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Open Burn Pit Exposure and Concern About COVID-19

November 5, 2020

Veterans of recent conflicts were often exposed to open burn pits used for solid waste disposal and thus suffer health consequences. Here, read about a veteran whose previous open...

Kalpana P. Padala , Prasad R. Padala , Yuet-Kin Leung , et al

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A Case of Peduncular Hallucinosis Treated With Risperidone

October 15, 2020

Peduncular hallucinosis (PH), an uncommon cause of hallucinations, is typically due to lesions of rostral brainstem or diencephalon. This report describes a case of PH due to right pontine/cerebral...

David R. Spiegel , Chantel Harsch , Alexander Pattison

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Pramipexole Augmentation of Buprenorphine and Antidepressants

October 15, 2020

This report describes the use of pramipexole to augment buprenorphine and antidepressant medications in a patient with depression and severe chronic back pain.

Rodrigo Escalona , Jan Fawcett , A. John Rush

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Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome Diagnosed as Autoimmune Limbic Encephalitis

October 8, 2020

As both delirium and short-term memory impairment can be presenting symptoms in both Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome and antibody-mediated limbic encephalitis, the potential of misdiagnosis and delayed treatment can occur. Read...

David R. Spiegel , Katie O' Connell , Gary Stocker , et al

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Partially Treated Catatonia and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

October 8, 2020

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a life-threatening condition associated with use of psychotropic medications. This report presents a case of incipient NMS in a patient who developed catatonia during...

Yassir Mahgoub , Rodney Uy , Jenna Hartman

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Enhanced Placebo Effect of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

October 1, 2020

How do psychological factors contribute to the therapeutic effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)? Read this case of a patient who completely responded to rTMS in relapse periods,...

Fatemeh Hadi , Shiva Soraya , Alaleh Bahramian

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Visual Hallucinations After Treatment With Thiocolchicoside

October 1, 2020

This report presents a case in which a visually impaired patient describes the development of visual hallucinations after 2 oral administrations of thiocolchicoside.

Sérgio M. Martinho , Joana Teixeira Martins , Ana L. Poças , et al

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Methylphenidate Improves Distractibility Symptoms of Misophonia

September 24, 2020

Could methylphenidate improve misophonia associated with worsening distractibility? Read this report of an adolescent male with inattention, distractibility, and negative emotional and autonomic response to specific sound stimulus to...

Ferdnand C. Osuagwu , Vanessa Chiamaka Osuagwu , Abigail Manoti Machoka

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COVID-19-Related Stress in Children

September 17, 2020

What impact is the COVID-19 pandemic having on children? This case series of adolescents admitted to an inpatient psychiatric facility with mental health and safety concerns due to COVID-19-related...

Taranjeet S. Jolly , Emma Batchelder , Raman Baweja

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Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Following Naloxone Challenge

September 17, 2020

This report describes a case of opioid withdrawal syndrome following naloxone challenge in a patient receiving extended-release naltrexone.

Andrew J. Spitzberg , Edith M. Urner , William C. Wirshing

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Buprenorphine Induction Dosing in Elderly Opioid Use Disorder Patients

September 10, 2020

Here, read about the case of a 73-year-old man who developed hypotension, bradycardia, and possible respiratory depression following buprenorphine induction for opioid withdrawal.

Annelise Chaparro , Dheepthi Arakonam Ravishankar , Roopa Sethi

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Graphorrhea and Vortioxetine-Induced Bipolar Mood Disorder

September 10, 2020

Read a case of the antidepressant, Vortioxetine, which induced mania, causing graphorrhea in a bipolar patient.

Ahmed Naguy

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Aripiprazole-Induced Urinary Incontinence

August 27, 2020

Does aripiprazole induce urinary incontinence? The authors of this report describe a patient who developed acute urinary symptoms after treatment with aripiprazole for psychosis.

N. A. Uvais , T. P. Mohammed

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Cobalamin Deficiency-Induced Mania

August 20, 2020

Cobalamin deficiency has hematologic, neurologic, and psychiatric sequelae. This report describes a patient with no prior psychiatric history but with past history of total gastrectomy who developed mania.

David R. Spiegel , Christy M. Cho , Raghav Malik , et al

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Phenibut: A Novel Nootropic With Abuse Potential

August 13, 2020

The anxiolytic phenibut has gained popularity due to its availability online, despite being banned by the FDA. This case report illustrates the misuse and abuse potential and life-threatening consequences.

Jaime E. Mash , Raphael J. Leo

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Delusional Parasitosis Due to Mild Neurocognitive Disorder

August 6, 2020

Delusional parasitosis is an uncommon syndrome characterized by a delusion of infestation. In this report, the authors describe a case of delusional parasitosis due to a mild neurocognitive disorder.

Pedro Câmara Pestana , Beatriz Côrte-Real , André Bonito Ferreira , et al

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Mild COVID-19 Disease Course With Protracted Delirium in a Cognitively Impaired Elderly Patient

August 6, 2020

Has the occurrence of delirium been underreported during the COVID-19 pandemic? Here, the authors present the clinical course of an elderly patient with moderate dementia, multiple comorbidities, and COVID-19...

Sarah Payne , Adrienne Jankowski , Andrew Shutes-David , et al

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Delayed Onset of Bupropion-Induced Urticaria

July 30, 2020

Read a case report on whether allergic reactions from bupropion is underrecognized due to patients receiving care from other physicians.

Shilpa Puri , Benjamin M. Coplan , Patrick Ryan McGuire

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Death From COVID-19 in a Patient Receiving Clozapine

July 23, 2020

Here, the authors present the case of a patient taking clozapine who died of COVID-19 and discuss the role of psychiatric providers in reducing mortality risk for these patients.

Joan Roig Llesuy , S. Alex Sidelnik

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Priapism and Atypical Antipsychotics

July 16, 2020

Priapism is a rare but severe adverse event. Here, read a report of a patient who developed priapism with clozapine and paliperidone palmitate treatment.

Liliana P. Ferreira , Tiago F. Ferreira , Filipe F. Godinho , et al

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Esketamine: Effects on Depression, Insomnia, and Weight

July 9, 2020

Management of resistant depression is challenging, as many patients have tried multiple medications and psychotherapy with no success. This report describes a case of resistant depression successfully treated with...

Debra J. Stultz , Natalie Stanley , Thomas Gills , et al

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Reactive Psychosis in a Health Care Worker During the COVID-19 Pandemic

July 9, 2020

This commentary highlights the case of a health care worker with no previous psychiatric history who developed reactive psychosis in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Valeria Cristina Montes de Oca Rivas , Cristina Pérez da Silva , Jorge Gómez-Arnau

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A Serotonin "Cocktail"

July 2, 2020

Serotonin syndrome appears in different gradations of severity, affecting recognition and reporting. Read this case report to find out more about this condition.

Joaquim C. Nunes , José L. Botas

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Gluten Disorder and Lactose Intolerance Concomitant With Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

July 2, 2020

Here, read about a patient diagnosed with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder who was also found to have gluten-related disorder and lactose intolerance.

Yoshiteru Sato , Masataka Shinozaki , Hazuki Sasaki , et al

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