Collaborative Psychiatry QuickTakes

Quick clinical insights

Short, practical guidance for common outpatient questions

QuickTakes are brief audio episodes built around the kinds of questions that come up in real outpatient care — how to approach a decision, what to consider next, and how to move forward without overcomplicating the visit.

Listen free in your podcast app, then use the episode pages here for notes, tools, and patient handouts you can bring directly into practice.

What QuickTakes are for

They are meant to help you get oriented quickly around a common clinical question.

They are not meant to replace a full framework when the same issue keeps coming up.

Use them as a fast entry point, then go deeper with courses when you want a more complete framework.

Episode library

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Short episodes for common outpatient prescribing and management questions, with episode pages for notes, tools, and downloadable resources.

SSRI Side Effects Decoded: Timing, Switching and What Actually Works

14 min

Evidence-based strategies for preventing, managing, and reducing common SSRI side effects in primary care.

Free to listen • Tools available to members

Not All Inattention is ADHD: A Practical Framework for PCPs

14 min

A step-by-step approach to distinguishing ADHD from other causes of inattention in adults.

Free to listen • Tools available to members

Stimulants, Simplified: A Primary Care Framework for Choosing and Using ADHD Meds

17 min

A straightforward guide to selecting, dosing, and adjusting stimulant medications for adult ADHD.

Free to listen • Tools available to members

Buprenorphine, Explained: Partial Agonism, Precipitated Withdrawal, and Why It All Matters

15 min

A clear, practical breakdown of buprenorphine’s unique pharmacology and how it shapes effective treatment for opioid use disorder

Free to listen • Tools available to members

Psychiatric Screeners in Primary Care: Cutting Through the Noise

15 min

How to choose and use psychiatric screening tools to give you the most useful clinical information in the least amount of time.

Free to listen • Tools available to members

The Antidepressant Switch Guide: When to Switch and How to Do It Right

14 min

Practical, safe strategies for changing antidepressants without unnecessary withdrawal or relapse.

Free to listen • Tools available to members

Two New Antidepressants You’re Probably Not Using But Should Consider

15 min

An introduction to vilazodone and vortioxetine, with tips on when and how to use them effectively.

Free to listen • Tools available to members

Naltrexone Demystified: From Craving to Control

15 min

An accessible guide to using naltrexone in primary care, from mechanism and indications to practical prescribing tips.

Free to listen • Tools available to members

Go deeper

When you want more than a quick answer

Use QuickTakes to get oriented quickly, then move into full courses or Full Access when you want a more complete framework.

Start free

Listen to QuickTakes and use selected free resources to get a feel for the approach.

Individual courses

Get a complete framework for a specific outpatient problem when you want more depth and more usable tools.

Full Access

Use structured frameworks across depression, ADHD, anxiety, alcohol use, and more as the library grows.