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PCC
Brief Report

June 8, 2017

Despite the known dangers of cigarette smoking, many smokers do not use effective means for cessation. This report describes these smoking-cessation options and provides guidance for physicians.
Priyanga Jayakumar, Hema Madhuri Mekala, Rajashekar Reddy Yeruva, et al
PCC
Brief Report

April 13, 2017

Are some people genetically predisposed to personality disorders? This report provides understanding into the biological basis of thinking and behavior in people with personality disorders, explains anatomic findings, and...
Malathi L. Perugula, Puneet D. Narang, Steven B. Lippmann
PCC
Brief Report

February 16, 2017

Benzodiazepine and Z-drug dependence are frequently comorbid with other substance use and psychiatric disorders. Read this brief report to gain a greater understanding of the clinical characteristics and course...
Lekhansh Shukla, Spandana Bokka, Tulika Shukla, et al
PCC
Brief Report

August 25, 2016

Read this report of a patient taking multiple serotonergic agents, who developed severe acute osteomyelitis which required the use of linezolid without the possibility of a sufficient washout period....
O. Greg Deardorff, Talha Khan, Gaurav Kulkarni, et al
PCC
Brief Report

July 14, 2016

Would you recognize levamisole toxicity in your patients? Adulteration of cocaine with levamisole is increasingly common, and cocaine-using patients often present to emergency rooms with levamisole toxicity in medical...
Suneela Cherlopalle, Manasa Enja, Melanie Lippmann, et al
PCC
Brief Report

June 30, 2016

Self-inflicted hammer blow to the cranium is a rare and life-threatening phenomenon seen in patients with a history of attempted suicide. In this brief report, read about a case...
Seong Woong Kim, Michael Putzke, Eberhard Uhl, et al
PCC
Brief Report

June 2, 2016

A relationship between mood and character and personality traits in bipolar disorder has been suggested but is unclear. Here, the authors present the results of a study designed to...
Sergio B. Chavez, Luis A. Alvarado, Robert Gonzalez
PCC
Brief Report

May 12, 2016

This article presents an update on cyclic vomiting syndrome, a potentially exhausting disorder that can occur in children, adolescents, and adults. The authors review the current literature and present...
Ingeborg P. M. Hermus, Stacey J. B. Willems, Aimée C. C. F. Bogman, et al
PCC
Brief Report

March 24, 2016

Persistent nonepisodic irritability in children and youth, if undetected, may escalate to violent behavior with potentially serious outcomes. Explore this article to learn about the concept of irritability, as...
Usman Hameed, Cheryl A. Dellasega
PCC
Brief Report

March 17, 2016

It can be difficult to treat insomnia in primary care. The authors of this article hope to make the management of sleep problems a little easier. They review the...
Emily Smith, Puneet Narang, Manasa Enja, et al
PCC
Brief Report

February 18, 2016

Although the voluntary anal insertion of a foreign body (IFB) doesn' t necessarily indicate mental illness, this is the case for many of the patients who present for emergency...
Ahmed Yahya, Jude Chukwuma
PCC
Brief Report

January 14, 2016

Here, review the case of a 43-year-old man, who was taking dietary supplements, with a 6-month history of psychotic symptoms that increasingly caused impairment in functioning and eventually led...
Michelle K. Wong, Ayeh Darvishzadeh, Neal A. Maler, et al
PCC
Brief Report

December 10, 2015

The lifetime rate of comorbid major depressive disorder (MDD) in patients diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is high, but treating both disorders can be difficult, as worries abound concerning...
Joshua A. Israel
PCC
Brief Report

November 12, 2015

Patients experiencing delirium experience two major types: hypoactive and hyperactive. While hyperactive delirium is marked by restlessness, irritability, and rapid speech, hypoactive delirium is characterized by psychomotor retardation, apathy...
Abhishek Kumar, Ajay Kumar Bakhla, Sriniwas Gupta, et al
PCC
Brief Report

October 29, 2015

Multiple sclerosis is a neurologic inflammatory disease that can manifest with psychiatric symptoms. Review the case of a patient who displayed episodic mood changes preceding an exacerbation of multiple...
Priya Sharma, Sarah A. Morrow, Richard J. Owen
PCC
Brief Report

September 17, 2015

The authors of this Brief Report tell you about the effective use of serial intravenous lidocaine infusions for the chronic management of 3 patients with fibromyalgia. They describe the...
David M. Marks, Amy Newhouse
PCC
Brief Report

September 10, 2015

Sensorineural hearing loss is an infrequently recognized side effect of pain medication abuse. This report describes Ms A, a 44-year-old patient who experienced hearing loss from hydrocodone/acetaminophen abuse. Despite...
Andrei Novac, Anamaria M. Iosif, Regina Groysman, et al
PCC
Brief Report

January 22, 2015

Psychogenic purpura is a rare condition characterized by spontaneous development of painful edematous skin lesions progressing to ecchymosis over the next 24 hours. Severe stress and emotional trauma always...
Mohammad Jafferany, Gaurav Bhattacharya
PCC
Brief Report

January 8, 2015

Two young men with depressive symptoms experienced severe motor disturbances while taking SSRIs. Both patients had a long history of medication failures and complex presentations. Genetic testing of the...
Karen H. Rhea, William M. Petrie, Kathryn R. Gardner
PCC
Brief Report

November 27, 2014

Drs Tunzi and Spike present 3 cases that demonstrate the difficulty of assessing medical decision-making capacity in patients with psychiatric illness who are refusing care, highlighting the role of...
Marc Tunzi, Jeffrey P. Spike
PCC
Brief Report

October 15, 2014

Due to exposure to Western culture, a rise in eating disorders among African women is reported in the literature. This case study describes a 17-year-old Ethiopian girl who meets...
Andrea Bruni
PCC
Brief Report

August 15, 2014

In this Brief Report, Dr Woesner and colleagues make a case for the use of the assertive community treatment team in the treatment of patients with mental disorders due...
Mary E. Woesner, Jeremy Marsh, J. Daniel Kanofsky
PCC
Brief Report

August 15, 2014

Vitamin deficiencies may occur frequently in the Western world, yet go unrecognized. The authors of this brief report present 2 cases in which deficiencies of both vitamin B1 and...
Karthika Veerapaneni, Thomas M. Brown, David P. Dooley
PCC
Brief Report

April 15, 2014

To date, little has been written on the effect of rumors and gossip in psychiatric hospitals.  This article presents four case vignettes of rumors spread in psychiatric hospitals and...
Andrei Novac, Stephanie McEwan, Robert G. Bota

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