Rounds in the General Hospital
For hospitalized patients with complex medical or surgical problems who also demonstrate psychiatric symptoms, Dr Stern discusses diagnosis and management with members of the Consultation Service at Massachusetts General Hospital. These rounds reports will prove useful for clinicians practicing at the interface of medicine and psychiatry.
Rounds in the General Hospital
Diagnosis and Management of Rage
December 23, 2025
This article offers a practical framework for distinguishing rage from irritability and impulsivity, identifying underlying neuropsychiatric drivers, and guiding evidence-based management across conditions including PTSD, TBI, and mood disorders.
Rounds in the General Hospital
Managing Psychotropic Medication–Induced Priapism
July 31, 2025
A 30-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder presented to the ED with a prolonged, painful erection of spontaneous onset. His current medications included long-acting injectable paliperidone palmitate, valproic acid, and…
Rounds in the General Hospital
FND in Active-Duty Military Personnel and Veterans
July 24, 2025
The most common presentations of functional neurologic disorder are functional seizures and functional movement disorders, including paresis. Other common manifestations are somatosensory or visual symptoms and speech disorders.
Rounds in the General Hospital
Managing Anxiety, Agitation, and Pain in Critically Ill Patients
April 1, 2025
Pain, fear, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and agitation are common symptoms among critically ill patients, causing distress, interfering with medical care, and contributing to morbidity post discharge.
