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March 29, 2018

For bipolar patients resistant to treatment with standard mood-stabilizing medications, the unique anticonvulsant lamotrigine has been beneficial. On occasion, however, its rare side effects have led to discontinuation. This...
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March 15, 2018

There is a significant gap in the coordination and communication between physician services and caregiver community resources to aid in the behavioral management of family members with dementia. This...
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March 8, 2018

Research has confirmed that many individuals who died by suicide were in contact with a primary care physician within a month of their death. However, this research has done...
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March 1, 2018

Can a computer program help primary care clinicians and their patients in treatment of depression? This systematic review of eight studies of computer-assisted cognitive-behavior therapy found that computerized delivery...
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March 1, 2018

Cognitive impairments due to electroconvulsive therapy, traumatic brain injury, and neurologic and psychiatric disorders are prevalent. Could the galantamine-memantine combination significantly improve socio-occupational functioning in these patients? Read this...
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February 22, 2018

Adults with ADHD have high rates of cannabis use, so they probably have high rates of cannabis withdrawal when they stop using cannabis, right? This study aimed to describe...
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February 22, 2018

When you suspect that a patient is fabricating his or her illness, how do you proceed? Read this CME article to learn more about the warning signs, differential diagnosis,...
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February 8, 2018

Tablet splitting is common among patients on oral pharmacotherapy. But, does the practice of splitting tablets containing psychoactive medication for medical or economic reasons result in the expected doses?...
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February 1, 2018

Brief psychiatric treatment programs offering psychotherapy and psychopharmacologic interventions can lead to improved clinical outcomes. This article describes the Psychiatric Assessment and Brief Intervention, a pilot program developed to...
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January 18, 2018

Clinicians and patients are curious—does cranial electrotherapy stimulation really work? A team of researchers aimed to answer this question by examining brain wave changes associated with cranial electrotherapy stimulation...
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January 4, 2018

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a rare but potentially lethal consequence of the use of antipsychotic medications that requires familiarity with the condition to rapidly recognize its onset and appropriately...
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December 28, 2017

Serotonin syndrome is a rare condition that can occur in patients taking certain serotonergic medications, and symptoms can range from mild to fatal. The authors of this article used...
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December 28, 2017

Wernicke's encephalopathy results from thiamine deficiency and, if untreated, can lead to significant neurologic sequelae or death. Did you know that autopsy reports indicate that three-fourths of Wernicke's encephalopathy...
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December 27, 2017

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December 14, 2017

Episodic migraines often lead to medication-overuse headache. Anxiety, mood disorders, and disorders caused by psychoactive substances other than analgesics all have been reported in patients with medication-overuse headache. Could...
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November 21, 2017

Exercise has been shown to curb some psychiatric symptoms, but can it prevent them? In this small study of young adults at ultrahigh risk for psychosis, researchers showed how...
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November 16, 2017

Childhood abuse is associated with suicidal ideation. Although factors predicting disclosure of child abuse have been examined, to date, few studies have examined the impact of disclosure of child...
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November 9, 2017

Are patients more willing to engage in a behavior intervention when general health is emphasized over a focus specifically on tobacco or alcohol use? The authors of this study...
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November 2, 2017

Psychiatric training in family medicine residency programs is necessary but not always sufficient. This article describes a brief educational intervention designed to help improve family medicine residents' knowledge, comfort,...
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October 26, 2017

Patients with body dysmorphic disorder are obsessed with imagined body defects and have associated difficulty in social functioning. But, which body parts most preoccupy these patients? Read this article...
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October 26, 2017

Suicidality is both common and understudied among trauma survivors. The authors of this study looked at suicide risk factors in 480 trauma survivors. This was the first suicide study...
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October 25, 2017

Read articles on exercise for psychosis prevention, persistent symptoms in first-episode psychosis, early treatment response in bipolar, and cannabis trends.
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October 19, 2017

Research on behavioral activation teletherapy is limited. Learn about a brief behavioral activation teletherapy program for depression and anxiety in a study describing results among low-income, real-world primary care...
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October 3, 2017

Available data suggest that excess weight and obesity are associated with poorer cognitive functioning and numerous pathophysiologic changes in adults. This post hoc analysis sought to determine whether obesity...