David Smith, M.D.
@smithpsychiatry.bsky.social
Clinical psychopharmacologist
Adjunct professor of psychiatry at Stanford Medical School
Science education graduate student
Adjunct professor of psychiatry at Stanford Medical School
Science education graduate student
"The D.E.A. simply should not be in the business of regulating medicine, which it has never been able to do effectively."
Excellent NYT opinion article by Maia Szalavitz. The ongoing shortage of stimulants has been a real pain my patients with ADHD (and me).
#psychscisky #medsky #ClinPsy #ADHD
Excellent NYT opinion article by Maia Szalavitz. The ongoing shortage of stimulants has been a real pain my patients with ADHD (and me).
#psychscisky #medsky #ClinPsy #ADHD
Opinion | The A.D.H.D. Drug Shortage Is Causing Real Pain
The United States cannot continue torturing people who rely on controlled substances to function.
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2023 at 4:23 PM
"The D.E.A. simply should not be in the business of regulating medicine, which it has never been able to do effectively."
Excellent NYT opinion article by Maia Szalavitz. The ongoing shortage of stimulants has been a real pain my patients with ADHD (and me).
#psychscisky #medsky #ClinPsy #ADHD
Excellent NYT opinion article by Maia Szalavitz. The ongoing shortage of stimulants has been a real pain my patients with ADHD (and me).
#psychscisky #medsky #ClinPsy #ADHD
Lifestyle and depression—this is a nice study that helps confirm the common wisdom in my field that helping people improve nutrition, physical activity, sleep, social connections while reducing alcohol consumption, smoking, and sedentary behavior reduces the risk of depression.
#psychscisky #ClinPsy
#psychscisky #ClinPsy
The brain structure, immunometabolic and genetic mechanisms underlying the association between lifes...
Zhao, Yang et al. used UK Biobank data to examine the role of lifestyle factors in depression. They conducted multiple analyses and estimated underlying mechanisms related to brain structure, immunome...
www.nature.com
October 18, 2023 at 4:45 PM
Lifestyle and depression—this is a nice study that helps confirm the common wisdom in my field that helping people improve nutrition, physical activity, sleep, social connections while reducing alcohol consumption, smoking, and sedentary behavior reduces the risk of depression.
#psychscisky #ClinPsy
#psychscisky #ClinPsy
This study showed an increased risk of auto accidents in older adults with an ADHD diagnosis: a 102% increased risk of traffic tickets and a 74% increased risk of vehicular crashes.
Interestingly it looks unclear whether taking ADHD meds reduced the risk much.
#psychscisky #medsky #ClinPsy
Interestingly it looks unclear whether taking ADHD meds reduced the risk much.
#psychscisky #medsky #ClinPsy
Motor Vehicle Crash Risk in Older Drivers With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
This cohort study examines the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in older adult drivers and its association with vehicular crash risk.
t.ly
October 18, 2023 at 12:54 AM
This study showed an increased risk of auto accidents in older adults with an ADHD diagnosis: a 102% increased risk of traffic tickets and a 74% increased risk of vehicular crashes.
Interestingly it looks unclear whether taking ADHD meds reduced the risk much.
#psychscisky #medsky #ClinPsy
Interestingly it looks unclear whether taking ADHD meds reduced the risk much.
#psychscisky #medsky #ClinPsy
#HiSkySci
I am a part time clinical psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist and part time medical educator teaching medical students and psychiatry residents. I have a special interest in evolutionary medicine/psychiatry.
#PsychSciSky #MedSky #neuroskyence #MedEd
I am a part time clinical psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist and part time medical educator teaching medical students and psychiatry residents. I have a special interest in evolutionary medicine/psychiatry.
#PsychSciSky #MedSky #neuroskyence #MedEd
October 11, 2023 at 12:10 AM
#HiSkySci
I am a part time clinical psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist and part time medical educator teaching medical students and psychiatry residents. I have a special interest in evolutionary medicine/psychiatry.
#PsychSciSky #MedSky #neuroskyence #MedEd
I am a part time clinical psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist and part time medical educator teaching medical students and psychiatry residents. I have a special interest in evolutionary medicine/psychiatry.
#PsychSciSky #MedSky #neuroskyence #MedEd