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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
PCC
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
PCC
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
PCC
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
PCC
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
PCC
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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JCP
Prevalent Gaps in Understanding Catatonia
Original Research

August 17, 2021

Underdiagnosis of catatonia may occur because of its heterogeneous phenotypes and a lack of harmony between the DSM-5 and the Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale.
Joshua R. Wortzel, Daniel D. Maeng, Andrew Francis, et al
JCP
Letter to the Editor

August 17, 2021

The authors reply to a letter by Renn et al regarding their recent study comparing the safety, effectiveness, and acceptability of telehealth and in-person partial hospital level of care.
Mark Zimmerman, Douglas Terrill, Madeline Ward, et al
JCP
Brief Report

August 17, 2021

This study examined childhood trauma and current traumatic stress ratings in bipolar and unipolar inpatients to see if higher levels of childhood trauma and current trauma symptoms are associated…
Amir Garakani, Frank D. Buono, Kaitlyn Larkin, et al
JCP
Original Research

August 10, 2021

Veterans have higher suicide rates than civilians, but the prevalence and correlates of suicidal behaviors in veterans are largely unknown. This study estimated the prevalence of suicidal ideation, suicide…
Brandon Nichter, Murray B. Stein, Sonya B. Norman, et al
JCP
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology

August 10, 2021

What contributes to relapse after electroconvulsive therapy? Dr Andrade discusses the findings of 2 recent studies on this question and critically examines their methodology.
Chittaranjan Andrade
JCP
Original Research

August 10, 2021

Patients and practitioners often avoid electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) due to the risk of cognitive side effects. This study assessed whether inflammatory markers before ECT are associated with cognitive functioning…
Angela Carlier, Didi Rhebergen, Robert Veerhuis, et al
JCP
Commentary

August 3, 2021

This commentary discusses the results of a recent JCP article on the National Pregnancy Registry for Atypical Antipsychotics.
Vivien K. Burt, Sonya Rasminsky
JCP
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology

August 3, 2021

Dr Andrade takes a closer look at the use of sevoflurane for anesthesia during electroconvulsive therapy; although its routine use is not advisable, it may be a good solution…
Chittaranjan Andrade
JCP
Reproductive Safety of Second-Generation Antipsychotics
Original Research

August 3, 2021

What do data from a pregnancy registry demonstrate about the risk of major malformations among infants exposed to second-generation antipsychotics during the first trimester?
Adele C. Viguera, Marlene P. Freeman, Lina Góez-Mogollón, et al
JCP
Original Research

August 3, 2021

Amyloid load can impact cognitive decline in older adults, but does it affect depressive symptoms, and if so, which ones? This 3-year study provides some answers.
Ismael Conejero, Jonathan Dubois, Laure-Anne Gutierrez, et al
JCP
Letter to the Editor

July 27, 2021

This reply to a commenting letter by Modesto-Lowe and colleagues discusses ongoing work being done to promote and enhance resilience among health care workers.
Lauren Peccoralo, Jonathan Depierro, Jordyn H. Feingold, et al
JCP
Original Research

July 27, 2021

An estimated 10% of the burden of depression is attributed to substance use disorders (SUDs). This study aimed to clarify the relationship of major depressive episodes (MDEs) to SUDs…
Ahmed N. Hassan, Bernard Le Foll

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