Somatic Disorders
Evidence-Based Reviews
Hypertension: Pitfalls to prescribing for patients with high blood pressure
Chronic psychiatric disorders go hand-in-hand with risk factors for elevated blood pressure. Here are diagnostic and treatment strategies to help...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Irritable bowel syndrome: Psychotherapy can improve GI symptoms and emotional health
Medical treatment alone has proven disappointing, but psychotherapeutic approaches are showing promise.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Psychiatric symptoms in Parkinson’s disease: A team approach to successful management
How can you make sound treatment decisions when almost no evidence exists on the use of psychotropics in patients with Parkinson’s disease? A...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Weight control and antipsychotics: How to tip the scales away from diabetes and heart disease
Obesity threatens the health of many Americans, including those being treated with antipsychotics. These authors turn to the evidence for ways to...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Weight control and antipsychotics: How to tip the scales away from diabetes and heart disease
Obesity threatens the health of many Americans, including those being treated with antipsychotics. These authors turn to the evidence for ways to...
Cases That Test Your Skills
Eating baby powder controls her urge to purge
Ms. A is depressed about weight gain in pregnancy and has a history of bulimia. During her pregnancies, an obsessive craving for inedible items,...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Psychiatric illness or thyroid disease? Don’t be misled by false lab tests
Thyroid dysfunction is often in the differential diagnosis of psychiatric disorders. The author reviews the practical aspects of workup, diagnosis...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Strategies to prevent fatal arrhythmias in patients taking antipsychotics
Concern has grown about the cardiac effects of antipsychotics as more is learned about rare but deadly torsade de pointes. Which patients require...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Does traumatic brain injury cause violence?
Suppose you are called to testify in the trial of a suspect, abused as a child, who has been charged with aggravated assault. How would you...
Evidence-Based Reviews
A diagnosis that’s yours to make: Accidental hypothermia in the elderly
Although a metabolic illness, patients with hypothermia usually present with cognitive impairment and bizarre behavior that mimic psychiatric...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Safe and effective care for your patients with diabetes
Diabetes mellitus is often associated with psychiatric problems and psychiatric treatment can complicate diabetes management. This case-based...