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Management of Rumination and Obsessions in Primary Care
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.
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Original Research
Efficacy of Citalopram Treatment in Bipolar Depression
January 12, 2021
Antidepressants are widely used to treat bipolar illness, though their effectiveness in this disorder has not been established. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial assessed the efficacy and safety of…
Brief Report
Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic Management During COVID-19
January 12, 2021
Long-acting injectable antipsychotics are effective for preventing relapse in schizophrenia, but in-person administration of them is a challenge during a pandemic. This report describes how a clinic successfully reduced…
Original Research
Factors Related to Suicide Mortality in Young Adults
December 29, 2020
Sociodemographic factors, health behaviors, and biological indicators as risks for suicide are relatively understudied among young adults. This study sought to determine which nonpsychiatric factors might be associated with…
Original Research
Asenapine Transdermal System for Schizophrenia
December 15, 2020
Transdermal asenapine administration may address unmet needs in patients with schizophrenia, including improved adherence. This phase 3 study assessed efficacy and safety of HP-3070, an asenapine transdermal system (patch),…
Original Research
Predictors of ECT Treatment Response in Depression
December 15, 2020
Several clinical variables assumed to predict electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) outcome in major depressive disorder are interrelated. This study tries to disentangle this interdependence to distill the most important predictors…
Original Research
Antipsychotics for Homeless and Unstably Housed Veterans
December 8, 2020
Many homeless and unstably housed (HUH) adults have severe mental illness managed with antipsychotic medications. This study examined antipsychotic medication use and correlates of antipsychotic medication prescriptions among HUH…
