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Adult Men

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OCD
Conditions · 9 min read

OCD

OCD is one of those diagnoses that got grabbed by pop culture and quietly butchered along the way.

Feb 14, 2025
Panic Disorder
Conditions · 11 min read

Panic Disorder

Panic disorder is not generalized anxiety.

Feb 11, 2025
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Conditions · 10 min read

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

GAD (generalized anxiety disorder, the diagnosis given to chronic free-floating worry that isn't attached to one specific thing) is the kind of anxiety…

Feb 9, 2025
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Treatment · 10 min read

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

DBT (dialectical behavior therapy, the skills-and-group approach that came out of Marsha Linehan's lab in the 1980s) got invented to treat patients with…

Feb 6, 2025
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Treatment · 9 min read

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy, the structured worksheet-and-homework kind, not the talk-about-your-mother kind) is the therapy with the most evidence…

Feb 4, 2025
Cymbalta (Duloxetine)
Medications · 9 min read

Cymbalta (Duloxetine)

Cymbalta is the drug I reach for when the depression has a physical component...

Feb 1, 2025
Lexapro (Escitalopram)
Medications · 10 min read

Lexapro (Escitalopram)

Lexapro is the SSRI I start with most of the time, and the reason is boring...

Jan 29, 2025
When to switch antidepressants, and when to stay
Comparison · 10 min read

When to switch antidepressants, and when to stay

Half the antidepressant switches that happen shouldn't have happened, and the other half should have happened six months earlier.

Jan 27, 2025
Choosing between SSRIs, SNRIs, and what comes next
Comparison · 11 min read

Choosing between SSRIs, SNRIs, and what comes next

The decision tree for picking an antidepressant in 2026 isn't really a tree, it's more like a workflow, and the workflow is a lot simpler than the size of…

Jan 24, 2025
Adderall vs Vyvanse: side by side
Comparison · 10 min read

Adderall vs Vyvanse: side by side

Both are amphetamines, both work, the differences are real but not enormous, and the right answer for any given patient depends on factors that the rep…

Jan 22, 2025
ADHD meds for adults: the questions I get most
Q&A · 12 min read

ADHD meds for adults: the questions I get most

Adult ADHD is everywhere now, which means I get the same set of questions from people considering a stimulant, in slightly different fonts, over and over.

Jan 19, 2025
How long does an antidepressant actually take to work?
Q&A · 10 min read

How long does an antidepressant actually take to work?

Eight to twelve weeks at a real dose.

Jan 16, 2025