E289 - Recognizing and Managing the Biggest Mistakes in Psychopharmacology with Dr. Thomas Schwartz

E289 - Recognizing and Managing the Biggest Mistakes in Psychopharmacology with Dr. Thomas Schwartz

Author: Neuroscience Education Institute August 26, 2026 Duration: 21:47

Originally released in 2021, this episode features Dr. Thomas Schwartz discussing common mistakes in psychopharmacology and how psychiatric clinicians can recognize and manage them. He explores diagnostic uncertainty, medication dosing, informed consent and monitoring, and rational versus irrational polypharmacy. He also considers how clinicians can reassess inherited diagnoses, learn from prescribing errors, and preserve the therapeutic relationship when mistakes occur.  

Thomas L. Schwartz, MD, is a Distinguished Teaching Professor at Norton College of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. He is an award-winning educator deeply involved in medical student and resident training, as well as the development of continuing medical education in psychiatry. 

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