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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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Recognizing Bipolar Disorder in Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Editorial

July 13, 2022

In this editorial, Drs Freeman and Goldberg comment on a meta-analysis by Masters and colleagues on the prevalence of bipolar disorder in perinatal women.
Marlene P. Freeman, Joseph F. Goldberg
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In Memoriam: Jan Fawcett, MD
In Memoriam

July 11, 2022

A. John Rush and Steven D. Hollon reflect on Fawcett’s life and his contributions to the field, especially in the areas of treatment-resistant depression and suicide.
A. John Rush, Steven D. Hollon
JCP
Elevated CCK With ARFID
Original Research

July 11, 2022

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is characterized by food avoidance unmotivated by body weight/shape concerns. This study explored if levels of the satiety hormone cholecystokinin are higher in individuals…
Helen Burton Murray, Kendra R. Becker, Stephanie Harshman, et al
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PTSD Symptoms and GrimAge, an Epigenetic Marker of Mortality Risk, in Veterans
Brief Report

July 6, 2022

This study investigated whether PTSD and other medical and psychiatric conditions were linked to GrimAge, a measure of epigenetic aging, in a large sample of male US veterans.
Peter J. Na, Janitza L. Montalvo-Ortiz, Sheila T. Nagamatsu, et al
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Treatment of Overthinking: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Rumination and Obsession Spectrum
Cross Talk: Case Conferences From MGH

July 6, 2022

Six clinicians from different disciplines discuss the case of a woman who, after 20 years, finally achieved symptom relief when her primary complaint of “labored thinking” was targeted specifically.
Alice Flaherty, Douglas Katz, Anne Chosak, et al
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Best Practices for Switching to Clozapine in Patients With Schizophrenia
ASCP Corner

July 4, 2022

This article provides expert advice on dosage and timing when switching from a prior medication to clozapine in patients with schizophrenia.
Georgios Schoretsanitis, Jose de Leon
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Sexual Health, Substance Use, and ADHD in College Students
Original Research

June 29, 2022

College students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have increased risk for poor sexual health. This study examined the sexual health of college students with and without ADHD and identified…
Ashley M. Rohacek, Madison K. Firkey, Sarah E. Woolf-King, et al
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Factors Associated With Remission of Suicidal Ideation in Veterans During COVID-19
Brief Report

June 27, 2022

This study compared veterans with and without remission of suicidal ideation during the pandemic on pre- and peri-pandemic clinical and psychosocial characteristics.
Sarah Herzog, Brandon Nichter, Melanie L. Hill, et al
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Toward A Definition Of “No Meaningful Benefit” From Antidepressant Treatment
Original Research

June 27, 2022

The aim of this study was to develop and validate a categorical definition of “no meaningful benefit” from antidepressant treatment by equating percent change in scores on 3 common…
Carl Zhang, Sanya Virani, Taryn Mayes, et al
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Nocturnal Wakefulness and Suicide
Original Research

June 22, 2022

Research examining time-of-day as a potential suicide risk factor has produced mixed results. This study analyzed the time-of-day for suicide cases from the Australian population during an entire calendar…
Darren R. Mansfield, Sanjiwika Wasgewatta, Amy Reynolds, et al
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Association of Bupropion and Opioid Use Disorder Medications With Stimulant-Related Admissions
Original Research

June 20, 2022

This study investigated whether bupropion and OUD medications (buprenorphine, naltrexone, and methadone) are associated with decreased stimulant-related ED admissions and hospitalizations in people with OUD who had at least…
Kevin Y. Xu, Carrie M. Mintz, Ned Presnall, et al
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Mental Pain, Suicide Risk, and Childhood Trauma
Original Research

June 15, 2022

This study investigated if mental pain was associated with recent suicide attempt and whether it could mediate the relationship between childhood trauma and suicide risk.
Maurizio Pompili, Denise Erbuto, Marco Innamorati, et al

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