Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders
Cases That Test Your Skills
Fever, tachycardia, and tachypnea during a psychotic exacerbation
Mr. C, age 23, has a 4-year history of schizophrenia. He is brought to the ED with worsening psychosis and altered vital signs. Is it an infection...
Med/Psych Update
Differentiating serotonin syndrome and neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Symptoms can overlap, but accurate diagnosis is critical because treatments are distinct.
From the Journals
Early lead exposure tied to greater psychopathology in adulthood
Patients who were exposed to high lead levels as children might benefit from increased screening, access to mental health services.
FDA/CDC
FDA: Clozapine REMS modified
Prescribers and pharmacies are required to be certified in the clozapine REMS program by Feb. 28.
Conference Coverage
Know the red flags for synaptic autoimmune psychosis
BARCELONA - "There are patients in our clinics all of us - neurologists and psychiatrists - are missing."
Hard Talk
A prescription for ‘deprescribing’: A case report
Deprescibing can be performed safely and effectively, according to Dr. Nicolas Badre.
MDedge Psychcast
Masterclass: First-episode psychosis with Dr. Henry A. Nasrallah
Everything you need to know when you see these patients.
From the Journals
Antipsychotic use in young people tied to 80% increased risk of death
"The elevated risk persisted for unexpected deaths not due to overdose, with a 4.3-fold increased risk of death from cardiovascular or metabolic...
From the Journals
‘Error neuron’ EEG findings could open up future clinical applications
The findings may be applied to conditions in which the important executive function task of error self-monitoring is unbalanced, such as obsessive...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Treating negative symptoms of schizophrenia
Few pharmacologic options, but evidence supports combining psychosocial interventions.
From the Editor
The daunting challenge of schizophrenia: Hundreds of biotypes and dozens of theories
The heterogeneity of this complex brain syndrome represents a formidable challenge.