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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 25, 2017

This installment of the Clinical and Practical Psychopharmacology column continues looking at the evidence regarding autism and use of antidepressants during pregnancy. Dr Andrade discusses whether 5 new studies…
Chittaranjan Andrade
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Letter to the Editor

October 25, 2017

Emmanuel Stip
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Letter to the Editor

October 25, 2017

Christoph U. Correll, Leslie Citrome, Peter M. Haddad, et al
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Letter to the Editor

October 25, 2017

Trichotillomania, or pulling out of one’s hair, can be both debilitating and difficult to treat. This letter reports 2 cases in which a brief, 4-component approach to exposure and…
Lindsay Brauer, Jon E. Grant
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Letter to the Editor

October 25, 2017

Neuropeptide Y plays a key role in the regulation of fear, stress, and memory. To probe the mechanisms of, and possible interventions for, traumatic stress, the small study reported…
Laura E. Watkins, Shizhong Han, John H. Krystal, et al
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Article

October 25, 2017

Read articles on exercise for psychosis prevention, persistent symptoms in first-episode psychosis, early treatment response in bipolar, and cannabis trends.
Erika F. H. Saunders
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Letter to the Editor

October 25, 2017

Emmanuel Stip
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Original Research

October 25, 2017

Most studies to date have focused on the effects of mood stabilizers in bipolar I patients. This postmarketing surveillance study examines whether lamotrigine better prevents episodes in those with…
Takeshi Terao, Atsuko Ishida, Toshifumi Kimura, et al
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Original Research

October 24, 2017

Does rate of adherence to antidepressants vary much between physicians? This study of electronic health records and insurance claims data investigates the question, as well as whether adherence to…
Gregory E. Simon, Eric Johnson, Christine Stewart, et al
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Original Research

October 24, 2017

Therapeutic drug monitoring during clozapine therapy can be inconvenient as well as uncomfortable for patients. This study tested a novel method of dried blood spot (finger prick) monitoring as…
Lisanne M. Geers, Dan Cohen, Laura M. Wehkamp, et al
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Original Research

October 24, 2017

Do second-generation antidepressants pose an increased risk of seizure? These authors used Taiwan’s national health insurance database to investigate the question, including whether dose or medication class affects the…
Chi-Shin Wu, Hsin-Yen Liu, Hui-Ju Tsai, et al
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Original Research

October 17, 2017

Cognitive dysfunction in bipolar disorder is a strong predictor of disability, poor quality of life, and longer time to recovery. Could cognitive remediation, a behavioral intervention used successfully in…
Kathryn E. Lewandowski, Sarah H. Sperry, Bruce M. Cohen, et al

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