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Camptocormia and Antipsychotic Medications

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Camptocormia and Antipsychotic Medications

May 23, 2024

Camptocormia, or “bent spine syndrome,” is an often-overlooked adverse effect of antipsychotics; early diagnosis and treatment is essential to prevent severe consequences.

Rashmi Subhedar, Malathi L. Perugula, Kaushal Shah, et al

Emerging Trends in Opioid Use Disorder Management

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Emerging Trends in Opioid Use Disorder Management

April 2, 2024

This report examines trends in opioid use disorder and associated ED visits from 2016 to 2021 and evaluates buprenorphine and naloxone prescribing patterns within these visits.

Abid Rizvi, Christina L. Nolte, Paramjit Chumber, et al

Brief Cognitive Screener Detects Early Signs of Cognitive Decline in Anglo and Hispanic Patients

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Brief Cognitive Screener Detects Early Signs of Cognitive Decline in Anglo and Hispanic Patients

December 12, 2023

The South Florida Cognitive Screener is an 8-item self-report instrument developed to capture the most common cognitive, functional, and behavioral complaints typically reported early in the process of cognitive...

Rafael A. Rivas-Vazquez, Gustavo Rey, Alan Quintana, et al

Benzodiazepines Prescribed With and Without Opioids

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Benzodiazepines Prescribed With and Without Opioids

December 5, 2023

This study analyzed the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey to calculate recent changes in rates of benzodiazepine prescription after the release of the CDC guidelines for prescribing opioids for...

Abid Rizvi, Deep Yadava, Sadia Rehman Safwi

Pimavanserin for Insomnia in Veterans With PTSD

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Pimavanserin for Insomnia in Veterans With PTSD

November 6, 2023

Patients in this pilot study reported significantly improved sleep quality with pimavanserin.

Melissa B. Jones, Ritwick Agrawal, Amir Sharafkhaneh, et al

Benzodiazepines Prescribed With and Without Opioids

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Benzodiazepines Prescribed With and Without Opioids

October 3, 2023

Thirty percent of prescription opioid overdose deaths involve benzodiazepines. This study analyzed ED visits with benzodiazepines prescribed at discharge, with and without opioids.

Abid Rizvi, Deep Yadava, Christina Nolte

Therapeutic Approaches for Long COVID Neuropsychiatric Sequelae

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Therapeutic Approaches for Long COVID Neuropsychiatric Sequelae

October 3, 2023

While the literature on therapeutic agents for long COVID is limited, several psychopharmacologic options have shown potential in managing its neuropsychiatric sequelae.

Samuel Reinfeld, Michael La Sala

Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonists and Suicide Risk

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Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonists and Suicide Risk

September 27, 2023

According to the WHO pharmacovigilance database, suicidal behavior was 1.3 times more frequent than expected with dual orexin receptor antagonists and 4.7 times more frequent for Z-drugs; data on...

Francesco Salvo, Laura Palagini, Pierre A. Geoffroy

Perceived Stress Associated With COVID-19 in Neuro-Behcet’s Disease

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Perceived Stress Associated With COVID-19 in Neuro-Behcet’s Disease

September 5, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of healthy individuals as well as people with chronic diseases due to associated stress.

Ipek Midi, Aslı Gencel, Hatice Sahin, et al

Valproate Prescriptions to Reproductive-Age Women in Ambulatory Care

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Valproate Prescriptions to Reproductive-Age Women in Ambulatory Care

August 22, 2023

With the increased awareness about its teratogenicity, several countries have decreased prescriptions of valproate to reproductive-age women.

Abid Rizvi, Faisal Shaan, Mohammad Reyazuddin

Nitrous Oxide Reduced Suicidal Ideation in Treatment-Resistant Major Depression

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Nitrous Oxide Reduced Suicidal Ideation in Treatment-Resistant Major Depression

August 16, 2023

In this exploratory analysis, 54% of TRD patients receiving nitrous oxide had a reduction in suicidal ideation, compared with 12% in the placebo group.

Victoria C. de Leon, Arun Kumar, Peter Nagele, et al

Association of Ulcerative Colitis and Bipolar Disorder

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Association of Ulcerative Colitis and Bipolar Disorder

August 10, 2023

This study explored the link between ulcerative colitis and bipolar disorder in an inpatient setting.

Abid Rizvi, Sahar Ashraf, Rupak Desai, et al

Impact of World Mental Health Day on Online Mental Health Information Seeking

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Impact of World Mental Health Day on Online Mental Health Information Seeking

August 8, 2023

This study explored changes in Google Trends mental health data after World Mental Health Day.

N. A. Uvais, M. Vaseel, Jesiya Jalal, et al

New-Onset Psychosis Secondary to COVID-19 Infection

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New-Onset Psychosis Secondary to COVID-19 Infection

July 13, 2023

Neuropsychiatric complications can develop within weeks of COVID-19 infection and thus should be considered a causative agent of sudden and new-onset psychotic disorders.

Tania Sultana, Saher Hoda Kamil, Fatima Billoo, et al

Management of COVID-19 in a Psychiatric Long-Term Care Rehabilitation Facility

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Management of COVID-19 in a Psychiatric Long-Term Care Rehabilitation Facility

July 11, 2023

This report provides an update on the evolution of the clinical and organizational management of COVID-19 in a psychiatric facility in Italy and its outcomes.

Roberto Nava, Prasad WisdomWare Don, Francesco Giuseppe Zanvit, et al

Bullying Among Children With Mental, Emotional, Developmental, or Behavioral Problems

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Bullying Among Children With Mental, Emotional, Developmental, or Behavioral Problems

July 6, 2023

This study assessed the prevalence and odds of bullying victimization among US children with 1 or more mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral problems.

Saral Desai, Ramu Vadukapuram, Chintan Trivedi, et al

Social Determinants of Health and Extended-Release Naltrexone

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Social Determinants of Health and Extended-Release Naltrexone

June 29, 2023

Patients with alcohol use disorder are at high risk of treatment nonadherence and readmission. While ER naltrexone can help prevent relapse for 28 days, they may face homelessness for...

Lakshit Jain, Vania Modesto-Lowe

Advanced Compassionate Care for the Elderly in India

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Advanced Compassionate Care for the Elderly in India

June 13, 2023

This report describes an initiative to conduct a brainstorming session and panel discussion to address common health issues faced by the elderly in India.

Akhilesh Pathak, Gurvinder Pal Singh, Niket Verma

Food-Drug Interactions in Psychopharmacotherapy

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Food-Drug Interactions in Psychopharmacotherapy

June 1, 2023

Here, the authors provide some clinical tips and hacks of common food-drug interactions relevant to the practice of psychopharmacology.

Ahmed Naguy, Saxby Pridmore, Bibi Alamiri

Treatment Decision-Making Capacity With the MacCAT-T in Schizophrenia

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Treatment Decision-Making Capacity With the MacCAT-T in Schizophrenia

June 1, 2023

This report is a narrative review of the studies on schizophrenia that evaluated both decision-making capacity for treatment with the MacCAT-T and severity of symptoms using a clinical rating...

Hirofumi Hirakawa

Cardiac Malformation Risks After First Trimester Methylphenidate Use

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Cardiac Malformation Risks After First Trimester Methylphenidate Use

May 15, 2023

This meta-analysis found that use of methylphenidate in the first trimester may be a risk factor for fetal congenital heart defects.

Jonathan L. Richardson, Nathan George, Amanda J. Greenall, et al

An Approach to Address the Need for Adolescent Opioid Stabilization and Treatment

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An Approach to Address the Need for Adolescent Opioid Stabilization and Treatment

April 18, 2023

This report describes creation and implementation of a protocol to identify and treat opioid use disorder in youth, with the shared goals of providing evidenced-based care in a standardized...

John H. Mahlstedt, Jonathan D. Avery, Megan M. Mroczkowski

Depression and Cue Reactivity in Opioid Use Disorder Patients Receiving Extended-Release Naltrexone

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Depression and Cue Reactivity in Opioid Use Disorder Patients Receiving Extended-Release Naltrexone

April 17, 2023

Greater depression severity was linked to less reduction in cue-induced craving during naltrexone treatment for OUD.

Zhenhao Shi, Xinyi Li, Kyle M. Kampman, et al

Physician Stigma Toward Adolescents With Nicotine and Opiate Use

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Physician Stigma Toward Adolescents With Nicotine and Opiate Use

March 14, 2023

Physicians were found to have worse attitudes toward adolescent patients who use opiates and nicotine compared with those who have MDD or type 1 diabetes.

Giselle Appel, Beverly Shin, Alyssa Shah, et al

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