SPOTLIGHT -
April 6th 2021
Is ECT a viable or a dangerous treatment for psychiatric disorders? Is there a middle road? Share your thoughts in our poll.
January 7th 2021
What is the most abundant and ubiquitous neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system?
October 23rd 2020
When switching to this long-acting injectable antipsychotic, how long should an oral pre-switch antipsychotic be continued? Find out in this quiz.
September 25th 2019
Verbal de-escalation involves validating a patient’s experience, establishing a collaborative relationship, and finding solutions to ensure the patient’s needs are met. More in this quiz.
March 27th 2019
Test your knowledge on traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and their resultant effects on cognitive function and mental health.
Mini Quiz: Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures
Which psychiatric disorder has the highest rate of co-occurrence with patients suffering from PNES? Take the quiz and learn more.
Mini Quiz: Prescribing Opioids to the Elderly
The short vignettes in this quiz highlight the importance of understanding the delicate balance between risks and benefits when prescribing opioids.
Mini Quiz: Inflammation and Psychiatric Disorders
Because immunologic processes connected to psychiatric disorders have received considerable attention, we invite you to test your knowledge on the pathophysiologic process of depression and inflammation.
Mini Quiz: Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Disorder
What are the guidelines for working with patients who do not respond to FDA-approved medications for bipolar disorder?
Mini Quiz: PTSD Assessment and Treatment in an Elderly Patient
A 79-year-old widow with a history of severe physical abuse during childhood and throughout her married life attributes her outbursts to old age. Take the quiz and learn more.
Treating Adolescent Depression With Psychotherapy: A Quiz
Empirically supported psychotherapeutic treatments have been shown to reduce symptoms of depression and build problem-solving skills in adolescents. Three of those treatments are discussed in this 10-question quiz.
Mini Quiz: Physician-Assisted Suicide
In US states where physician-assisted suicide is now legal, what is required prior to a physician prescribing a lethal aid-in-dying drug?
Mini Quiz: Trauma-Informed Care to Reduce Psychiatric Restraint
Test your knowledge on strategies to reduce and prevent restraints and seclusions among children and adolescents in psychiatric settings.
Mini Quiz: Post-Intensive Care Syndrome
A 67-year-old man complains of memory loss, difficulty with finances, mood swings, anxiety, and generalized weakness after a recent ICU hospitalization. After reading the case, take the quiz.
Mini Quiz: Digital Tools for Schizophrenia
With patients already turning to smartphone apps to monitor symptoms, are they practical in clinical care? Take the quiz and learn more.
Mini Quiz: Digital Phenotyping and Behavior
How well do you know your tech terms? Find out in this quiz.
Poll: Your Opinion About the Goldwater Rule
How many of you support the APA position on the Goldwater Rule? Let us know in this poll.
Mini Quiz: Behaviorally Compromised Patients
In the emergency department, how should patients with behavioral disturbances and especially those with illnesses such as dementia, TBI, autism spectrum disorder, and intellectual disability be managed? Take the quiz and learn more.
Food for Thought
Some of the thorniest ethical dilemmas in psychiatry evolve around food: forced feeding in anorexia nervosa, artificial nutrition and hydration at the end of life, and the covert administration of psychotropic medications
Mini Quiz: Motivational Pharmacotherapy
Motivational interviewing can be very useful for addressing patients' ambivalence about psychopharmacologic issues. Take the quiz and learn more.
THE QUIZ/Fibromyalgia
Take this quiz on one of the most controversial diagnoses in pain management.
Mini Quiz: Prescribing for Patients With SUDS
What should prescribers of controlled substances keep in mind when working with patients with substance use disorders? Take the quiz and learn more.
Mini Quiz: Depression and Cancer
What is the estimated prevalence of psychiatric disorders in ambulatory patients with cancer? Find out in this quiz.
Mechanisms of Tardive Dyskinesia: 3-Question Quiz
Which genes have recently been associated with TD? That question and more in this quiz.
Ethics case quiz | Food for Thought
When, if ever, is it ethical to administer a medication to a patient-even an incapacitated one-without his knowledge? Read the case, and weigh in.
Mini Quiz: Alcohol and Sleep
Which sleep parameters are increased in alcohol use disorders? Take the quiz and learn more.
Recognizing Tardive Dyskinesia: A 3-Question Quiz
What factors come into play in the diagnosis of tardive dyskinesia? How is TD distinguished from other movement disorders? Find out more in this quiz.
Mini Quiz: Light Therapy for Winter Blues
When is the most favorable time for light therapy for seasonal affective disorder? Take the quiz to learn more.
Tardive Dyskinesia Epidemiology Quiz
Which gene is not associated with risk for the development of TD? What is the prevalence of TD in patients with schizophrenia treated with antipsychotics? Those questions and more in this quiz.
Mini Quiz: Micronutrients and Depression
Micronutrient deficiencies can bring about a range of mental health complications. Take the quiz and learn more.
CrowdStudying Ourselves: Approaches to Bipolar Disorders, Part 2
A window into what your colleagues actually think and do.
Mini Quiz: Capital Punishment
The 1990s can be considered a high-water mark for support of the death penalty, as well as for imposing it. Where does that figure stand now? Take the quiz and learn more.
CrowdStudying Ourselves: Approaches to Bipolar Disorders
Do you think you have all the answers? For this quiz, you do.
Pop Quiz: Disturbances, Disorientation, and Delirium
What do sudden cognitive disturbances, disorientation, and cloudiness of consciousness have in common? Take the quiz and learn more.
The Quiz: Low Back Pain
A quiz to help patients mitigate the perils of low back pain.