Brief Report

Brief Report

Eponymous Psychiatric Syndromes Revisited

February 22, 2018

Here, the author provides an anthology of psychiatric eponyms. Clinically, many of these described syndromes represent valid diagnostic constructs and may accommodate the atypical cases that defy the official...

Ahmed Naguy

Brief Report

Can Statins Diminish Depression?

January 25, 2018

Depression is associated with numerous chronic medical conditions such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, and diabetes. Statins provide protection against coronary and cerebrovascular diseases and reduce inflammation. Since the...

Devina Singh , Steven Lippmann

Brief Report

Hypoglycemia Induced by SGAs

January 25, 2018

Bipolar patients who present with symptoms of depressed mood, appetite loss, and loss of motivation can be mistaken to be experiencing a depressive episode within the bipolar spectrum or...

Tomonari Fujita , Yoshito Mizoguchi , Yutaka Kunitake , et al

Brief Report

Guns and Suicide

December 21, 2017

Shooting oneself with a firearm is the leading method of suicide, accounting for half of all such deaths. Although most suicidal impulses are intense, they usually last for a...

Simrat Kaur Sarai , Bilal Abaid , Steven Lippmann

Brief Report

Catatonia Update

October 26, 2017

Catatonia is a neuropsychiatric condition characterized by physical presentations ranging from profound immobility to excessive motor activity. The disorder occurs as a clinical expression of many different psychiatric, neurologic,...

Kanwarjeet Brar , Sachin S. Kaushik , Steven Lippmann

Brief Report

History of Lithium Treatment in Psychiatry

October 12, 2017

The history of lithium as a psychiatric medication is marked by its serendipitous discovery, lengthy path to US Food and Drug Administration approval, and controversy surrounding its current status...

Mark L. Ruffalo

Brief Report

Sleep Medicine Education in North American Psychiatry Residency Training

August 31, 2017

Sleep disorders are highly prevalent in association with psychiatric disorders, but the capacity for their recognition is often lacking among psychiatrists. The authors of this study assessed the current...

Imran S. Khawaja , Patricia J. Dickmann , Thomas D. Hurwitz , et al

Brief Report

Electroconvulsive Therapy During Pregnancy

July 13, 2017

Electroconvulsive therapy is a rapid and effective treatment option that can be an appropriate intervention in some women during pregnancy. This report presents an overview of electroconvulsive therapy in...

Aubrey Thyen , Puneet Narang , Simrat Sarai , et al

Brief Report

How to Stop Smoking

June 8, 2017

Despite the known dangers of cigarette smoking, many smokers do not use effective means for cessation. This report describes these smoking-cessation options and provides guidance for physicians.

Priyanga Jayakumar , Hema Madhuri Mekala , Rajashekar Reddy Yeruva , et al

Brief Report

Biological Basis to Personality Disorders

April 13, 2017

Are some people genetically predisposed to personality disorders? This report provides understanding into the biological basis of thinking and behavior in people with personality disorders, explains anatomic findings, and...

Malathi L. Perugula , Puneet D. Narang , Steven B. Lippmann

Brief Report

Benzodiazepine and "Z-Drug" Dependence

February 16, 2017

Benzodiazepine and Z-drug dependence are frequently comorbid with other substance use and psychiatric disorders. Read this brief report to gain a greater understanding of the clinical characteristics and course...

Lekhansh Shukla , Spandana Bokka , Tulika Shukla , et al

Brief Report

Serotonin Syndrome

August 25, 2016

Read this report of a patient taking multiple serotonergic agents, who developed severe acute osteomyelitis which required the use of linezolid without the possibility of a sufficient washout period....

O. Greg Deardorff , Talha Khan , Gaurav Kulkarni , et al

Brief Report

Levamisole-Adulterated Cocaine Toxicity

July 14, 2016

Would you recognize levamisole toxicity in your patients? Adulteration of cocaine with levamisole is increasingly common, and cocaine-using patients often present to emergency rooms with levamisole toxicity in medical...

Suneela Cherlopalle , Manasa Enja , Melanie Lippmann , et al

Brief Report

Self-Inflicted Hammer Blows to the Head

June 30, 2016

Self-inflicted hammer blow to the cranium is a rare and life-threatening phenomenon seen in patients with a history of attempted suicide. In this brief report, read about a case...

Seong Woong Kim , Michael Putzke , Eberhard Uhl , et al

Brief Report

Temperament, Character Traits, and Bipolar Disorder

June 2, 2016

A relationship between mood and character and personality traits in bipolar disorder has been suggested but is unclear. Here, the authors present the results of a study designed to...

Sergio B. Chavez , Luis A. Alvarado , Robert Gonzalez

Brief Report

Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome

May 12, 2016

This article presents an update on cyclic vomiting syndrome, a potentially exhausting disorder that can occur in children, adolescents, and adults. The authors review the current literature and present...

Ingeborg P. M. Hermus , Stacey J. B. Willems , Aimée C. C. F. Bogman , et al

Brief Report

Irritability in Pediatric Patients

March 24, 2016

Persistent nonepisodic irritability in children and youth, if undetected, may escalate to violent behavior with potentially serious outcomes. Explore this article to learn about the concept of irritability, as...

Usman Hameed , Cheryl A. Dellasega

Brief Report

Pharmacotherapy for Insomnia

March 17, 2016

It can be difficult to treat insomnia in primary care. The authors of this article hope to make the management of sleep problems a little easier. They review the...

Emily Smith , Puneet Narang , Manasa Enja , et al

Brief Report

Anal Insertion of Foreign Bodies Management

February 18, 2016

Although the voluntary anal insertion of a foreign body (IFB) doesn' t necessarily indicate mental illness, this is the case for many of the patients who present for emergency...

Ahmed Yahya , Jude Chukwuma

Brief Report

Five Supplements and Multiple Psychotic Symptoms

January 14, 2016

Here, review the case of a 43-year-old man, who was taking dietary supplements, with a 6-month history of psychotic symptoms that increasingly caused impairment in functioning and eventually led...

Michelle K. Wong , Ayeh Darvishzadeh , Neal A. Maler , et al

Brief Report

Combining Stimulants and Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors: A Reexamination of the Literature and a Report of a New Treatment Combination

December 10, 2015

The lifetime rate of comorbid major depressive disorder (MDD) in patients diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is high, but treating both disorders can be difficult, as worries abound concerning...

Joshua A. Israel

Brief Report

Etiologic and Cognitive Differences in Hyperactive and Hypoactive Delirium

November 12, 2015

Patients experiencing delirium experience two major types: hypoactive and hyperactive. While hyperactive delirium is marked by restlessness, irritability, and rapid speech, hypoactive delirium is characterized by psychomotor retardation, apathy...

Abhishek Kumar , Ajay Kumar Bakhla , Sriniwas Gupta , et al

Brief Report

Multiple Sclerosis and Mood Changes

October 29, 2015

Multiple sclerosis is a neurologic inflammatory disease that can manifest with psychiatric symptoms. Review the case of a patient who displayed episodic mood changes preceding an exacerbation of multiple...

Priya Sharma , Sarah A. Morrow , Richard J. Owen

Brief Report

Durability of Benefit From Repeated Intravenous Lidocaine Infusions in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Case Series and Literature Review

September 17, 2015

The authors of this Brief Report tell you about the effective use of serial intravenous lidocaine infusions for the chronic management of 3 patients with fibromyalgia. They describe the...

David M. Marks , Amy Newhouse

« 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 »