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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

December 8, 2020

This letter comments on methodologic aspects of a recent study by Uher and colleagues.
Mukesh Kumar Swami, Vikash Chandra Mishra
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Original Research

December 8, 2020

Because COVID-19 is associated with a risk of death and lack of effective treatments, patients are at risk of developing PTSD. This cohort study assessed the prevalence of PTSD…
Mathilde Horn, Marielle Wathelet, Thomas Fovet, et al
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Original Research

December 1, 2020

Adjunctive pimavanserin can reduce depressive symptoms and improve function in patients with major depression and inadequate antidepressant response. This analysis evaluated the effects of adjunctive pimavanserin on sleep/wakefulness disturbances.
Manish K. Jha, Maurizio Fava, Marlene P. Freeman, et al
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Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology

December 1, 2020

Gestational exposure to antidepressants has been associated with risk of autism and ADHD, and a recent study also showed maternal depression as a risk factor. Intriguingly, paternal depression was…
Chittaranjan Andrade
JCP
Sexual Orientation, ACEs, and Comorbidity
Original Research

December 1, 2020

People in sexual minority groups are more likely than heterosexual individuals to experience adverse childhood experiences. Is trauma in childhood associated with increased mental health and substance use disorders…
Sean Esteban McCabe, Tonda L. Hughes, Brady T. West, et al
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Educational Activity

December 1, 2020

After several years, patients with Parkinson disease often experience OFF episodes, or periods each day when medication efficacy “wears off.” How can you increase their ON time? In this…
Rajesh Pahwa, Stuart H. Isaacson
JCP
Educational Activity

December 1, 2020

What diagnostic criteria and assessment tools would you use for dementia-related psychosis? What strategies may help when discussing psychosis with patients’ family members? Dr Ballard considers these topics in…
Clive Ballard
JCP
Educational Activity

December 1, 2020

Although clinicians are pressed for time, diligence in assessing for tardive dyskinesia in patients taking antipsychotics is crucial, especially now that treatment is available. In this brief CME activity,…
Andrew A. Nierenberg
JCP
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology

November 24, 2020

This article examines a role for gabapentin in reducing alcohol consumption in a specific subpopulation of alcohol use disorder patients: those with high alcohol intake and high levels of…
Chittaranjan Andrade
JCP
ASCP Corner

November 24, 2020

Women with psychotic and mood disorders are at greater risk of symptoms during pregnancy, but some clinicians avoid use of LAIs in these patients due to safety concerns. This…
Sarah A. Reinstein, Jessica Cosgrove, Tara Malekshahi, et al
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Review Article

November 24, 2020

Is the advantage of longer-term medication release with long-acting injectable antipsychotics offset by an increased risk of more prolonged and severe neuroleptic malignant syndrome? This systematic review and pooled…
Daniel Guinart, Fuminari Misawa, Jose M. Rubio, et al
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Recognizing & Treating EDS in Patients with Narcolepsy
Academic Highlights

November 24, 2020

Sleep experts Drs Roth and Winkelman explore the differential diagnosis and treatment of narcolepsy in this CME journal activity.
Thomas Roth, John W. Winkelman

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