Hermioni N. Lokko, MD, MPP

Crying is prevalent in the general hospital and should not be dismissed since the potential etiologies include serious medical, neurologic, and psychiatric conditions. Empathic expressions, as well as pharmacologic...

In this article, the authors describe the case of Ms A, a 26-year-old woman who was admitted to a general hospital for worsening agitation, auditory hallucinations, and an inability...

Have you ever had a patient with active medical problems coupled with a problematic psychiatric disorder? If you have, then the following case vignette and discussion should prove useful...

Read this article to learn about the importance of exploring and evaluating sadness in your patients, the potential etiologies for sadness, and management approaches that are based on the...