Evidence-Based Reviews
Evidence-Based Reviews
How to prevent misuse of psychotropics among college students
Minimize misuse through counseling and identifying students at risk
Evidence-Based Reviews
What do >700 letters to a mass murderer tell us about the people who wrote them?
New study suggests management recommendations for patients who are drawn to a violent person
Evidence-Based Reviews
Managing first-episode psychosis: Rationale and evidence for nonstandard first-line treatments for schizophrenia
Consider long-acting injectable antipsychotics; use clozapine as second- or third-line therapy only. Second of 2 parts.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Reducing medical comorbidity and mortality in severe mental illness
Collaboration with primary and preventive care could improve outcomes
Evidence-Based Reviews
The use of aripiprazole in the management of bipolar disorder during pregnancy
DeSouza reports a case study to assess the efficacy and potential complications of using aripiprazole to manage bipolar disorder during pregnancy...
Evidence-Based Reviews
College students with depressive symptoms with and without fatigue: Differences in functioning, suicidality, anxiety, and depressive severity
Nyer et al examined whether fatigue was associated with greater symptomatic burden and functional impairment.
Evidence-Based Reviews
What stalking victims need to restore their mental and somatic health
Victims’ mood, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress symptoms require prompt care
Evidence-Based Reviews
Fatigue after depression responds to therapy. What are the next steps?
A sufficient base of evidence is often lacking to guide pharmacotherapy for fatigue
Evidence-Based Reviews
Managing first-episode psychosis: An early stage of schizophrenia with distinct treatment needs
Minimize duration of untreated psychosis; aim for remission
Evidence-Based Reviews
When it’s time for ‘the talk’: Sexuality and your geriatric patient
A sexual history is an essential part of the comprehensive psychiatric evaluation
Evidence-Based Reviews
Impaired self-assessment in schizophrenia: Why patients misjudge their cognition and functioning
Observations from caregivers and clinicians seem to have the most validity