Publications by authors named "Karina Drake"
Nip it in the Bud: Botanicals for Anxiety - a Practical Prescriber's Guide.
Curr Psychiatry Rep
October 2022
Purpose Of Review: The goal of this paper is to summarize the evidence for the use of botanical medicines for the treatment of anxiety disorders. We sought to make this review practical for psychiatrists and psychiatric prescribers.
Recent Findings: In 2018, the Natural Medicines database produced a Clinical Management of Anxiety guide that summarized the conventional and natural treatments of anxiety disorders.
Article Synopsis
- - The rise of clinics offering intravenous ketamine for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) reflects its potential efficacy, despite ketamine being FDA-approved only as an anesthetic, which raises safety concerns.
- - A review focuses on the challenges of implementing ketamine infusions, emphasizing the need for stakeholder engagement, standardized procedures, and training for treatment teams.
- - Key considerations for developing a ketamine clinic include thorough patient assessments, dosing guidelines, and safety monitoring to balance meeting demand with ensuring safe treatment practices.
Diagnosis and Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease.
Curr Psychiatry Rep
October 2018
Purpose Of Review: To explore the most recent developments in the effective diagnosis and treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Recent Findings: The clinical diagnosis of NPS in AD is facilitated by the use of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). CT and MRI scans can be useful for detecting structural changes indicating AD.