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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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Letter to the Editor

September 21, 2021

Dr Sinha raises objections to statements made in a recent article on prazosin for alcohol use disorder.
Rajita Sinha
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Letter to the Editor

September 21, 2021

Dr Andrade responds to criticism of his recent article on prazosin for alcohol use disorder.
Chittaranjan Andrade
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Original Research

September 21, 2021

Prior studies showed that nocturnal wakefulness is linked to suicidality, although high-risk demographics may skew the association. This study investigated if timing of wakefulness was related to suicidal ideation…
Andrew S. Tubbs, Fabian-Xosé Fernandez, Dayna A. Johnson, et al
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Original Research

September 21, 2021

Lipid-related genes and serum lipids may affect cognitive function via regulating brain networks. This study investigated polygenic effects of the lipid metabolic pathway on cerebrospinal fluid core biomarkers, cognition,…
Feifei Zang, Yao Zhu, Xinyi Liu, et al
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Original Research

September 14, 2021

Mental health care resource utilization and barriers to receiving mental health services among adults with major depression and suicidality are understudied. This study aimed to document the extensive burden…
Jennifer Voelker, Qian Cai, Harsh Kuvadia, et al
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Original Research

September 14, 2021

Most research on first-episode psychosis has focused on adults. This study aimed to explore differences in early-life characteristics of patients with early-onset versus those with adult-onset psychotic disorders and…
Inmaculada Baeza, Elena de la Serna, Silvia Amoretti, et al
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Brief Report

September 14, 2021

The vast majority of suicides in people with a traumatic brain injury are enacted with a firearm. This brief report investigates a possible link between TBI and unsafe gun…
Ian H. Stanley, Brian P. Marx, Terence M. Keane, et al
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Original Research

September 14, 2021

Because bipolar disorder causes substantial functional disability, the consequences of misdiagnosis are great. This study looked at 30 years of data on real-world stability of bipolar diagnoses, plus clinical…
Fanny Cegla-Schvartzman, Santiago Ovejero, Jorge Lopez-Castroman, et al
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Managing Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
Academic Highlights

September 7, 2021

Two experts offer a refresher on predictors and identification of treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Drs Correll and Howes also review therapeutic strategies.
Christoph U. Correll, Oliver D. Howes
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Original Research

September 7, 2021

Etiologic differences between bipolar I and II disorders have been challenged recently. This study used a large nationwide database to determine the risk of familial aggregation of specific psychiatric…
Chih-Ming Cheng, Mu-Hong Chen, Wen-Han Chang, et al
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Original Research

September 7, 2021

DSM-5 criteria for avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) include ambiguities that can affect access to treatment. This study looked at how differing definitions affect the number of individuals who…
Stephanie G. Harshman, Jenny Jo, Megan Kuhnle, et al
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Original Research

September 7, 2021

Although childhood trauma (CT) is associated with a higher risk of major depression, little is known about the impact of CT on depression during pregnancy and the postpartum period….
Sarah Tebeka, Yann Le Strat, Bruno Etain, et al

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