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February 18, 2021

The psychiatric sequelae of the currently evolving COVID-19 pandemic are not yet clear. This report describes a case of panic disorder in a patient with COVID-19 infection.
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February 18, 2021

Venlafaxine is used for the treatment of all types of depression, especially anxious depression. Here, the case is presented of a man with depression who developed urinary retention as...
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February 18, 2021

This case report demonstrates the use of benzodiazepines to alleviate the withdrawal symptoms of phenibut in a 26-year-old man who visited the emergency department multiple times.
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January 14, 2021

Long-acting injectable aripiprazole is a viable treatment for patients with psychosis and violent conduct due to its behavioral and cognitive effects. Read this case report to find out more.
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January 14, 2021

Here, read about 2 patients who utilized nonprescription stimulants for analgesia. One smoked methamphetamine for relief of chronic back pain, while another smoked cocaine for relief of eye pain...
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January 7, 2021

Here, read about an elderly woman with depression, experiencing hopelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. A combination of psychotropic medications and a joy journal, a behavioral activation intervention, improved her...
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January 7, 2021

This case report describes a patient who developed pneumonia during the course of clozapine treatment that abated after temporary cessation of clozapine and subsequent reintroduction at a lower dose.
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December 31, 2020

Research suggests a connection between the temporal lobe and frontal lobe processes, elucidating executive dysfunction in temporal lobe epilepsy. Here, read about a case of temporal lobe epilepsy with...
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December 23, 2020

Here, the authors report 2 cases of PTSD exacerbation in the context of public masking during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was reported to be a trigger leading to inpatient...
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December 10, 2020

Determining whether symptoms are from a primary psychiatric disorder or secondary to another medical condition can be difficult. This report describes a patient with alcohol use disorder and mental...
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December 10, 2020

Mechanically ventilated ICU patients experience fear, anxiety, and loneliness. This report highlights 3 COVID-19-positive ICU patients with tracheostomy to show the importance of early and consistent use of benzodiazepines...
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December 3, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many theories and recommendations about the use of supplements to enhance the immune system have swept the public sphere. Here, read about a case of...
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December 3, 2020

Syphilis can have multiple presentations, making clinical recognition difficult. The objective of this case report is to emphasize the importance of diagnosis of atypical forms of neurosyphilis, namely presentations...
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December 3, 2020

Women with bipolar disorder are vulnerable to mood episodes and postpartum psychosis due to pregnancy. This report describes the management of a woman with bipolar I disorder undergoing multiple...
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November 19, 2020

Physicians are often faced with the task of evaluating the capacity of a suicidal patient to refuse life-saving measures. This case presents the ethical considerations of a Jehovah's Witness...
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November 12, 2020

Lockdown measures have helped contain the spread of COVID-19, but how do they affect mental health? This report describes a patient who developed a paranoid delusion caused by isolation,...
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November 12, 2020

Cavum septi pellucidi (CSP) is significantly more prevalent in individuals with mental illness than in healthy subjects. This report presents 3 cases of CSP and temporal lobe epilepsy-related psychosis...
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November 5, 2020

Veterans of recent conflicts were often exposed to open burn pits used for solid waste disposal and thus suffer health consequences. Here, read about a veteran whose previous open...
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October 15, 2020

Peduncular hallucinosis (PH), an uncommon cause of hallucinations, is typically due to lesions of rostral brainstem or diencephalon. This report describes a case of PH due to right pontine/cerebral...
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October 15, 2020

This report describes the use of pramipexole to augment buprenorphine and antidepressant medications in a patient with depression and severe chronic back pain.
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October 8, 2020

As both delirium and short-term memory impairment can be presenting symptoms in both Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome and antibody-mediated limbic encephalitis, the potential of misdiagnosis and delayed treatment can occur. Read...
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October 8, 2020

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a life-threatening condition associated with use of psychotropic medications. This report presents a case of incipient NMS in a patient who developed catatonia during...
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October 1, 2020

How do psychological factors contribute to the therapeutic effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)? Read this case of a patient who completely responded to rTMS in relapse periods,...
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October 1, 2020

This report presents a case in which a visually impaired patient describes the development of visual hallucinations after 2 oral administrations of thiocolchicoside.
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