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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
PCC
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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Doxazosin for the Treatment of PTSD and AUD
Original Research

March 8, 2023

This study is the first to evaluate doxazosin, an α1-adrenergic antagonist, in veterans with both PTSD and alcohol use disorder.
Sudie E. Back, Julianne C. Flanagan, Jim Mintz, et al
JCP
When and How to Use Lithium Augmentation for MDD
ASCP Corner

March 8, 2023

With its antisuicidal effect and low cost, lithium can be an effective alternative to other MDD augmentation strategies when antidepressants are not enough.
Mete Ercis, Aysegul Ozerdem, Balwinder Singh
JCP
NNT, NNH, and LHH for Lumateperone
Original Research

March 6, 2023

The benefit-risk assessment of lumateperone was favorable as measured by number-needed-to-treat and number-needed-to-harm analyses.
Leslie Citrome, Suresh Durgam, John B. Edwards, et al
JCP
Preventive Health Care in Children and Maternal Schizophrenia
Original Research

March 1, 2023

About 50.3% of children born to mothers with schizophrenia had an enhanced 18-month well-baby visit versus 58.6% of those whose mothers did not have schizophrenia.
Clare L. Taylor, Hilary K. Brown, Natasha R. Saunders, et al
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Suicide Attempts and Health-Related Quality of Life
Original Research

February 27, 2023

People with recent suicide attempts have much lower mental health–related QOL than those with no attempt or an attempt in the distant past. Psychiatric and substance use comorbidities explain…
Tanner J. Bommersbach, Robert A. Rosenheck, Taeho Greg Rhee
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In Memoriam: Joseph Biederman, MD
In Memoriam

February 22, 2023

Colleagues and friends remember Joseph Biederman and reflect on his legacy as the father of pediatric psychopharmacology.
Timothy E. Wilens, Janet R. Wozniak, Lee S. Cohen, et al
JCP
Resilience in Bipolar Disorder
Systematic Review

February 22, 2023

Bipolar disorder patients with greater resilience had less severe symptoms, more positive attitudes toward medication treatment, and better social support and functioning.
Min Kai Chan, Qian Hui Chew, Kang Sim
JCP
PTSD in Survivors of the 1999 Izmit Earthquake: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study
Original Research

February 20, 2023

In survivors of the 1999 earthquake in Izmit, Turkey, PTSD symptoms decreased in the first 2 years, but remained stable after 10 years.
Oguz K. Karamustafalıoğlu, Leah Fostick, Mehmet Çevik, et al
JCP
Effect of Zuranolone vs Placebo in MDD
Original Research

February 20, 2023

This phase 3 RCT found significant improvement in depressive symptoms with zuranolone beginning at day 3 of treatment.
Anita H. Clayton, Robert Lasser, Indrani Nandy, et al
JCP
Long-Term Suicidal Ideation Profiles in Late-Life Depression
Original Research

February 15, 2023

Suicidal ideation predicts suicide attempts in young and middle-aged persons, but its predictive power in late life remains unclear. This study aimed to identify ideation profiles in depressed older…
Hanga Galfalvy, Anna Szücs, Ya-Wen Chang, et al
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Predictors for Initiation of LAIs in Individuals With Early-Phase Schizophrenia
Original Research

February 13, 2023

Initiation of LAIs was predicted by greater switching of oral antipsychotics and more ED visits. LAIs are often used to respond to relapse rather than prevent it.
Jose M. Rubio, Marko A. Mychaskiw, Sangtaeck Lim, et al
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Antipsychotic Dose and Weight Gain
Meta-Analysis

February 8, 2023

Although effects on weight gain have been explored for several antipsychotics, the role of dose in producing these effects has not been widely studied. This meta-analysis examined the association…
Michel Sabé, Konstantinos Pallis, Marco Solmi, et al

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