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Relationship

April 12, 2018

Cognitive therapists spend a great deal of time establishing a relationship with everyone they treat. Some patients just want a friend to meet with and talk to. And, for...
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Dealing With a Patient Who Has Given Up

February 15, 2018

How do you approach a patient who has been diagnosed with cancer but refuses to undergo treatment? The latest Psychotherapy Casebook entry delves into this issue and offers guidance.
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The Healthy Vet

November 23, 2017

What happens when a veteran who has always been in good health is faced with a life-threatening disease? In this issue of the Psychotherapy Casebook, Dr Schuyler discusses how...
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Aftermath

September 21, 2017

Caretakers often devote a significant part of their lives to taking care of a dying spouse but then must establish a new identity once their loved one passes on....
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Issues in Palliative Care: Part Two

August 10, 2017

In this Psychotherapy Casebook article, Dr Schuyler continues outlining his strategy for training third-year medical students about issues in palliative care. Read the article to find out how you...
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Issues in Palliative Care

June 29, 2017

In this Psychotherapy Casebook article, Dr Schuyler outlines his strategy for training third-year medical students about issues in palliative care. By emphasizing the psychological role inherent in providing palliative...

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Oral Budesonide-Induced Psychosis
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Oral Budesonide-Induced Psychosis

October 29, 2026

A 66-year-old woman developed psychosis 1 week after beginning oral budesonide, which resolved with steroid taper
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Depression in the Context of Medical Illness
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Depression in the Context of Medical Illness

October 29, 2026

For most patients, depression reflects the combined influence of biological vulnerability, symptom burden, functional limitations, and the lived experience of significant medical illness.
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Muscarinic Approaches to Schizophrenia, Mechanism, EMERGENT Data, and Open Questions
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Muscarinic Approaches to Schizophrenia, Mechanism, EMERGENT Data, and Open Questions

October 28, 2026

In this video webinar, Ilan Melnick, MD, discusses muscarinic approaches to schizophrenia, including the proposed M1 and M4 mechanism, short-term and long-term EMERGENT trial findings, and the goal of...

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Two for the Road

April 28, 2016

What would you do if you were diagnosed with cancer? Would you fight and attack it like an enemy? Or would you treat it as a part of yourself...
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Caretakers

February 11, 2016

Your patients' caretakers include more than the internists, residents, and clinicians you work with. Here, Dr Schuyler discusses his experiences working with some of the most important caretakers your...
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The Problem of the Doctor as Patient

December 31, 2015

What happens when the patient is a doctor? Being a psychiatrist who recently experienced his first surgery and first hospitalization, Mr A blurs the line between health care provider...

Featured Psychotherapy Casebook Research

Targeted Treatment of Agitation in Alzheimer’s Dementia: Prioritizing Function and Safety Over Sedation and Other Serious Harms
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Targeted Treatment of Agitation in Alzheimer’s Dementia: Prioritizing Function and Safety Over Sedation and Other Serious Harms

October 28, 2026

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Managing Propofol Withdrawal
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Managing Propofol Withdrawal

October 27, 2026

Propofol withdrawal is an underrecognized but clinically significant syndrome that may occur after prolonged or high-dose infusion in critically ill patients.
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Vascular Mania in Late Life
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Vascular Mania in Late Life

October 27, 2026

A 61-year-old man developed late-onset mania with psychotic features in the context of acute pontine infarction, autoimmune hyperthyroidism, and atrial fibrillation.
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When to Refer to Palliative Care

April 20, 2017

Those involved in palliative care suggest that referral should come much earlier in the patient's course, such as at the time of diagnosis of a severe medical illness. Here,...
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Caring for an Ill Spouse

February 23, 2017

Palliative care involves addressing the needs of both end-of-life patients and their families. Here, read about Mrs A, the primary caretaker of her ill husband. Follow her journey as...
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When to Refer to Palliative Care

December 29, 2016

Providers of palliative care suggest that the referral should come at the time of diagnosis of a severe medical illness, rather than later. Join Dr. Schuyler in developing a...
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Anxiety

October 13, 2016

Older individuals with chronic illness often suffer considerable anxiety thinking about their illness. Although chronic illness alone represents something patients often can do little to control, they can learn...
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Aging

July 21, 2016

Aging for many men and women poses problems they haven' t had to face before. Many people cannot continue to do what was successful in the past. Aging also...
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Palliative Care at the End of Life

June 30, 2016

Palliative care improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illnesses. In this article, the authors, a psychiatrist and a nurse...
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