Collaborative Psychiatry QuickTakes

Starting a Benzodiazepine Taper Conversation: The Dose Hasn’t Changed, but the Clinical Picture Has

Get more practical learning and clinical tools for mental health and substance-use care in outpatient settings at Collaborative Psychiatry. A benzodiazepine prescription

Billing Mental Health Visits Without Losing Your Mind

Get more high-yield learning on psychiatric management in primary care and outpatient practice at collaborative-psychiatry.org. Billing for mental health visits can feel

How I Choose a First-Line Antidepressant (Course Excerpt)

Season 1 of Collaborative Psychiatry QuickTakes may be complete, but the learning continues. In this episode, I’m sharing a short excerpt from the full Audio Course Mana

Naltrexone Demystified: From Craving to Control

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Two New Antidepressants You're Probably Not Using But Should Consider

Get more high-yield learning on psychiatric management in primary care and outpatient practice at collaborative-psychiatry.org. In this episode, we explore two underused

The Antidepressant Switch Guide: When to Switch and How to do it Right

Get more high-yield learning on psychiatric management in primary care and outpatient practice at collaborative-psychiatry.org. Switching antidepressants is one of the m

Psychiatric Screeners in Primary Care: Cutting Through the Noise

Get more high-yield learning on psychiatric management in primary care and outpatient practice at collaborative-psychiatry.org. In this high-yield episode, we break down

Buprenorphine from the Ground Up: Understanding Mechanism, Safety and Clinical Use

Get more high-yield learning on psychiatric management in primary care and outpatient practice at collaborative-psychiatry.org. Buprenorphine is one of the most powerfu

Stimulants, Simplified: A Primary Care Framework for Choosing and Using ADHD Meds

Feeling overwhelmed by the endless list of ADHD medications? In this episode, we break down stimulant prescribing into a simple, practical framework designed for busy pri

Not All Inattention Is ADHD: A Practical Framework for PCPs

In this episode, we take a step back from the rush to diagnose and explore why so many adults are reporting attention difficulties today — and how primary care providers

SSRI Side Effects Decoded: Timing, Switching and What Actually Works

SSRIs are among the most widely prescribed medications in primary care, but side effects are one of the top reasons patients stop taking them. Nausea, fatigue, weight gai

An Introduction to Collaborative Psychiatry QuickTakes

Bringing practical psychiatry to primary care. Checkout the website for the episode pages and access to all of the clinical resources: QuickTakes Page.