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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
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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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Impact of Dementia-Related Psychosis
DELETE eReport

November 3, 2020

When you treat patients with dementia-related psychosis, do you evaluate the burden on carers, too? If they feel discomfort, fear, or depression, how would you help them? Learn from…
Dag Aarsland
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Original Research

October 27, 2020

Current pharmacologic treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have shown limited efficacy. This study investigated the efficacy of the glutamatergic modulator riluzole for combat-related PTSD symptoms resistant to SSRIs…
Patricia T. Spangler, James C. West, Catherine L. Dempsey, et al
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Original Research

October 27, 2020

Despite substantial research on sex differences in adults with bipolar disorder, little is known about this topic in youth. This prospective study examined sex differences in mood symptomatology and…
Rachel H. B. Mitchell, Heather Hower, Boris Birmaher, et al
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DELETE eReport

October 27, 2020

Do you talk with your patients with Parkinson disease about the burden of OFF episodes? Using assessment tools can spur communication. In this CME activity, follow along as 2…
Rajesh Pahwa, Stuart H. Isaacson
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Original Research

October 20, 2020

Open trials and small controlled trials suggest mirtazapine is beneficial in treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This randomized controlled trial study sought to determine the efficacy of mirtazapine monotherapy…
Lori L. Davis, Patricia Pilkinton, Chen Lin, et al
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Review Article

October 20, 2020

When considering how to help health care workers cope with the effects of the COVID-19 crisis, what can be learned from the past? This review looked at psychological and…
Qian Hui Chew, Ker Chiah Wei, Shawn Vasoo, et al
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Original Research

October 13, 2020

This double-blind, randomized, crossover study investigated the effects of a supratherapeutic dose of SPN-812, a drug currently under investigation as a treatment for ADHD, on cardiac repolarization (QTc) in…
Azmi Nasser, Shamia L. Faison, Tesfaye Liranso, et al
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In Memoriam

October 13, 2020

S. Nassir Ghaemi reflects on the life and accomplishments of this founding pioneer of psychopharmacology.
S. Nassir Ghaemi
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Original Research

October 13, 2020

This retrospective study explored whether 5 medications for PTSD with efficacy in meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials—fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, topiramate, and venlafaxine—are also effective in routine clinical practice.
Brian Shiner, Christine E. Leonard, Jiang Gui, et al
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Original Research

October 6, 2020

Although previous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of suvorexant for delirium prevention in limited randomized clinical trial settings, this study aimed to examine the effects of suvorexant on delirium…
Muneto Izuhara, Hisae Kihara Izuhara, Keiko Tsuchie, et al
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Brief Report

October 6, 2020

This study draws on an online survey conducted to determine the prevalence of passive suicidal ideation early in the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. Read the report to learn about…
Pilar A. Sáiz, Lorena de la Fuente-Tomas, Leticia Garc×­a-Alvarez, et al
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Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology

October 6, 2020

Read a full article on the basics of conducting meta-analysis. What it is, why it is necessary, and how to interpret a forest plot.
Chittaranjan Andrade

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