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Shock Anxiety After Electrical Storm Treated With CBT
Case Report

April 24, 2025

A patient with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy, who had recently experienced electrical storm from her implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, developed shock anxiety with phobic avoidance.
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Secondary Delusional Infestation in a Male with a History of Polysubstance Use
Case Report

April 22, 2025

A 20-year-old man with a history of polysubstance use presented to the ED with a severe pruritic lesion in the left scapular region. Over the past 22 days, he…
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What Internists and Neurologists Know and Think About Catatonia
Original Research

April 17, 2025

The authors designed and conducted a survey-based study to raise catatonia awareness among internists and neurologists and to inform future educational campaigns.
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Psychological Morbidities in Hospital Staff During Nipah Virus
Original Research

April 15, 2025

The authors evaluated the prevalence of depression and anxiety among health care workers in a tertiary care hospital during a period of heightened concern due to Nipah virus exposure.
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Oxcarbazepine/Aripiprazole Interaction and Bipolar Relapse
Case Report

April 10, 2025

This case highlights the interaction between aripiprazole and oxcarbazepine, resulting in subtherapeutic levels of aripiprazole and recurrence of manic symptoms in a patient with bipolar I disorder.
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PCC
Quality Indicators in Community Mental Health Services: A Scoping Review
Review Article

April 8, 2025

Engaging communities in mental health initiatives can improve understanding and support for individuals with mental health disorders and improve quality of the service.
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Is My Patient Diverting Their Lorazepam?
Case Report

April 3, 2025

Urine drug testing is used to monitor compliance in patients prescribed controlled substances; a negative test can suggest diversion to family or friends or illicit sale of the medication.
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Managing Anxiety, Agitation, and Pain in Critically Ill Patients
Rounds in the General Hospital

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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PCC
Exercise and Fibromyalgia Pain
Systematic Review

March 27, 2025

Adjunctive exercise therapies can be potentially beneficial in improving quality of life through reduction in pain catastrophizing.
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PCC
First-Episode Psychosis and Cushing Syndrome
Case Report

March 25, 2025

A 72-year-old man with no prior psychiatric history was diagnosed with new-onset psychosis in the setting of hypercortisolism.
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PCC
Association of Pregnancy-Related Anxiety With Perceived Social Support: An Observational Study Among Third-Trimester Antenatal Women
Original Research

March 20, 2025

Late-pregnancy anxiety was linked to perceived social support, and specific pregnancy-related anxiety themes, such as concerns about giving birth, the child’s health, one’s own appearance, correlated with distinct perceived…
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PCC
Revisiting Ayahuasca: Vine of the Soul of the Amazon
Letter to the Editor

March 18, 2025

The authors comment on a case report previously published in the PCC describing psychosis and ayahuasca use and discuss the need for further research given its increased usage worldwide.
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Expert Consensus on Aripiprazole LAIs in Clinical Practice

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Figure. Image of a syringe on two vials highlights aripiprazole monohydrate LAI clinical use in Bipolar I Disorder.

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