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Clozapine: Its Use and Monitoring
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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
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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
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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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Meta-Analysis

April 3, 2018

After you start patients on antidepressant therapy, how long should it take for them to respond? This meta-analysis looks at existing data to estimate the probability of additional response…
Jonathan Henssler, Mona Kurschus, Jeremy Franklin, et al
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Original Research

April 3, 2018

Comorbid psychiatric illness can negatively impact compliance with antiretroviral treatment (ART) in HIV-infected patients. This French study used data from a large national survey to determine if PTSD and…
Perrine Roux, Fabienne Marcellin, Khadim Ndiaye, et al
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Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology

March 27, 2018

One of the most important potential applications for ketamine in subanesthetic doses is as a crisis intervention treatment to reduce suicidal ideation. In this Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology article,…
Chittaranjan Andrade
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Academic Highlights

March 27, 2018

Robert L. Findling, Kiki D. Chang
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Original Research

March 27, 2018

PTSD is more prevalent in women than in men, but is this because women’s exposure to traumatic events is greater or because they are more vulnerable to traumatic events?…
Carlos Blanco, Nicolas Hoertel, Melanie M. Wall, et al
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Original Research

March 20, 2018

Recent studies aimed at the development of personalized pharmacotherapy have identified CYP enzymes and transporters as important determinants of variability in drug disposition and response. Along these lines, this…
Célia Lloret-Linares, Marija Bosilkovska, Youssef Daali, et al
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Original Research

March 20, 2018

For preventing prescription drug misuse in young adults, it’s important to know the source from which they obtained the drugs. This study used data from a large nationally representative…
Sean Esteban McCabe, Christian J. Teter, Carol J. Boyd, et al
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Academic Highlights

March 20, 2018

Read a study where experts review the prevalence, phenomenology, risk factors, and impact of Tardive Dyskinesia (TD).
Rakesh Jain, Christoph U. Correll
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Original Research

March 13, 2018

While stimulants are the mainstay of ADHD treatment, their use is marred by concerns about substance abuse. This study involving  37 adults with ADHD looks at whether naltrexone might…
Thomas J. Spencer, Pradeep Bhide, Jinmin Zhu, et al
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Original Research

March 13, 2018

Although some studies suggest that excessive brain opioid activity may affect or even determine the pathogenesis of autism, discrepancies exist between results of individual studies. Read this article to…
Sylvie Tordjman, George M. Anderson, Anna׫lle Charrier, et al
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Original Research

March 13, 2018

Because suicide loss survivors are susceptible to developing complicated grief, identifying effective treatments for suicide loss survivors with complicated grief is crucial. Read this article to learn if adding…
Sidney Zisook, M. Katherine Shear, Naomi M. Simon, et al
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Meta-Analysis

March 6, 2018

Case reports suggest psychosis might worsen with a switch to or addition of aripiprazole. But is worsening just as likely with other antipsychotics? To answer this question, this government-supported…
Hiroyoshi Takeuchi, Ali Fathi, Sadhana Thiyanavadivel, et al

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