Theodore A. Stern, MD
Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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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.
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Wishing That Your Patient Would Die: Reasons and Reactions
February 25, 2025
The authors explore the complexity, intensity, and critical decision-making faced by health care staff while caring for chronically and critically ill patients, especially in the context of medical futility.
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Management of Insomnia in the General Hospital
January 21, 2025
Although the etiology of insomnia is often multi-factorial, both nonpharmacologic and various pharmacologic approaches can provide rapid relief; unfortunately, each is associated with drug-drug interactions and potentially problematic side...
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Focal Impaired Awareness Seizures: Evaluation and Management
January 3, 2025
Focal impaired awareness seizures can look like other psychiatric, neurological, and medical presentations, and due to the changes in affect, behavior, and cognition, are often misdiagnosed as a primary...
