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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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Meta-Analysis

November 23, 2016

Despite the prevalence of social anxiety disorder and availability of multiple pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment options, only a minority of affected individuals receive adequate treatment. This meta-analysis looks at…
Yuchen Li, Yajing Meng, Minlan Yuan, et al
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Academic Highlights

November 23, 2016

Are you finding it hard to track anxiety and depression during the perinatal period? Read this article to increase your understanding of the factors that influence their course and…
Hamideh Bayrampour, Lianne Tomfohr, Suzanne Tough
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Academic Highlights

November 23, 2016

This study compared standard public health maternity support services versus an 18-month collaborative depression care intervention that provided a choice of acute and maintenance interpersonal psychotherapy, with or without…
Nancy K. Grote, Wayne J. Katon, Joan E. Russo, et al
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Commentary

November 23, 2016

This commentary by Barbara Milrod, MD, discusses the article "Probable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the US Veteran Population According to DSM-5: Results From the National Health and Resilience in…
Barbara Milrod
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Educational Activity

November 23, 2016

Michael E. Thase
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Commentary

October 26, 2016

This commentary by José M. Santiago, MD, discusses the article “Perceived Health Control: A Promising Step Forward in Our Understanding of Treatment Adherence in Psychiatric Care,” by De Las…
José M. Santiago
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Original Research

October 26, 2016

How frequently do soldiers seek mental health treatment after being deployed? What types of care do they require? A study by Madsen et al looked at mental health service…
Trine Madsen, Søren Bo Andersen, Karen-Inge Karstoft
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Original Research

October 26, 2016

Read this article to learn whether age of onset of bipolar disorder or psychiatric illness is due to demographics or family psychiatric history.
Robert M. Post, Lori L. Altshuler, Ralph Kupka, et al
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Original Research

October 26, 2016

If a patient with depression continues to have problems sleeping even after their depression is treated, what is the best course of action? In this RCT involving patients already…
Rachel Manber, Daniel J. Buysse, Jack Edinger, et al
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Article

October 26, 2016

Adolescent crack cocaine dependence is an important problem worldwide. But what clinical characteristics are associated with youth who use cocaine? Pianca and colleagues studied 90 adolescents admitted to a…
Thiago G. Pianca, Luis Augusto Rohde, Ronaldo L. Rosa, et al
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Original Research

October 26, 2016

Characterizing the role of inflammation in depression is an important part of identifying potential targets for intervention. Zheng and colleagues assessed plasma dipeptidyl peptidase-4 activity, inflammatory markers, and neuropeptide…
Tianpeng Zheng, Yihong Liu, Shenghua Qin, et al
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Original Research

October 26, 2016

Use of psychiatric emergency departments in the United States has risen substantially in recent decades. Read this article to see how well a clinical tool performed in triaging emergency…
Kevin D. Shield, Paul Kurdyak, Paul A. Shuper, et al

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