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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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Original Research

February 19, 2019

Is there a common denominator between mixed depression and atypical depressive features? In this post hoc analysis of the BRIDGE-II-MIX Study, affective lability and mood reactivity were investigated in…
Norma Verdolini, Giulia Menculini, Giulio Perugi, et al
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Academic Highlights

February 19, 2019

Even brief interruptions in treatment can significantly increase a schizophrenia patient’s risk of psychotic relapse. Read this Academic Highlights to discover the complex factors that can contribute to treatment…
John Lauriello, Diana O. Perkins
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Original Research

February 12, 2019

Although possible connections between mental illness and crime often attract national attention, there are currently no estimates of the relationship between DSM-5 psychiatric disorders and crime among US adults….
Kelly E. Moore, Lindsay M. S. Oberleitner, Howard V. Zonana, et al
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Original Research

February 12, 2019

Suicide risk is elevated after discharge from a psychiatric hospital, but does the risk differ among specific psychiatric disorders? This study investigated this question using data from nearly 3…
Axel Haglund, Henrik Lysell, Henrik Larsson, et al
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Original Research

February 5, 2019

Antidepressant medications are often prescribed with little certainty about their potential effectiveness in individual patients. Can early symptom reduction help predict later symptomatic and functional outcomes of antidepressant treatment?…
Sidney H. Kennedy, Raymond W. Lam, Susan Rotzinger, et al
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Original Research

February 5, 2019

Read a study examining chronic and high-dose use of zolpidem among veterans.
Hyungjin Myra Kim, Lauren B. Gerlach, Tony Van, et al
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Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology

January 29, 2019

Some studies have indicated that drugs used to treat depression might increase the risk of cataract. This installment of Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology takes a closer look at the…
Chittaranjan Andrade
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Meta-Analysis

January 29, 2019

Given the limited efficacy and questionable safety profiles of current pharmacologic treatments of agitation in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the therapeutic potential of natural and synthetic cannabinoids are being explored…
Myuri Ruthirakuhan, Krista L. Lanctôt, Danielle Vieira, et al
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Article

January 29, 2019

When you treat youth with anxiety disorders, are your decisions evidence-based? This meta-analysis examined efficacy and tolerability of agents studied for pediatric anxiety in double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. Read the…
Eric T. Dobson, Michael H. Bloch, Jeffrey R. Strawn
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Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology

January 22, 2019

Was the adverse event caused by the drug or by the condition itself? In this installment of his column, Dr Andrade points to the importance of controlling for confounding…
Chittaranjan Andrade
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Original Research

January 22, 2019

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is associated with increased suicidality, but less is known about other forms of premature death in individuals with BPD. Read this article to learn how…
Christina M. Temes, Frances R. Frankenburg, Garrett M. Fitzmaurice, et al
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Meta-Analysis

January 22, 2019

eHealth interventions are effective for the treatment of anxiety in the general population, though results of individual studies of perinatal anxiety have been mixed. Given the high prevalence of anxiety…
Hamideh Bayrampour, Jeffrey Trieu, Thayanthini Tharmaratnam

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