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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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JCP
Meta-Analysis

January 21, 2020

Evidence for an effect of exercise on depression in older adults is scant and heterogeneous. This meta-analysis included trials with a specific exercise dose and assessed sources of heterogeneity—read…
Sivan Klil-Drori, Adi J. Klil-Drori, Shamira Pira, et al
JCP
Original Research

January 21, 2020

Learn about the potential risk factors for postpartum depression in patients with past psychiatric conditions.
Sara L. Johansen, Ben A. Stenhaug, Thalia K. Robakis, et al
JCP
Original Research

January 21, 2020

Subthreshold posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may lead to symptoms and functional impairment comparable to those of full PTSD. This study examined the burden of subthreshold PTSD in World Trade…
Connie Chen, Ryan Salim, Janice Rodriguez, et al
JCP
Editorial

January 21, 2020

This brief editorial recognizes peer reviewers for JCP in 2019 and emphasizes the importance of being a peer reviewer and of mentoring others to do so.
Marlene P. Freeman
JCP
Original Research

January 14, 2020

Cyberbullying has received much mainstream media attention, but controversy exists regarding its prevalence. This study examined the prevalence of cyberbullying in adolescent psychiatric inpatients and its relation to potential…
Samantha Block Saltz, Maria Rozon, David L. Pogge, et al
JCP
Educational Activity

January 14, 2020

Tardive dyskinesia must be detected early to minimize the risk of permanence. Do you know how often to screen patients and how to conduct an evaluation? Dr Stephen Saklad…
Stephen R. Saklad
JCP
Perspective

January 7, 2020

Opioid use disorder patients present a clinical dilemma perioperatively with regard to pain management. This guideline development report provides an overview of the issue and describes a new protocol…
Gregory Alexander Acampora, Mladen Nisavic, Yi Zhang
JCP
Educational Activity

January 7, 2020

Which medications can improve the various motor and nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson disease? Dr Isaacson offers strategies to address multiple challenges posed by the illness.
Stuart H. Isaacson
JCP
Educational Activity

January 7, 2020

Guidelines lay out strategies for maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder, with an algorithm for pharmacologic and psychosocial interventions. Dr Suppes describes guideline recommendations and situations when you might…
Trisha Suppes
JCP
Review Article

December 31, 2019

How common is self-harm among women during the perinatal period, and what factors are associated with self-harm in this population? This systematic review aims to answer these questions.
Karyn Ayre, Hannah G. Gordon, Rina Dutta, et al
JCP
Original Research

December 31, 2019

Most evidence-based treatments for borderline personality disorder (BPD) are prohibitively lengthy and intensive. This study explores a psychoeducational group intervention as a possible treatment alternative for this underserved patient…
Maria Elena Ridolfi, Roberta Rossi, Giorgia Occhialini, et al
JCP
Educational Activity

December 31, 2019

When should you rely on top-ranked treatment options for acute bipolar mania, and when should you skip down to lower-ranked options? In this brief CME activity, expert Dr Suppes…
Trisha Suppes

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