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Neuropsychology of BvFTD and Psychiatric Disorders
February 4, 2020
How can you discriminate between behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia and psychiatric disorders with similar behavioral changes, such as apathy, disinhibition, reduced empathy, or compulsions? Which neuropsychological tests are useful?
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Patient-Practice Relationship and Antidepressant Prescribing
January 16, 2020
Does patient experience of a general practice relate to the volume of antidepressant prescribing at that practice? This study from England examined how antidepressant prescribing rates relate to specific...
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Cyberbullying and Adolescent Mental Health
January 14, 2020
Cyberbullying has received much mainstream media attention, but controversy exists regarding its prevalence. This study examined the prevalence of cyberbullying in adolescent psychiatric inpatients and its relation to potential...
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Psychoeducation for Borderline Personality Disorder Patients
December 31, 2019
Most evidence-based treatments for borderline personality disorder (BPD) are prohibitively lengthy and intensive. This study explores a psychoeducational group intervention as a possible treatment alternative for this underserved patient...
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Kidney Function and Serum Risperidone Concentrations
November 26, 2019
Risperidone is mainly metabolized hepatically to its metabolite 9-hydroxyrisperidone (9-OH-RIS), which is excreted renally. This study examined how kidney function affects serum concentrations of risperidone and 9-OH-RIS in a...
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Brain Imaging in Adolescents With First-Episode Psychosis
November 5, 2019
Does neuroimaging, particularly computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, have diagnostic value in young patients with first-episode psychosis? Read the results of this retrospective cohort study to learn more.
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Physician-Assisted Suicide in Psychiatry
November 5, 2019
Although euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) are permitted in the Netherlands under certain conditions, Dutch psychiatrists are increasingly reluctant to consider it. This article explores Dutch psychiatrists' reasons for...
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Utility of Combinatorial Pharmacogenomics in Depression
October 31, 2019
This study sought to ascertain the extent that pharmacogenetic testing can inform treatment decisions among patients with treatment-resistant depression whose medications are subject to gene-drug interactions—read the article to...
