to Talk to Patients About Medications
Kavanagh EP, Cahill J, Arbuckle MR, Lenet AE, Subramanyam K, Winchel RM, Nossel I, DeSilva R, Caravella RA, Ackerman M, Park HC, Ross DA. Psychopharmacology Prescribing Workshops: A Novel Method for Teaching Psychiatry Residents How to Talk to Patients About Medications. Academic Psychiatry 2017, 41: 491-496. PMID: 28194682, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-017-0662-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-institutionClasses of medicationsSubset of residentsThird-year psychiatry residentsMedicationsClinical experiencePsychiatry residentsFacilitated group discussionPrescribing skillsInformed consentPatientsResultsThe courseSelf-assessment measuresResident comfortPost surveyCourseResidentsExperienced faculty membersPrescribingGroup discussions
2016
A Prescription for “Deprescribing” in Psychiatry
Gupta S, Cahill JD. A Prescription for “Deprescribing” in Psychiatry. Psychiatric Services 2016, 67: 904-907. PMID: 26975524, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201500359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term adverse effectsRate of polypharmacyCessation of medicationIdentification of medicationsMeaning of medicationsStrong therapeutic allianceRegimen optimizationSpecific indicationsMedicationsGeriatric medicineAdverse effectsTherapeutic allianceAppropriate timingPatientsPsychiatryDeprescribingPolypharmacyRegimenReviewCaregiversCessation