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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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The Differential Diagnosis of MDD Versus BP
Academic Highlights

May 14, 2019

Given the similarity in clinical presentation between major depressive disorder (MDD) and the depressive episodes of bipolar disorder (BP), misdiagnoses occur too often. Read this Academic Highlights to learn…
Roger S. McIntyre, Mark Zimmerman, Joseph F. Goldberg, et al
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ASCP Corner

May 7, 2019

As of March 2019, “medical marijuana” has been approved in 33 states; however, these products are not FDA-regulated. This article summarizes the evidence for marijuana in psychiatric indications, as…
Rajiv Radhakrishnan, Mohini Ranganathan, Deepak Cyril D' Souza
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Original Research

May 7, 2019

What factors may predict the onset of ADHD in adolescence? This population-based study used baseline and follow-up phone interviews to identify predictors and evaluate the validity of subthreshold and…
Michel Lecendreux, Michael Silverstein, Eric Konofal, et al
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Original Research

May 7, 2019

Antidepressants are effective in preventing suicide, but some antidepressant-treated patients experience increased suicidal ideation. Read this article to learn if clinical features and biomarkers can predict worsened suicidal ideation…
Raoul Belzeaux, Laura M. Fiori, Juan Pablo Lopez, et al
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Activating and Sedating Properties of Medications Used for MDD
Academic Highlights

April 30, 2019

Some antipsychotics used to treat MDD are associated with activating or sedating effects. In this Academic Highlights, 4 experts offer clinical insights into the impact of these effects on…
Leslie L. Citrome, Roger S. McIntyre, J. Sloan Manning, et al
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Original Research

April 30, 2019

Small-scale studies have shown that ADHD and severe psychiatric disorders are commonly clustered within families. Read this article to learn if this relationship held true in a large population-based…
Mu-Hong Chen, Tai-Long Pan, Kai-Lin Huang, et al
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Meta-Analysis

April 30, 2019

Methylphenidate is related to sleep-related adverse events. This meta-analysis sought to quantify this impact of methylphenidate and determine the varieties of sleep problems associated with this drug.
Stephen V. Faraone, Michelle D. Po, Marina Komolova, et al
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Letter to the Editor

April 24, 2019

Yin Cui, Sung-Wan Kim, Bong Ju Lee, et al
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Original Research

April 23, 2019

Developmental vulnerability for mental disorders exists in childhood and adolescence. Read this article to learn the incidences and risk factors of mental disorders across childhood and adolescence in a…
Hans-Christoph Steinhausen, Helle Jakobsen
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Original Research

April 23, 2019

Read a study examining if patients in the early phase of schizophrenia would accept LAI antipsychotic treatment.
John M. Kane, Nina R. Schooler, Patricia Marcy, et al
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Review Article

April 16, 2019

Intravenous ketamine has rapid and robust antidepressant effects. Read this systematic review to learn if oral ketamine also has efficacy and tolerability in depressed individuals.
Joshua D. Rosenblat, Andre F. Carvalho, Madeline Li, et al
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Letter to the Editor

April 9, 2019

In this letter to the editor, Dr de Leon comments on the recent article “What Should a Psychiatrist Know About Genetics?” by Nurnberger et al.
Jose de Leon

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