Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders
Cases That Test Your Skills
Command hallucinations, but is it really psychosis?
Due to intense family conflicts, Ms. D, age 26, often is suicidal. She has been hospitalized >25 times, and has received varying diagnoses and...
Commentary
The psychiatric clinic of the future
Advances in technology may soon bring substantial changes to our clinical practice.
Reviews
Does your patient have the right to refuse medications?
A brief guide to the legal aspects of administering involuntary medications.
Commentary
Psychiatric patients and pandemics
We have decided to restrict visitors out of the concern that one may infect a ward of patients and staff.
Latest News
Coronavirus on the inpatient unit: A new challenge for psychiatry
While many hospital units treat infectious patients, the issues with psychiatry are different; psychiatry units are not set up to have aggressive...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Second-generation long-acting injectable antipsychotics: A practical guide
Understanding each of these medications’ unique properties can optimize patient care.
Commentary
Transporting the high-risk psychiatric patient: Clinical and legal challenges
The options for transporting a patient with serious mental illness (SMI) typically vary from bad to worse and usually filter down to three...
From the Journals
Severe infection tied to substance-induced psychosis, conversion to schizophrenia
Hepatitis was the infection most strongly linked to psychosis, the research shows.
From the Journals
TNF-alpha, oxidative stress disturbance may play role in schizophrenia pathophysiology
The average illness duration in patients with schizophrenia was 8.23 months, and their average total Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale score...
From the Journals
Cigarette smoking is associated with prefrontal function in patients with schizophrenia
A cross-sectional study may shed “fresh light on the elevated rates of smoking in schizophrenia,” the researchers said.
From the Journals
Early cognitive screening is key for schizophrenia spectrum disorder
“Here, we ... suggest that personalized treatment with emphasis on practical daily skills may be of great significance especially for those with...