Dmitry Arbuck

Jun 30, 2023 | mdedge.com | Dmitry Arbuck |Ali Farooqui |Rif S. El-Mallakh

While most psychiatric treatments have traditionally consisted of pharmacotherapy with oral medications, a better understanding of the pathophysiology underlying many mental illnesses has led to the recent increased use of treatments that require specialized administration and the creation of a subspecialty called interventional psychiatry. In Part 1 of this 2-part article (“Interventional psychiatry [Part 1]," Current Psychiatry, May 2023, p.