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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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Suicidal Ideation and Associated Factors in Spain During the First Year of COVID-19
Brief Report

March 7, 2022

This study reports the prevalence of active and passive suicidal ideation in the general population of Spain at 3 timepoints during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pilar A. Sáiz, Francesco Dal Santo, Leticia García-Alvarez, et al
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Hallucinations and Delusions With Dementia in LTC
Narrative Review

March 7, 2022

This narrative review addresses barriers to diagnosing dementia-related psychosis, outlines the prevalence and presentation of psychosis among dementia types, and reviews current practices for treating dementia-related psychosis in long-term…
Raveena Khanna, Lyndsi White, Flora Y. Bessey, et al
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Functional Outcomes of an Antipsychotic in Schizophrenia: Generalizable or Specific Effect?
Commentary

March 1, 2022

This commentary takes a closer look at Correll and colleagues’ findings on functional outcomes with brexpiprazole.
Nina R. Schooler
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Postpartum Harm Thoughts and Maternal Aggression
Original Research

March 1, 2022

Many new mothers have unwanted intrusive thoughts of infant-related harm, and such thoughts are a core feature of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This study explores whether unwanted intrusive thoughts and…
Nichole Fairbrother, Fanie Collardeau, Sheila R. Woody, et al
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Measurement-Based Care for Psychotic Disorders
Original Research

March 1, 2022

Measurement-based care (MBC) can improve patient outcomes, but data on its use in psychosis are sparse. This study examined the use of patient-reported outcome measures in veterans with psychosis…
Edward P. Liebmann, Sandra G. Resnick, Meaghan A. Stacy
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Effects of Brexpiprazole on Functioning in Schizophrenia
Original Research

March 1, 2022

Drawing on 4 RCTs and 2 open-label extension studies of brexpiprazole, this analysis looks at the effects of this medication on functioning both in the short term and over…
Christoph U. Correll, Ying He, François Therrien, et al
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PTSD in US Military Veterans
Original Research

February 22, 2022

This study sought to determine the likelihood of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after direct versus indirect exposures and examined the effects of direct and indirect PTE exposure and…
Blair E. Wisco, Faith O. Nomamiukor, Brian P. Marx, et al
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Psychological Dimensions of Palliative Care Consultation
Cross Talk: Case Conferences From MGH

February 22, 2022

This compelling case presentation illustrates the challenges of providing palliative care during the pandemic. The expert discussion that follows examines the case from various perspectives and suggests ways clinicians…
Leah B. Rosenberg, Anne K. Fishel, Rebecca Harley, et al
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TAAR1 Educational Resource Video
Insight videos

February 17, 2022

See a short video explaining how trace amine–associated receptor 1 (TAAR1) affects neurotransmitters in the brain.
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Emerging Treatments in Schizophrenia Video
Insight videos

February 17, 2022

In this video, 3 experts discuss the challenge of treating schizophrenia with the current medications, which target blockade of dopaminergic receptors, and explore 4 new medications (ulotaront, KarXT, CVL-231,…
Christoph U. Correll, Anissa Abi-Dargham, Oliver Howes
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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Autoimmune Encephalitis
Narrative Review

February 15, 2022

This review and case series of 7 patients highlights the variable presentations of autoimmune encephalitis in order to help physicians better recognize it in patients with mixed neuropsychiatric symptoms.
Akriti Sinha, Trenton J. Smolik, Kamalika Roy, et al
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Exclusion and Refusal in Youth Suicide Prevention RCTs
Meta-Analysis

February 15, 2022

Ineligibility for and refusal to take part in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) can make samples unrepresentative and limit generalizability of findings. This meta-analysis estimated the exclusion and refusal rates…
Ryoko Susukida, Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili, Taylor C. Ryan, et al

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