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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
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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Original Research

June 22, 2016

PTSD, depression, and substance abuse can develop up to 6 years after a traumatic injury, often going undiagnosed after standard medical follow ups end. See how social support, level…
David Forbes, Nathan Alkemade, Angela Nickerson, et al
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Original Research

June 22, 2016

Which factor has the biggest impact on veterans’ long-term mental health outcomes? Length of service? Combat? Rank? The authors of this new Online First study explore this question, with…
Beverly P. Bergman, Daniel F. Mackay, Daniel J. Smith, et al
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Article

June 22, 2016

Insomnia and nightmares have been shown to increase the risk for suicidal ideation and suicide. Could simply being awake at night be a risk factor as well? Perlis et…
Michael L. Perlis, Michael A. Grandner, Gregory K. Brown, et al
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Article

June 22, 2016

In the last decade prescriptions for opioid analgesics have skyrocketed, and drug poisoning death rates more than tripled. Read this journal CME article to learn about screening patients for…
Tulshi D. Saha, Bradley T. Kerridge, Risë B. Goldstein, et al
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Original Research

June 22, 2016

Can personality affect depression outcomes? Yes, according to this new study. The authors discovered that cluster C personality disorders, neuroticism, and extraversion influence the outcome of first-episode depression in…
Jens D. Bukh, Per K. Andersen, Lars V. Kessing
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Book Review

June 22, 2016

Felissa Goldstein
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Original Research

June 22, 2016

Is SSRI use associated with glaucoma? The authors of this Online First study investigated the relationship between recent SSRI use and the risk of acute angle-closure glaucoma in the…
Hsin-Yi Chen, Cheng-Li Lin, Shih-Wei Lai, et al
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Original Research

June 22, 2016

Could a handshake indicate a patient’s depression is in remission? In this study, handgrip force was measured in remitted, depressed, and healthy subjects to identify factors that influenced the…
Thomas Mauras, Marc Masson, Philippe Fossati, et al
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Article

June 22, 2016

While college students have been the focus of many studies on suicidal ideation and suicidal behavior, little attention has been given to their non-college-attending peers on these issues. It…
Beth Han, Wilson M. Compton, Daniel Eisenberg, et al
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Article

June 22, 2016

Suicide prevention efforts need to happen close to the time of discharge from emergency departments, say the authors of this new study. That’s when first-time suicide attempters are at…
Izabela E. Fedyszyn, Annette Erlangsen, Carsten Hjorthøj, et al
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Meta-Analysis

June 22, 2016

Topiramate is known to cause weight loss, but it’s also known to cause adverse psychiatric side effects. So how would topiramate affect patients already taking antipsychotics? Read this meta-analysis…
Christoph U. Correll, Lawrence Maayan, John Kane, et al
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Educational Activity

June 22, 2016

How is mental illness assessed and treated within the judicial system? Explore this activity to better understand criminal psychiatric issues, including landmark mental health legal cases, and the nature…
Scott A. Freeman

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