5 Minute Pearls: Optimizing Engagement with Patients with Major Depressive Disorders

In this 5 Minute Pearls video, psychiatrist George Papakostas, MD shares five critical points for successful engagements with patients with MDD (major depressive disorders). He advises clinicians to be mindful in the implementation in their clinical practice. These include:
Your reaction to the patient’s symptoms to evoke trust and reassurance.
A symptom measurement tool, like the Hamilton scale.
Optimizing dosage for impact and tolerability.
Recognizing when switching becomes futile.
Start psychotherapy ASAP.
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Presented by The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry in partnership with ASCP.
George Papakostas, MD is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
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