Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Drs Boland and Gehrman Reply

April 25, 2018

Elaine M. Boland , Philip R. Gehrman

Letter to the Editor

Gray Matter Density and Cortical Thickness in Late-Life Minor Depression

April 25, 2018

Minor depression affects nearly 10% of the elderly population, and its consequences are often severe. This study explored its pathophysiology by examining 38 elderly subjects for possible disease-related structural...

Maryna Polyakova , Karsten Mueller , Christian Sander , et al

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Injectable Risperidone During Hemodialysis

April 19, 2018

Patients with chronic kidney disease often present with psychiatric issues, and those prescribed neuroleptic drugs require frequent monitoring. The authors of this report discuss their experience in the management...

Puneet Narang , Yee Xiong , Steven Lippman

Letter to the Editor

Mediagenic Psychosis in Dementia

April 19, 2018

Mediagenic psychosis is the incorporation of emotionally laden stressful news items from the media into patients' delusional systems. Here, read the case of a 90-year-old man with dementia who...

Noha Abdel Gawad , Garima Arora

Letter to the Editor

Is Vitamin E Singing the Prostate Blues?

April 12, 2018

Vitamin E is one of many antioxidants used for the treatment of tardive dyskinesia. It has been suggested that long-term vitamin E therapy may increase risk for prostate cancer,...

O. Greg Deardorff , Nicole A. Burns , David R. Hunter

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ECT in the Setting of Retinal Detachment

April 5, 2018

Here, read the case of a depressed patient with lattice degeneration of the retina, which predisposes to retinal detachment. The patient underwent ECT for psychotic depression, to which she...

Joshua D. Salvi , Mehr Iqbal , Nabil Kotbi , et al

Letter to the Editor

Rethinking the Approach to Veteran Suicides

March 29, 2018

The VA has implemented several strategies to reduce the number of veterans at-risk for suicide whose symptoms have not been previously detected. However, improvement is needed in multiple areas...

Nancy Lutwak

Letter to the Editor

Charles Bonnet Syndrome in an Elderly Woman

March 22, 2018

Charles Bonnet syndrome is a condition that causes visual hallucinations in patients with visual anomalies such as macular degeneration, glaucoma, and optic pathways damage. Here, read the report of...

Ferdnand C. Osuagwu

Letter to the Editor

Impact of Political Rhetoric on Mental Health

March 22, 2018

Social stressors such as marginalization and social defeat are known to cause mental distress. This case report describes a woman with no prior psychiatric history who presented with new-onset...

Faith A. Aimua

Letter to the Editor

Pisa Syndrome Induced by Clozapine and Mirabegron

March 15, 2018

Could the association of mirabegron and clozapine lead to an increase in clozapine levels and thereby cause Pisa syndrome? Read this informative case report to find out more.

João Gama Marques , Teresa Prior Filipe

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Methylphenidate Treats Catatonia in Schizophrenia

March 1, 2018

Catatonia is a distinct syndrome that involves a constellation of up to 40 different symptoms with a complex mixture of psychiatric, motoric, behavioral, and systemic manifestations. Read this report...

Muhammad Hassan Majeed , Muhammad Zeshan , Amina Hanif

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Delirious Mania in a Geriatric Patient

February 22, 2018

A geriatric patient with a history of bipolar I disorder, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and catatonia was found in a confused state, wandering the streets in the cold, with no...

Anjali Thakrar , Tracy Snell , Deepak Prabhakar

Letter to the Editor

Consensus Recommendations for rTMS in Depression: Not Entirely Correct!

February 21, 2018

Aron Tendler , Roman Gersner

Letter to the Editor

Correction: Treating Prolonged Grief Disorder

February 21, 2018

Letter to the Editor

Rapastinel (GLYX-13) Effects in OCD

February 21, 2018

Read a study investigating the effects of rapastinel administration on 7 patients with OCD.

Carolyn I. Rodriguez , Jordana Zwerling , Helen Blair Simpson , et al

Letter to the Editor

Lessons From the Latest US Military Suicide Surveillance Data

February 21, 2018

This letter discusses recent Department of Defense data on military suicides and considers the findings in the context of current and future prevention efforts.

Mark A. Reger , Larry D. Pruitt , Derek J. Smolenski

Letter to the Editor

Dr McClintock and Colleagues Reply to Consensus Recommendations for rTMS in Depression

February 21, 2018

Mustafa M. Husain , Linda L. Carpenter , Andrew Krystal , et al

Letter to the Editor

Dr McClintock and Colleagues Reply to Roles and Qualifications of TMS Treatment Team Members

February 21, 2018

Mustafa M. Husain , Linda L. Carpenter , Shawn M. McClintock , et al

Letter to the Editor

Roles of TMS Treatment Team Members

February 21, 2018

Read this article to learn more about the roles and qualifications of TMS Treatment team members.

David L. Dunner , David Feifel , Daniel Z. Press

Letter to the Editor

Compulsive Sexual Behaviors Treated With Naltrexone

February 15, 2018

Compulsive sexual behaviors lead to clinically significant distress with undesired medical, social, occupational, legal, and financial consequences. Could these behaviors be successfully treated with naltrexone? Read this case report...

Albino J. Oliveira-Maia , Marta Camacho , Ana Rita Moura

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5 Years After Japan's Nuclear Power Plant Accident

February 15, 2018

Natural disasters take their toll on the environment, and while Mother Nature is amazingly resilient, the resiliency of people living through them is a different story. Here's one man's...

Kayo Saigo , Yasuto Kunii , Shinobu Kawakatsu

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Psychogenic Polydipsia in Anorexia

February 8, 2018

Why would a person drink 3 gallons of water a day? This case of psychogenic polydipsia describes the tightrope of electrolyte and mental health balancing walked by this woman...

Robert G. Bota , Nare Torosyan , Dean Spencer , et al

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Libido Diminished by Vilazodone

February 8, 2018

Vilazodone, a serotonin partial agonist reuptake inhibitor, has been reported to have sexual side effects at higher doses, but what about lower doses? Review the complex case of a...

Preethy Kathiresan , Pratap Sharan , Nishtha Chawla

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Valacyclovir Caused Cotard Syndrome

February 1, 2018

Your patient is brought in by family because she suddenly, truly believes she is one of The Walking Dead. A review of medications reveals the culprit: valacyclovir given to...

Elizabeth A. Cunningham , Areef S. Kassam

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