Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders
Evidence-Based Reviews
UPDATE ON ATYPICALS: Practical tips to manage common side effects
Using these agents to their greatest advantage requires careful clinical monitoring to prevent their potential disadvantages.
Cases That Test Your Skills
Treating persistent psychosis with cognitive-behavioral therapy
Persistent paranoid delusions keep Mr. K housebound. He refuses to try clozapine after other antipsychotic regimens fail to reduce his symptoms....
Cases That Test Your Skills
Treating persistent psychosis with cognitive-behavioral therapy
Persistent paranoid delusions keep Mr. K housebound. He refuses to try clozapine after other antipsychotic regimens fail to reduce his symptoms....
Evidence-Based Reviews
Selecting safe psychotropics for post-MI patients
Prescribing for psychiatric patients with heart disease requires extra caution. These authors offer a heart-friendly decision tool for considering...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Selecting safe psychotropics for post-MI patients
Prescribing for psychiatric patients with heart disease requires extra caution. These authors offer a heart-friendly decision tool for considering...
Evidence-Based Reviews
UPDATE ON ATYPICALS: Preemptive tactics to reduce weight gain
Teaching patients about appetite control before starting atypical antipsychotics can help keep excess pounds off.
Evidence-Based Reviews
How to prevent hyperprolactinemia in patients taking antipsychotics
Atypical antipsychotics elevate serum prolactin levels at least transiently, and this effect depends on each compound’s dopamine-binding...
Evidence-Based Reviews
How to prevent hyperprolactinemia in patients taking antipsychotics
Atypical antipsychotics elevate serum prolactin levels at least transiently, and this effect depends on each compound’s dopamine-binding...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Who’s at greatest risk for delirium tremens
Some patient traits show clear potential for this life-threatening complication.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Schizoaffective disorder: Which symptoms should be treated first?
Patients with schizoaffective disorder present with a complicated mix of psychotic and affective symptoms that confound rational management. All...