Andropause / Late-Onset Hypogonadism
Andropause is the catchier name for late-onset hypogonadism, which is the clinical term for low testosterone in older men.
Adjustment Disorder
Adjustment disorder is the diagnosis most underused in actual practice, which is funny because it's the diagnosis that probably fits half the people who…
Disulfiram (Antabuse)
Disulfiram (Antabuse) doesn't kill cravings, it makes drinking miserable on purpose. Who the alcohol deterrent actually fits, and who should skip it.
Premature Ejaculation
Premature ejaculation is one of the most common sexual complaints in men and one of the least often brought up in a doctor's office.
Erectile Dysfunction (clinical workup)
Most guys want the pill and skip the visit. But new ED can be the first sign your blood vessels are in trouble, which is why the workup matters way more than a no questions asked Viagra script.
Insomnia Disorder
Insomnia disorder is when you can't fall asleep, or can't stay asleep, or wake up too early and can't get back under, three or more nights a week for…
OCD
OCD is one of those diagnoses that got grabbed by pop culture and quietly butchered along the way.
Panic Disorder
Panic disorder isn't generalized anxiety.
Valproate (Depakote)
Valproate (Depakote) is a heavy mood stabilizer for acute mania, not ordinary moodiness. The real side effects, labs, and pregnancy risk.
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…
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…
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…