Case Discussions

How can consulting psychiatrists help the team provide culturally appropriate care for diverse patient populations?

“The heart of the matter.” Researchers investigated the risk of cardiovascular disease associated with long-term ADHD medication use.

More than a gut feeling? Researchers investigated associations between the gut microbiome and treatment resistance in schizophrenia.

From an update on Prism for PTSD to the efficacy of home-use transcranial direct current stimulation for MDD, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

“Can I use this at home?” Researchers performed a randomized clinical trial of home-use transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with depression.

Agitation, possibly leading to aggression, is a major issue in emergency centers. Explore a case of agitation in the emergency department.

“Listen to your heart.” Researchers investigated the risks of cardiometabolic disease, heart failure, and mortality in bipolar disorder in a population-based cohort study.

“I wish I were dead.” Researchers performed a meta-analysis of psychological pain and suicidality in patients with depression.

“Weight” a minute! Researchers investigated the impact of body mass index on the clinical features of bipolar disorder in the STEP-BD study.

To divide or not to divide? Researchers compared clinical features, side effects, and blood levels between once daily versus divided clozapine dosing regimens.

Examine a case of an adolescent with psychosis that seemed to develop during chemotherapy treatment.

Will this medication make me gain weight? Researchers analyzed response to antidepressant treatment as a predictor of incident metabolic syndrome in a cohort of patients with depression.

What are the cardiometabolic risks of polypharmacy with quetiapine and long-acting injectable paliperidone in patients with schizophrenia?

How can we help refugee youth engage in positive coping strategies and heal from their trauma?

Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of clozapine on cognitive function in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

Researchers performed a double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study of solriamfetol.

Ketamine for anxiety? Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of ketamine’s anxiolytic effects.

Young men appear to be particularly susceptible to the effects of cannabis on schizophrenia.

What is the impact of ADHD on sleep? Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of objectively measured sleep in children and adolescents with ADHD.

To image or not to image? Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of neuroradiological abnormalities in first-episode psychosis.

Researchers performed a head-to-head trial of vortioxetine versus desvenalfaxine in patients with depression and partial response to SSRIs.

Due to ethical, knowledge, cost, and acceptability issues, deep brain stimulation is underutilized in disease states like treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

Explore the relationship between cannabis use and psychosis.

What is the nature of the relationship between psychosis and sleep disorders?

Does early improvement in insomnia predict response to pharmacotherapy in psychotic depression? Authors performed a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial.

Social anxiety disorder: an underappreciated and misunderstood condition.

What is the risk of diabetes, hypertension, or hyperlipidemia with antipsychotic polypharmacy in patients with schizophrenia? Researchers investigated these associations in a population-based prospective cohort study.

Look through the eyes of a medical health care team in a refugee camp with a focus on children’s mental health.

Is psilocybin a viable treatment for MDD? Researchers performed a phase 2, double blind trial of single-dose psilocybin in patients with treatment resistant depression.