PsychSnaps

Welcome to PsychSnaps, your go-to resource for mental health and addiction insights tailored for primary care clinicians!

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🚀 Introducing PsychSnaps: Quick, Evidence-Based Mental Health Education for Clinicians

Designed for PCPs & mental health professionals, PsychSnaps delivers actionable insights to improve care for mental health & substance use disorders.

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🧠 How do you use low-dose aripiprazole for depression augmentation?

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This week’s newsletter covers:
✅ When and why low-dose aripiprazole works as an augmenting agent
🔎 Evidence for its efficacy and ideal dosing ranges
⚠️ Key safety concerns and monitoring recommendations

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Can diet or exercise treat depression? 🏃‍♀️🥗

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This week’s newsletter covers: ✅ What the evidence says about diet and depression risk 🔎 Why exercise is considered an evidence-based treatment for depression ⚠️ Limitations of current data, including the Mediterranean diet studies

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🧵 Is adding bupropion to an SSRI/SNRI an effective depression augmentation strategy?

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This week’s newsletter covers:

✅ Why bupropion + SSRI/SNRI remains popular despite limited evidence
🔎 What the latest meta-analyses say about antidepressant combination strategies
⚠️ Which alternatives—like aripiprazole or lithium—have stronger support for augmentation

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🧵 What medication could you add to a dose-optimized SSRI to help with anxiety?

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This week’s newsletter covers:
✅ What “dose-optimized” means when treating anxiety with SSRIs
🔎 Which medications can be safely combined with an SSRI for augmentation
⚠️ Key side effects, dose tips, and when to consider psychotherapy first

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🧵 What medications can help treat both pain and depression?

📊 See the infographic below for a breakdown of each medication class.

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This week’s newsletter covers:
✅ Which antidepressants reduce both physical and emotional pain
🔎 How SNRIs, TCAs, and gabapentinoids compare for pain, depression, and anxiety
⚠️ Key prescribing insights, including side effect profiles and comparative effectiveness

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This week’s newsletter covers:
✅ When and why antipsychotics might be used in AD
🔎 Which 5 antipsychotics have trial evidence for psychosis/agitation in AD
⚠️ Key safety and prescribing tips, including dose guidance and adverse effects

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🧵Does this patient’s history of binging and purging make it unsafe to start bupropion?

📊 See the chart below for a side-by-side comparison of key medication options.

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🧵Does this patient’s history of binging and purging make it unsafe to start bupropion?

This week’s newsletter covers:
✅ What the FDA warning is based on
🔎 How bupropion’s seizure risk compares to SSRIs/SNRIs
⚠️ Key safety tips for prescribing bupropion