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Clozapine: Its Use and Monitoring
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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
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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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Commentary

August 4, 2020

Read commentary on mental health needs of health care workers (HCWs), including burnout, PTSD, and suicide risk.
Mark A. Reger, Marilyn L. Piccirillo, Jennifer M. Buchman-Schmitt
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Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology

August 4, 2020

Read a review on the use of baclofen for Alcohol use Disorders (AUD) and the risks/benefits of high-dose baclofen.
Chittaranjan Andrade
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Review Article

July 28, 2020

Pharmacokinetics of antipsychotics are generally slower centrally than peripherally. This review examined the possible dissociation between central D2 receptor occupancy with antipsychotics and their peripheral blood concentrations.
Shin Kurose, Yu Mimura, Hiroyuki Uchida, et al
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Original Research

July 28, 2020

The Affordable Care Act of 2010, implemented in 2014, expanded access to outpatient mental health services, potentially reducing reliance on emergency departments (EDs). This study examined trends in mental…
Kayla M. Theriault, Robert A. Rosenheck, Taeho Greg Rhee
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Letter to the Editor

July 28, 2020

Read a letter discussing psychiatric side effects that may arise with the use of Chloroquine.
Florence Gressier, Céline Verstuyft, Laurent Becquemont, et al
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Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology

July 21, 2020

Concerns have been expressed that stimulant drugs may increase seizure risk, but some studies also suggest otherwise. This column considers the findings in the context of the study methodologies…
Chittaranjan Andrade
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Original Research

July 21, 2020

What is the efficacy of antidepressants and other agents for treating cognitive impairment in adults with major depressive disorder? Review available research in this CME journal activity.
Michelle J. Blumberg, Sophie R. Vaccarino, Shane J. McInerney
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DELETE eReport

July 21, 2020

Read an article on how to diagnose narcolepsy and which patients need evaluation for excessive daytime sleepiness and central hypersomnias.
John W. Winkelman
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Original Research

July 14, 2020

Read study discussing the treatment of MDD through modulation of dysregulated glutamate neurotransmission.
Daniel Umbricht, Markus Niggli, Patricia Sanwald-Ducray, et al
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Original Research

July 7, 2020

How many older adults receive electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for treatment-resistant depression? Among those who receive ECT, how many finish the course? What factors might predict patients’ continuation of ECT?…
Taeho Greg Rhee, Mark Olfson, Kyaw Sint, et al
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Original Research

July 7, 2020

Read the full article comparing outcomes of MDD treated with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in veterans with and without comorbid PTSD.
Michael J. Hernandez, Tea Reljic, Kimberly Van Trees, et al
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SPRAVATO® (esketamine) CIII Nasal Spray: The First and Only N-Methyl D-Aspartate (NMDA) Receptor Antagonist Approved in Conjunction With an Oral Antidepressant for the Treatment of Adults With Treatment-Resistant Depression
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