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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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Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology

October 1, 2019

Does benzodiazepine use during pregnancy increase the risk of major malformations? In this article, Dr Andrade takes a close look at the methodology of a recent meta-analysis and proposes…
Chittaranjan Andrade
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Original Research

September 24, 2019

The use of atypical antipsychotics as adjunctive treatment for nonresponsive depression is limited by their side effects. This study explores whether pimavanserin can be both an efficacious and tolerable…
Maurizio Fava, Bryan Dirks, Marlene P. Freeman, et al
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Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology

September 24, 2019

Do benzodiazepines pose a risk when taken during pregnancy? A recent case-control study indicated nearly doubled odds of spontaneous abortion. Dr Andrade takes a closer look at this study…
Chittaranjan Andrade
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Original Research

September 24, 2019

Clozapine is the only medication approved for refractory schizophrenia, yet it is underused. Further, for minimal response to clozapine treatment, there is little guidance on the next step. Here,…
Amir Krivoy, Dan Joyce, Derek Tracy, et al
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Educational Activity

September 24, 2019

In a series of brief video segments, experts in neurology, psychiatry, and primary care discuss the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
Alireza Atri, Simon Sheard, Danielle Goldfarb
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In Memoriam

September 17, 2019

A reflection on the legacy and contributions of Donald F. Klein, a founding member of ASCP and pioneer in the modern era of psychiatry.
Richard Balon, Ira D. Glick
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Academic Highlights

September 17, 2019

Long-acting injectable antipsychotics can be a powerful strategy in helping patients to receive ongoing benefit from treatment. You might think that you have adequately explained this treatment option to…
John M. Kane, Christoph U. Correll
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Original Research

September 17, 2019

Do certain aspects of a patient’s stay in and discharge from a psychiatric hospital predict their subsequent risk for suicide? This case-control study looked for clues in order to…
Eberhard A. Deisenhammer, Elisa-Marie Behrndt, Georg Kemmler, et al
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Original Research

September 10, 2019

Maternal depression can affect mother-infant interactions. Since self-harm is strongly linked to depressive disorders, this study examined whether maternal self-harm is also associated with mother-infant interactions postpartum.
Hannah Gordon, Selina Nath, Kylee Trevillion, et al
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Original Research

September 10, 2019

Should a pregnant woman take acetaminophen? Learn the specific trimesters when consumption places the child most at risk for later being diagnosed with ADHD and whether other factors, like…
Mu-Hong Chen, Tai-Long Pan, Pei-Wen Wang, et al
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Original Research

September 3, 2019

Delirium is common and dangerous, yet underdetected and undertreated. Can bispectral electroencephalography reliably and efficiently detect signs of delirium? Read the article to find out.
Gen Shinozaki, Nicholas L. Bormann, Aubrey C. Chan, et al
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Original Research

August 27, 2019

When does antipsychotic-induced weight gain occur? Are preventive interventions warranted at the time of antipsychotic initiation in medication-naïve, first-episode patients?
Sally Mustafa, Ridha Joober, Srividya Iyer, et al

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