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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
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
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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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ASCP Corner

June 8, 2021

Recent promising data indicate that neuroactive steroids could have a role in treating depression. This article discusses the mechanisms behind potential beneficial effects in premenstrual dysphoric disorder as well.
Mercedes J. Szpunar, Marlene P. Freeman
JCP
Complex Polypharmacy in Bipolar Disorder
Insight videos

June 1, 2021

Which bipolar disorder patients are more likely to receive more than 2 medications, and why? In this video, Dr Goldberg discusses the findings of his recent systematic review focusing…
Joseph F. Goldberg
JCP
Original Research

June 1, 2021

Many pharmacologic treatment options are available for insomnia. In this study, the clinical utility of the new hypnotic lemborexant is given clinical perspective via the evidence-based medicine tools of…
Leslie Citrome, Timothy Juday, Feride Frech, et al
JCP
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology

June 1, 2021

β-Blocker treatment has long been associated with depression, but is there more to the story than meets the eye? Dr Andrade considers the findings of a recent large meta-analysis—and…
Chittaranjan Andrade
JCP
Systematic Review

June 1, 2021

Complex pharmacotherapy is common in patients with bipolar disorder. This study examined the prevalence of such complex regimens in bipolar disorder patients and sought to characterize factors that influence…
Anna M. Kim, Lisa Salstein, Joseph F. Goldberg
JCP
Webcast

May 25, 2021

How do investigational drugs for Alzheimer disease differ from those currently prescribed to patients? Dr Burke shares her insights.
Anna D. Burke
JCP
Treatment of PTSD in Patients With Severe Mental Illness
Meta-Analysis

May 25, 2021

For patients who have PTSD and also have a severe mental illness, can psychotherapies for PTSD still be effective? If so, what component might offer greater efficacy?
Anouk L. Grubaugh, Wilson J. Brown, Jessica A. Wojtalik, et al
JCP
Writing, Reviewing, and Publishing Scientific Articles, Part 3: Applying a Diagnostic Approach to Peer Review
Insight videos

May 24, 2021

Editor for JCP’s Early Career Psychiatrists section explains how reviewing a manuscript is akin to adopting the mindset of an emergency department physician and applying the diagnostic process to…
Joseph F. Goldberg
JCP
Writing, Reviewing, and Publishing Scientific Articles, Part 2: Demystifying the Manuscript Submission Process
Insight videos

May 24, 2021

Editor of the ASCP Corner shares his thoughts, especially for early career psychiatrists, on writing and submitting your manuscript in such a way as to remove fear from the…
Leslie Citrome
JCP
Writing, Reviewing, and Publishing Scientific Articles, Part 1: Publishing in JCP
Insight videos

May 24, 2021

Editor in Chief, The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, introduces the JCP and describes the virtue of being a “good citizen” in your submissions and correspondence and the importance of…
Marlene P. Freeman
JCP
Commentary

May 18, 2021

This commentary discusses the article by Dubreucq and colleagues that examined objective and subjective aspects of recovery among clinically stable outpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
Ann K. Shinn, Emily E. Carol
JCP
Original Research

May 18, 2021

Female gender has been associated with better outcomes in schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs). This study investigated gender differences in recovery-related outcomes and psychiatric rehabilitation needs in a multicenter sample…
Marine Dubreucq, Julien Plasse, Franck Gabayet, et al

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