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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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Risk of PNAS in SGA-Exposed Infants
Original Research

January 4, 2023

Roughly 30% of infants exposed to SGAs in utero exhibited poor neonatal adaptation syndrome; the percentage among antidepressant-exposed infants was similar.
Adele C. Viguera, Sara A. McElheny, Phoebe S. Caplin, et al
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Peer-Delivered CBT Workshops for Postpartum Depression
Brief Report

January 2, 2023

Peer-delivered online 1-day CBT-based workshops for postpartum depression reduced depression and anxiety and improved social support and mother-infant bonding.
Donya Merza, Haley Layton, Calan Savoy, et al
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Prescription Stimulant Misuse Among US College Students
Original Research

December 28, 2022

Preventing and identifying prescription stimulant misuse (PSM) requires an understanding of risk factors and correlates, but large-scale surveys are lacking. This multi-institution study is the largest to date on…
Sylvia H. M. Wong, Courtney Stevens, Cindy H. Liu, et al
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Primary Care–Based Mindfulness Training for PTSD in Veterans
Original Research

December 28, 2022

Four 90-minute mindfulness classes reduced psychiatric symptoms and improved health responsibility and stress management.
Kyle Possemato, Dessa Bergen-Cico, Katherine Buckheit, et al
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Recent Advances in Screening for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease
Commentary

December 26, 2022

Among the most transformative Alzheimer disease discoveries is the existence of biomarkers which can manifest decades before onset of disease-related dementia.
Allan Anderson, Matthew Malone
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The Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease
Commentary

December 26, 2022

Navigating the associated differential diagnosis in AD is essential as various causes of cognitive impairment require different treatment strategies.
Allan Anderson, Matthew Malone
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Sleep Complaints and Risk of Psychiatric Disorders
Original Research

December 21, 2022

Sleep complaints were associated with risk of psychiatric disorders independent of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in this study of NESARC data.
Bénédicte Barbotin, Nicolas Hoertel, Mark Olfson, et al
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Video Intervention to Reduce Stigma: Gender Effects
Original Research

December 19, 2022

A video to reduce stigma against schizophrenia was more effective in women if the female narrator specifically referred to her gender than if she did not.
Doron Amsalem, Samantha E. Jankowski, Shannon Pagdon, et al
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Developing Mental Illness Stigma–Reducing Interventions
Commentary

December 19, 2022

Research on antistigma interventions needs to look at sustained changes in attitudes and knowledge over time.
Aderonke Bamgbose Pederson
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Comparison of Catatonia Risk of 30 Antipsychotics
Original Research

December 14, 2022

In this postmarketing study, first-generation antipsychotics were associated with a greater risk of catatonia syndromes compared to second-generation antipsychotics.
Julien Da Costa, Etienne Very, Vanessa Rousseau, et al
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Six-Month Follow-Up of Patients at Risk of Suicide Using Smartphone Data and Clinical Assessment
Original Research

December 14, 2022

Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is increasingly used to detect suicidal ideation in real time. This study combined EMA with traditional clinical follow-up to explore correlates of suicidal relapse in…
Alejandro Porras-Segovia, Manon Moreno, María Luisa Barrigón, et al
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Rapidity of Improvement With Intranasal Esketamine for MDD
Meta-Analysis

December 12, 2022

This meta-analysis found that augmenting antidepressants with intranasal esketamine vs placebo was more effective in reducing depression severity at 24 hours and study endpoint.
Rebecca S. Hock, Anna Feeney, Nadia Iovieno, et al

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