Somatic Disorders
Podcasts
Treating tardive dyskinesia
Med/Psych Update
Hepatitis C among the mentally ill: Review and treatment update
Newer agents reduce the risk of treatment-induced depressionAt approximately 3 to 4 million patients, hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common...
Cases That Test Your Skills
Confused with ataxia and urinary and fecal incontinence
Ms. S, age 46, has difficulty walking and a wide-based gait, and is incontinent and paranoid. She reports no medical or psychiatric history. How...
Conference Coverage
Treatment adherence makes big impact in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
HOUSTON - Patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures who stick with evidence-based treatment have significantly fewer seizures and have less...
Med/Psych Update
Evaluating the risk of sexually transmitted infections in mentally ill patients
Recommend screening for high-risk patients; consider adverse effects of STI treatmentSexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to be a...
Podcasts
Treating depression after TBI
Savvy Psychopharmacology
Managing clozapine-induced neutropenia and agranulocytosis
Mr. S, age 43, has schizophrenia and been stable on clozapine for 6 years after several other antipsychotic regimens failed. Mr. S also has a...
Pearls
Assess and treat catatonia using this systematic approach
Catatonia is a neuropsychiatric condition with varying presentations that involve behavioral, motoric, cognitive, affective, and, occasionally,...
Med/Psych Update
How to assess and manage high cholesterol in patients with mental illness
Statins, lifestyle changes could reduce total cholesterol and cardiovascular risk High serum cholesterol is a leading cause of heart attack and...
Pearls
Consider Rx metformin to prevent metabolic syndrome
Many atypical antipsychotics, particularly clozapine and olanzapine, are associated with weight gain, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome....
Med/Psych Update
High-value intervention: Providing colorectal cancer screening
Cancer screening is an important example of secondary prevention—the aim being to detect disease at an early stage, when treatment can prevent...