Mdedge Psychcast

MDedge Psychcast host Lorenzo Norris, MD, interviews Sy Atezaz Saeed, MD, MS, about his annual analysis of the key studies that could change day-to-day psychiatric practice. Dr. Norris’s conversation with Dr. Saeed is based on a two-part evidence-based review that identified the top 12 research findings for clinical practice from July 2018 to June 2019. Part 1, which Dr. Saeed wrote with Jennifer B. Stanley, MD, and Part 2 were published in Current Psychiatry. Take-home points Each year, Dr. Saeed identifies 10-20 high-quality journal articles with direct impact on clinical practice that, if used appropriately, can generate better outcomes for psychiatric patients. The goal of the list is to close the gap between cutting-edge science and clinical practice. Secondary literature (for example, Cochrane Reviews, NEJM Journal Watch, and so on) is used to differentiate the clinically relevant “signal” from the noise of all the research produced. Knowledge changes over time, so it’s important to be up to date but