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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
PCC
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
PCC
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
PCC
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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Safety and Tolerability of Initiating With Aripiprazole Lauroxil NanoCrystal Dispersion in 1 Day Followed by Aripiprazole Lauroxil Every 2 Months
Original Research

February 28, 2024

In this post hoc analysis, treatment of acutely exacerbated schizophrenia with aripiprazole lauroxil or paliperidone palmitate was well tolerated, consistent with the safety profiles of these medications.
Leslie Citrome, Sergey Yagoda, Ilda Bidollari, et al
JCP
MSK1 Methylation, Executive Function, and Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents With MDD
Original Research

February 21, 2024

Among 66 adolescents with MDD, those with suicidal ideation had worse executive function and higher MSK1 methylation than those without suicidal ideation.
Peiwei Xu, Yuanmei Tao, Hang Zhang, et al
JCP
Systematic Review of the Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids in PTSD Symptoms and Symptom Clusters
Systematic Review

February 14, 2024

This review of 14 studies did not find major benefits of cannabinoids in improving overall PTSD symptoms, although some benefits in cluster B and E symptoms were seen. Risks…
Justyne D. Rodas, Tony P. George, Ahmed N. Hassan
JCP
What Does a Systematic Review of Cannabis and PTSD Tell Us? That We Need to Learn More
Commentary

February 14, 2024

Dr Ostacher discusses a review by Rodas et al and points to a need for clear answers on how best to advise patients with PTSD and other psychiatric illness…
Michael J. Ostacher
JCP
Physical Exercise and Health, 6: Sedentary Time as a Risk Factor for Dementia
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology

February 7, 2024

Dr Andrade reviews and discusses research on the relationship of sedentary behaviors to development of dementia.
Chittaranjan Andrade
JCP
Truth: Keeping Us on Track in Scientific Publishing
Editorial

February 5, 2024

Editor-in-Chief Marlene P. Freeman, MD, reflects on the importance of peer-reviewed research in today’s world and recognizes the contributions of JCP authors and peer reviewers over the past year.
Marlene P. Freeman
JCP
Where Does Lamotrigine Fit in the Pharmacotherapy of Mood Disorders?
ASCP Corner

January 31, 2024

This article provides a practical overview of the evidence supporting lamotrigine’s efficacy and identifies shortcomings of previous study designs.
Joseph F. Goldberg
JCP
Effect of Lurasidone on Social Functioning
Original Research

January 31, 2024

Impaired social functioning in schizophrenia affects personal recovery. This analysis looked at the effects of lurasidone on social functioning in schizophrenia during a double-blind, placebo-controlled study and subsequent open-label…
Itaru Miura, Fumiya Sano, Reiko Sakaguchi, et al
JCP
Pharmacist-Led Telehealth for People With Psychosis or Bipolar Disorder
Original Research

January 29, 2024

A telehealth collaborative care program with psychiatric clinical pharmacists had strong patient participation and was associated with greater medication adherence and guideline-concordant preventive care.
Esti Iturralde, Lisa Fazzolari, Natalie E. Slama, et al
JCP
Physical Exercise and Health, 5: Sedentary Time as a Risk Factor for Adverse Physical and Mental Health Outcomes
Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology

January 29, 2024

Topics include why sedentariness is important, how it is defined and assessed, and why sedentary behaviors are common in daily life.
Chittaranjan Andrade
JCP
The Clinician’s Tardive Inventory
Original Research

January 24, 2024

Accurately identifying the severity and functional impact of tardive dyskinesia is essential. This report describes a new instrument, the Clinician’s Tardive Inventory, which aims to address shortcomings of existing…
Richard M. Trosch, Cynthia L. Comella, Stanley N. Caroff, et al
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Reckoning Risk Retrospectively: Reply to Taipale et al
Letter to the Editor

January 22, 2024

In a reply to Taipale and colleagues, Dr Andrade discusses estimation of risk in case-control studies and in RCTs.
Chittaranjan Andrade

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