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chrisaikenmd Chris Aiken, MD @chrisaikenmd ·
18 Feb

How do you help #insomnia in alcohol use disorder?

CBT-insomnia brings impressive, lasting improvement, from metaanalysis of 8 randomized trials:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39864131

Learn how to use it:
https://amzn.to/3Q0tm0I

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17 Feb

I’d expect violent video games to make people less empathic towards victims of violence, but this controlled fMRI study of 89 men playing #grandtheftauto challenges that assumption:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37975654

Caveat: The men were not avid gamers

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17 Feb

New guidelines recommend starting with lithium in new onset bipolar disorder. Find out why in the @CarlatPsych Podcast:

https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5236-timing-when-lithium-comes-first

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