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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
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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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Original Research

February 23, 2021

Does suicide risk shortly after discharge from psychiatric hospitalization differ from risk thereafter? This study compared risk factors for suicide in US veterans in the first 90 days after…
Peter C. Britton, Mark A. Ilgen, Kipling M. Bohnert, et al
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Original Research

February 23, 2021

This study examined the use of injectable paliperidone palmitate in Black/African American patients with schizophrenia and prior criminal justice system involvement. Read it to see if treatment failures were…
Karimah S. Bell Lynum, David C. Henderson, Harold Jean Wright, et al
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Original Research

February 23, 2021

Even given known risk factors for suicide, predicting suicide is difficult. This study used deep learning of structural magnetic resonance imaging to create an algorithm for detecting suicidal ideation…
Vincent Chin-Hung Chen, Fu-Te Wong, Yuan-Hsiung Tsai, et al
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ASCP Corner

February 23, 2021

In addition to altering one’s perception of reality, psychedelics may be useful for treating certain psychiatric disorders. This brief review looks at the mechanisms behind their effects.
Avinash Hosanagar, Joseph Cusimano, Rajiv Radhakrishnan
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Original Research

February 23, 2021

Incidents involving both a homicide and a suicide are rare and vary widely in terms of motive and circumstances. Read this study to learn about 8 classifications of homicide-suicides…
Joshua T. Jordan, Dale E. McNiel
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Original Research

February 23, 2021

Levels of several fatty acids (FAs) have been linked to suicidal behavior, though research has mainly focused on individual FAs. This study used latent class cluster analysis to identify…
Arthur Thomas Ryan, Teodor T. Postolache, Daniel Dennis Taub, et al
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ADHD Pharmacotherapy and SUD Treatment Retention
Original Research

February 23, 2021

How does comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affect individuals with substance use disorder (SUD)? Is treatment for ADHD associated with retention in outpatient SUD therapy?
Kristopher A. Kast, Vinod Rao, Timothy E. Wilens
JCP
ASCP Corner

February 23, 2021

Could psychedelics such as psilocybin and LSD be useful in treating MDD or other psychiatric disorders? This brief review looks at the evidence.
Avinash Hosanagar, Joseph Cusimano, Rajiv Radhakrishnan
JCP
Original Research

February 23, 2021

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) use in children and adolescents is much less common than in adults, and the evidence base for its use in youth is limited. This study reports…
Matthew D. Pierson, Brian J. Mickey, Laura B. Gilley, et al
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Original Research

February 23, 2021

Read this study to learn how both psychotic and nonpsychotic symptom domains predict functioning and disability across psychotic disorders.
Julia M. Longenecker, R. Michael Bagby, Kwame McKenzie, et al
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Original Research

February 23, 2021

Although the tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) may be associated with psychiatric disorders, the risk of this association has not been well documented. This nationwide cohort study investigated the long-term…
Wan-Fu Hsu, Wu-Chien Chien, Chi-Hsiang Chung, et al
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Case Report

February 23, 2021

Psyllium is often used to reduce constipation, but could it make a coadministered medication less effective? This report describes an unexpected interaction.
Christopher Merrick, Cristina A. Madden, Noah A. Capurso

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