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November 15, 2018

While antipsychotics are often used to treat delirium symptoms such as agitation, hallucinations, paranoia, and sleep disturbances, data on the impact of antipsychotics on ICU delirium are mixed. Thus,...
Robyn P. Thom, Melissa P. Bui, Bernard Rosner, et al
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November 1, 2018

What patient-reported factors influence medication treatment decisions among individuals with bipolar and unipolar depression? The authors of this article conducted a survey to answer this question. Their findings may...
Joshua D. Rosenblat, Gregory E. Simon, Gary S. Sachs, et al
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October 18, 2018

Obsessive-compulsive-related disorders include conditions such as body dysmorphic disorder and skin-picking disorder, as well as tic disorders and self-injurious behaviors. Could electroconvulsive therapy be an effective treatment option? Read...
Samara dos Santos-Ribeiro, Juliana B. de Salles Andrade, Julliana N. Quintas, et al
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October 4, 2018

Glabellar injection of botulinum toxin A (BTA) provides a novel and interesting strategy to address shortcomings in the treatment of depression. This study examines the primary clinical trials conducted...
Toren P. Stearns, Mujeeb U. Shad, Gabriela C. Guzman
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September 27, 2018

PTSD symptoms have been documented in women following at-term deliveries with health baby outcomes. However, the notion that childbirth can trigger PTSD remains controversial, and the symptom clusters are...
Freya Thiel, Tsachi Ein-Dor, Gabriella Dishy, et al
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September 20, 2018

Older adults with complicated illnesses often require specialized treatment in geriatric facilities when inpatient psychiatric hospitalization is needed. However, given the shortage of available beds in these facilities, patients...
Laura Lai, Robert G. Bota
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September 18, 2018

When choosing among agents for treating PTSD, which one should you pick? Fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, topiramate, and venlafaxine have all shown efficacy. This large retrospective VA study compared the...
Brian Shiner, Christine Leonard Westgate, Jiang Gui, et al
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September 6, 2018

What do you know about the use of synthetic marijuana among adolescents? Read this CME article to learn about why they use it, what the risks are, and whether...
Gloria Martz, William Tankersley, Hema Madhuri Mekala, et al
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August 23, 2018

Is childhood physical and sexual abuse a significant predictor of suicide risk in veterans? This article examined this question and found the best predictors of suicide in this population....
Maju Mathew Koola, Anthony O. Ahmed, Joseph Sebastian, et al
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August 9, 2018

Do you screen for sleep disorders in patients with psychiatric conditions? Symptom overlap can mean that sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea are overlooked in patients with posttraumatic...
Bettina S. Fehr, William F. Katz, Erin A. Van Enkevort, et al
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August 2, 2018

Gabapentin has started to evolve as a drug of abuse over the past few years. As a noncontrolled substance, patients may obtain it rather easily for a host of...
John R. Tomko, Konasale M. Prasad, Samuel Kubas, et al
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July 26, 2018

How common is it for patients with pharmacologically treated depression to not receive adequate doses of antidepressant medications? Is treatment-resistant depression incidence overestimated in database studies that do not...
Daniel Fife, Clair Blacketer, Jenna Marie Reps, et al
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July 19, 2018

Could administration of certain antipsychotic medications be associated with significant acute blood pressure changes? The authors of this study attempted to answer this question by investigating blood pressure changes...
Kristin A. Parks, Clayton G. Parks, Johnathon P. Yost, et al
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July 17, 2018

Could collaborative care be especially beneficial in certain youth with depression? Researchers enrolled patients in a collaborative care treatment model and then looked at program graduation rates in light...
Alexander D. Ginsburg, Paul S. Stadem, Christopher R. Takala, et al
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July 5, 2018

Although ECT is effective for catatonia, it is unknown whether it contributes to the onset of a pulmonary embolism from a residual deep vein thrombosis. This case series examines...
Yuta Inagawa, Shinnosuke Saito, Tsuyoshi Okada, et al
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June 28, 2018

Treatment-resistant aggressive behavior is commonly observed in psychiatric patients with psychosis, especially in state mental health institutions and prison systems with high health care and societal costs. Could dextromethorphan/quinidine...
QiLiang Chen, Haley E. Calcagno, Mujeeb Shad
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June 12, 2018

How common is illicit drug use among current and former cigarette smokers? If marijuana isn' t considered illicit, does that change the prevalence of illicit drug use? Can illicit...
Scott J. Moeller, David S. Fink, Misato Gbedemah, et al
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June 7, 2018

Do visible minority patients have poorer service engagement and follow-up in mental health care in Canada? The objective of this study was to determine whether visible minority patients with...
Katerina Nikolitch, Andrew Ryder, G. Eric Jarvis
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May 31, 2018

Currently, there are no comprehensive guidelines for sedative-hypnotic use in patients with mental illness. Patients taking sedative-hypnotics are more likely to suffer from adverse drug events, including death, compared...
Korana Avdagic, Michelle Geier, Zlatan Coralic, et al
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May 24, 2018

Significant disparities in quality of health care delivered to individuals with serious mental illness have been reported, possibly due to health care providers' negative attitudes and low expectations for...
Lakshminarayana Chekuri, Dinesh Mittal, Songthip Ounpraseuth
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May 10, 2018

Use of SGAs for the treatment of depression has increased, and patients with depression and comorbid diabetes or cardiovascular disease are more likely to use these therapies than those...
Shan Xing, Shiyun Kim, Glen T. Schumock, et al
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May 3, 2018

Antibiotics have been extensively used by clinicians to treat patients with pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome. In this review, the authors...
Elisabetta Burchi, Stefano Pallanti
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April 26, 2018

Have you considered how conditions such as atopic dermatitis, acne, vitiligo, psoriasis, and alopecia affect your patients? Skin disease can be associated with anxiety, anger, depression, social isolation, and...
Mohammad Jafferany, Paul Pastolero
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April 5, 2018

Irritability in children is a common complaint and can be broadly classified as normal and developmental or abnormal. Due to increased incidence of bipolar disorder diagnosis in children and...
Anna L. Scandinaro, Usman Hameed, Cheryl A. Dellasega

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