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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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Skeletal and Dental Fractures Associated With ECT
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology

February 6, 2023

Recent data suggest the risk of skeletal or dental fracture with ECT may be as low as 0.36 events per 100,000 ECTs.
Chittaranjan Andrade
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Combining Ketamine and Psychotherapy for PTSD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Brief Report

February 6, 2023

Ketamine plus psychotherapy may be both highly effective and feasible, based on the findings of 4 recent studies.
Aaron E. Philipp-Muller, Callum J. Stephenson, Elnaz Moghimi, et al
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Safety and Tolerability of Concomitant Intranasal Esketamine and MAOI Treatment
Case Report

February 1, 2023

Three cases suggest that concomitant use of intranasal esketamine with an irreversible, nonselective MAOI is safe in some patients.
Margarete A. Wallner, Joshua C. Eloge, Ian V. Mackey, et al
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Ketamine vs Esketamine for TRD
Original Research

February 1, 2023

Are ketamine and esketamine equally efficacious? This observational study compares the efficacy of subanesthetic intravenous ketamine with that of intranasal esketamine for treatment-resistant depression in a real-world clinical setting.
Balwinder Singh, Simon Kung, Vanessa Pazdernik, et al
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Effect of Zuranolone on Anxiety and Insomnia in Postpartum Depression
Original Research

January 30, 2023

Zuranolone was associated with improvements in depressive and anxiety symptoms and was beneficial for insomnia and patient-perceived functional health in patients with PPD.
Kristina M. Deligiannidis, Leslie Citrome, Ming-Yi Huang, et al
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Prolactin, Antipsychotics, and Fracture Risk
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology

January 30, 2023

Fracture risk associated with antipsychotics may be related to whether they increase prolactin. If long-term treatment with prolactin-raising agents is necessary, prolactin levels should be regularly monitored.
Chittaranjan Andrade
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Young-Adult Social Outcomes of ADHD
Original Research

January 25, 2023

ADHD that persisted into young-adulthood was associated with poorer outcomes in terms of education, employment, and emotional support.
Lucy Riglin, Andrew Todd, Rachel Blakey, et al
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Effects of ECT in Comorbid Depression and Dementia
Original Research

January 25, 2023

Limited data suggest a role for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in treating behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Using a larger sample size than in previous reports, this study examined…
Samuel T. Wilkinson, Kyaw Sint, Brent P. Forester, et al
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Managing Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Psychiatric Practice
Systematic Review

January 23, 2023

As shown in this review, OSA may be a risk factor for the development of psychiatric conditions, as well as suicidal ideation and attempts.
Ruth M. Benca, Andrew Krystal, Craig Chepke, et al
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The Emerging Treatment Landscape in Schizophrenia
Commentary

January 18, 2023

This article provides an overview of emerging therapies poised to transform the treatment paradigm for patients with living with schizophrenia.
Dawn I. Velligan, Sanjai Rao
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Schizophrenia: Salient Symptoms and Pathophysiology
Commentary

January 18, 2023

This article notes the distinction between positive and negative schizophrenic symptoms and provides an updated overview of disease pathophysiology.
Dawn I. Velligan, Sanjai Rao
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Adverse Events and Treatment Adherence in Schizophrenia
Commentary

January 18, 2023

This article examines the effects of treatment-related adverse events on adherence to medication and strategies to improve adherence in practice.
Dawn I. Velligan, Sanjai Rao

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