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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
Rounds in the General Hospital

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
Rounds in the General Hospital

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
Rounds in the General Hospital

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
Rounds in the General Hospital

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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Article

February 22, 2017

What’s the best way to switch to clozapine in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia? Do you worry that efficacy and tolerability will be compromised? This pilot, double-blind RCT addresses your…
Hiroyoshi Takeuchi, Jimmy Lee, Gagan Fervaha, et al
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Original Research

February 14, 2017

Early evidence suggests that exercise may be an effective treatment approach for stimulant use disorders. Here, find out if exercise was superior to a health education intervention in reducing…
Madhukar H. Trivedi, Tracy L. Greer, Chad D. Rethorst, et al
JCP
Original Research

February 14, 2017

Early-onset bipolar disorder may represent a distinct phenotype with greater severity, but the genetics of it are still poorly understood. This study used candidate genetic risk score analysis to…
Paul E. Croarkin, Joan L. Luby, Kelly Cercy, et al
JCP
Original Research

January 25, 2017

When a patient doesn’ t experience remission with first-line antidepressant treatment, what should you try next? While a number of adjuncts are used, benefits are often limited. This study…
Anup Sharma, Marna S. Barrett, Andrew J. Cucchiara, et al
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Meta-Analysis

January 25, 2017

What variables might explain the association between antenatal SSRI exposure and autism? This systematic review and meta-analysis will give you some insight on factors that might influence this association. 
Hilary K. Brown, Neesha Hussain-Shamsy, Yona Lunsky, et al
JCP
Article

January 25, 2017

Elderly individuals often take multiple medications each day. Age-related changes in pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics make this population particularly susceptible to adverse events related to drug interactions. Read this journal…
Rosa Liperoti, Federica Sganga, Francesco Landi, et al
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Original Research

January 25, 2017

A large group of adults who do not meet full criteria for antisocial personality disorder still exhibit antisocial behavior symptoms. Goldstein et al used data from NESARC-III to look…
Risë B. Goldstein, S. Patricia Chou, Tulshi D. Saha, et al
JCP
Supplement Article

January 25, 2017

Leslie Citrome
JCP
Letter to the Editor

January 25, 2017

Dawn F. Ionescu, Cristina Cusin
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Original Research

January 25, 2017

Exposure to infectious agents has been proposed as a risk factor in the development of serious mental illness. How is cognitive functioning affected by these agents? Does exposure to…
Nora Hamdani, Claire Daban-Huard, Ophelia Godin, et al
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Supplement Article

January 25, 2017

Susan G. Kornstein
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Original Research

January 25, 2017

What is the course of recovery from postpartum psychosis? A group from the Netherlands looked at the degree of psychological distress and level of psychosocial functioning in patients with…
Karin M. Burgerhout, Astrid M. Kamperman, Sabine J. Roza, et al

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