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Factors Affecting Suicide Attempt

February 7, 2019

"Why?" The first question we all want answered when someone attempts suicide. The second: "What could I have done to stop them?" This small study asked these very questions...

Sunil Sharma, Sushil Kherada, Suresh Gocher, et al

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Fear: A Possible Manic Trigger

February 7, 2019

Could fear trigger mania? Here, read about the case of a 23-year-old woman whose experience of fearfulness may be associated with her manic decompensation.

Becky S. Wu, Jonathan M. Kersun

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Escitalopram-Induced Rash

January 31, 2019

Although SSRIs are not commonly associated with adverse skin reactions, some patients do experience serious cutaneous side effects from antidepressants. Here, read the case of Ms A, who developed...

Deepak Prabhakar, Ibrahim Sablaban

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Paliperidone Injection and Delayed-Onset Rash

January 24, 2019

A 64-year-old man with a history of schizophrenia received oral paliperidone for 6 days with no adverse reaction. Two days after an injection of a long-acting dose, he developed...

Puneet Narang, Steven Lippmann, Kimberly Sundling, et al

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An Atypical Case of Kleine-Levin Syndrome

January 10, 2019

KLS, a rare, chronic, relapsing hypersomnia of unknown etiology, has no definitive therapy. Symptoms vary among patients, usually teenaged males, with no abnormalities appearing on brain imaging. The authors...

Imran S. Khawaja, Omoyeme Edaki, Carlos H. Schenck

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Withdrawal-Emergent Dyskinesia After Abruptly Stopping Desvenlafaxine

January 10, 2019

Your patient runs out of his antidepressant and a week later his mouth hurts. At presentation, you realize it's because his mouth is constantly twitching and he's been biting...

Lu Wu, Ethan A. Gerdts, Al Alam