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Clozapine: Its Use and Monitoring
Rounds in the General Hospital

July 30, 2024

The authors provide the latest information on clozapine use, including when your patients should receive or avoid taking it, what laboratory tests are required before and during administration, and…
Desta S. Lissanu, Chirag M. Vyas, Carol S. Lim, et al
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Pharmacologic Management of TBI
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July 16, 2024

Cognitive complaints, including difficulties with attention, concentration, and memory, are common in patients post-TBI; however, many medications have been studied in the treatment of cognition after TBI. Read on…
Sofia E. Matta, Christina LaCroix, Kaloyan Tanev, et al
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Evaluation and Management of Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
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July 2, 2024

If you have ever been uncertain about how to evaluate patients with a chronic psychotic illness or struggled over how best to manage treatment-resistant schizophrenia, then this case vignette…
Carol S. Lim, Abigail L. Donovan, Chirag M. Vyas, et al
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Neuropsychiatric Complications of Hypervitaminosis D
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June 13, 2024

A 28-year-old man presented to the emergency department with severe agitation, insomnia, weakness, constipation, and muscle jerks after nonsuicidal overdosing of vitamin D.
James K. Rustad, Adam Z. Spitz, Brandon C. Wilson, et al
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Impact of Disability on Medical Care
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June 6, 2024

Given that many people have disabilities, physicians should develop skills that assess the level of disability, the functional consequence of illness, and the social and physical environments of patients…
Mirza Baig, Andrew S. Chun, Ashika Bains, et al
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Management of Rumination and Obsessions in Primary Care
Rounds in the General Hospital

May 30, 2024

Difficult-to-control negative repetitive thoughts can manifest as ruminations or obsessions. Appropriate early identification and intervention can positively affect the course and prevent an episode of psychiatric illness.
Sharmin Ghaznavi, Charlotte Schiewe, Theodore A. Stern

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Original Research

October 17, 2017

Placebo effects are a common obstacle in the search for Alzheimer’s disease treatments. This analysis of data from the large CATIE-AD study investigates ways to screen out potential placebo…
Chisa Ozawa, Rachel Roberts, Kazunari Yoshida, et al
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Original Research

October 17, 2017

Total prescription stimulant sales for adults have now surpassed those for youth, and targeting the misuse of these medications is important in order to reduce health and social consequences….
Beth Han, Christopher M. Jones, Carlos Blanco, et al
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Original Research

October 10, 2017

Although anosognosia—or impaired illness awareness—is common in Alzheimer’s disease, it occurs less frequently in mild cognitive impairment. Read this article to learn if anosognosia in patients with mild cognitive…
Philip Gerretsen, Jun Ku Chung, Parita Shah, et al
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Academic Highlights

October 10, 2017

Is your patient experiencing involuntary movements of the face, torso, or extremities? It could be tardive dyskinesia, a side effect of antipsychotic medications. Explore this CME Academic Highlights activity…
Christoph U. Correll, John M. Kane, Leslie L. Citrome
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Original Research

October 3, 2017

Identification of physiologic biomarker precursors that result from prolonged psychological stress allows for possible prevention of negative outcomes; however, long-term data on the association of trauma with such biomarkers…
Zahava Solomon, Yafit Levin, Einor Ben Assayag, et al
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Article

October 3, 2017

Available data suggest that excess weight and obesity are associated with poorer cognitive functioning and numerous pathophysiologic changes in adults. This post hoc analysis sought to determine whether obesity…
Ester Mora, Maria J. Portella, Montserrat Martinez-Alonso, et al
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Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology

September 26, 2017

In this installment of his Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology column, Dr Andrade provides a meta-review of 6 meta-analyses examining the risk of autism spectrum disorder associated with use of…
Chittaranjan Andrade
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Academic Highlights

September 26, 2017

Descriptions of mixed states can be found in the writings of ancient Greek physicians, and the concept continues to be refined. In this CME activity, join experts as they…
Rakesh Jain, Vladimir Maletic, Roger S. McIntyre
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Original Research

September 26, 2017

When clinicians use methadone as the standard treatment for opioid-dependent pregnant women, must they be concerned about its effects on the heart of mother and child? Read this study…
Debra L. Bogen, Barbara H. Hanusa, James M. Perel, et al
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Original Research

September 26, 2017

Is it possible to predict which patients taking SSRIs are most likely to suffer a stroke? This study identifies the period of time after SSRI initiation during which strokes…
Chin-Hong Chan, Hsiang-Hsiung Huang, Ching-Heng Lin, et al
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Meta-Analysis

September 19, 2017

Acute sleep deprivation is one of the most rapid antidepressant interventions known; however, its benefits are usually short-lived. This meta-analysis synthesizes the existing data on acute sleep deprivation in…
Elaine M. Boland, Hengyi Rao, David F. Dinges, et al
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Original Research

September 19, 2017

Injectable antipsychotics can help address the problem of nonadherence, which can lead to relapse. This study looks at the efficacy of the injectable antipsychotic aripiprazole lauroxil in achieving and…
Joseph P. McEvoy, Robert Risinger, Serhiy Mykhnyak, et al

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