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Brain/body connection: Treating depression in patients with cardiovascular disease
- Author:
- Lawson R. Wulsin, MD
- W. Victor R. Vieweg, MD
- Antony Fernandez, MD
Depression often precedes coronary disease by about 30 years& suggesting possible cause and effect.
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How to prevent hyperprolactinemia in patients taking antipsychotics
- Author:
- W. Victor R. Vieweg, MD
- Antony Fernandez, MD
Atypical antipsychotics elevate serum prolactin levels at least transiently, and this effect depends on each compound’s dopamine-binding...
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How to prevent hyperprolactinemia in patients taking antipsychotics
- Author:
- W. Victor R. Vieweg, MD
- Antony Fernandez, MD
Atypical antipsychotics elevate serum prolactin levels at least transiently, and this effect depends on each compound’s dopamine-binding...
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Weight control and antipsychotics: How to tip the scales away from diabetes and heart disease
- Author:
- W. Victor R. Vieweg, MD
- Robert A. Adler, MD
- Antony Fernandez, MD
Obesity threatens the health of many Americans, including those being treated with antipsychotics. These authors turn to the evidence for ways to...
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Weight control and antipsychotics: How to tip the scales away from diabetes and heart disease
- Author:
- W. Victor R. Vieweg, MD
- Robert A. Adler, MD
- Antony Fernandez, MD
Obesity threatens the health of many Americans, including those being treated with antipsychotics. These authors turn to the evidence for ways to...
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Strategies to prevent fatal arrhythmias in patients taking antipsychotics
- Author:
- W. Victor R. Vieweg, MD
Concern has grown about the cardiac effects of antipsychotics as more is learned about rare but deadly torsade de pointes. Which patients require...
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A diagnosis that’s yours to make: Accidental hypothermia in the elderly
- Author:
- W. Victor R. Vieweg, MD
Although a metabolic illness, patients with hypothermia usually present with cognitive impairment and bizarre behavior that mimic psychiatric...