Abigail L. Donovan, MD
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Psychiatry, Mass General Brigham, Boston, Massachusetts
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Strategies for Documenting the Medical Record
May 7, 2026
Documentation should be objective and relevant, especially in psychosocially complex cases—too much information can interfere with establishing the correct diagnosis and treatment plan, while too little increases risk of...
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Evaluation and Management of Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
July 2, 2024
If you have ever been uncertain about how to evaluate patients with a chronic psychotic illness or struggled over how best to manage treatment-resistant schizophrenia, then this case vignette...
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Drug-Induced Abnormal Involuntary Movements
May 11, 2023
Treatment of involuntary movements is based on their underlying etiology; however, symptomatic treatments are indicated to reduce motoric and psychological symptoms that impair social function and worsen quality of...
Case Report
Comprehensive Evaluation Detects Seizure Disorder That Exacerbated Catatonia and Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
December 22, 2022
In this young man, continuous video-EEG monitoring revealed undiagnosed seizures that, once treated, helped resolve his catatonia and reduce symptoms of schizophrenia.
