Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders
From the Journals
City or country life? Genetic risk for mental illness may decide
“It’s not as simple as saying that urban environment is responsible for schizophrenia and everyone should move out of urban environments and they...
Conference Coverage
FDA not recognizing efficacy of psychopharmacologic therapies
If this reorientation is going to lead to the broad indications the newer drugs likely deserve, “we have to move the FDA along,” said Dr. Stephen...
From the Journals
Open notes: Big benefits, few harms in psychiatry, experts say
The panel also agreed that blocking mental health notes could lead to greater harms, including increased feelings of stigmatization.
Case-Based Review
Calcineurin inhibitor–induced psychosis
Mrs. C, age 68, is experiencing worsening paranoid delusions. She believes that because she lied about her income when she was younger, the FBI...
From the Journals
Sleep problems in mental illness highly pervasive
“This suggests there may need to be even more of an emphasis on sleep in these patients than there already is,” said Dr. Michael Wainberg.
Hard Talk
Substance use or substance use disorder: A question of judgment
Should we discharge the intoxicated patient as soon as they are safe to walk out or make every effort possible to find long-term solutions?
Feature
Alleged on-the-job violence, racism, prompts psych workers to head to D.C.
A dozen workers from a psychiatric hospital near Seattle flew to Washington, D.C. to picket the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare’s...
Commentary
Should clinicians recommend vitamin D for psychiatric patients during COVID-19?
Vitamin D supplementation therapy is as a preventive rather than a curative measure for patients facing COVID-19–related psychosocial stressors....
Evidence-Based Reviews
Early interventions for psychosis
Despite considerable challenges, prevention and first-episode recovery programs may improve outcomes.
Cases That Test Your Skills
Persistent altered mental status
Mr. O, age 24, presents to the ED weak, sluggish, and incoherent. He has a history of schizophrenia and poor medication adherence. What could be...
From the Journals
COVID-19: Greater mortality among psych patients remains a mystery
A diagnosis of a schizophrenia spectrum disorder was associated with an almost threefold increased risk for mortality, compared with bipolar...