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Letters to the Editor: Sexual Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic: It’s Telecounseling Time!
Dear Editor: COVID-19 is having a tremendous impact on the healthcare and economic systems worldwide, as well as on human behavior, negatively affecting both personal and social relationships. COVID-19 is an acute respiratory illness caused by the SARS-COV2, with transmission that occurs via droplets or direct contact with contaminated objects (i.e., fomites).1 As such, first-line […]
Letters to the Editor: What About Biomarkers for Parkinson’s Disease?
Dear Editor: Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects over 600,000 patients in the United States; these numbers might double by 2040, as the population of older people increases.1 Diagnostic clues include the signs of resting tremor, bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, and postural imbalance. However, these clinical indicators might be inaccurate much of the time. A low rate of […]
Longitudinal Data in Patients with Niemann-Pick Type C Disease Under Combined High Intrathecal and Low Intravenous Dose of 2-hydroxylpropyl-β-cyclodextrin
by Evangelia Bountouvi, MD, PhD; Melpomeni Giorgi, MD; Anna Papadopoulou, PhD; Kaj Blennow, PhD; Ingemar Björkhem, PhD; Maria Tsirouda, PhD; Spyridon Kanellakis, Msc, PhD; Andreas Fryganas, MD; Maria Spanou, MD; Ioanna Georgaki, MD; Sofia Asprogeraka, MD; and Argyrios Dinopoulos, PhD Drs. Bountouvi, Giorgi, Papadopoulou, Tsirouda, Fryganas, Spanou, Georgaki, Asprogeraka, and Dinopoulos are with the Third […]
Catatonia in a 6-year-old Patient Following Disseminated Group A Streptococcus Infection
by Philip B Cawkwell, MD; Ivan Daniel Mayor, BA; and Richard J. Shaw,MD Drs. Cawkwell and Shaw and Mr. Mayor are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, at the Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California. FUNDING: No funding was provided for this study. DISCLOSURES: […]
Blood–Brain Barrier: COVID-19, Pandemics, and Cytokine Norms
by Atmaram Yarlagadda, MD; Samuel L. Preston, DO; Rachel P. Jeyadhas, MD; Adam Edward Lang, PharmD; Rasha Hammamieh, PhD; And Anita H. Clayton, MD Dr. Yarlagadda is the Installation Director of Psychological Health at McDonald Army Health Center in Fort Eustis, Virginia. Dr. Preston is with Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. […]
Capturing Clinical Symptoms with Ecological Momentary Assessment: Convergence of Momentary Reports of Psychotic and Mood Symptoms with Diagnoses and Standard Clinical Assessments
by Philip D. Harvey, PhD; Michelle L. Miller, MS; Raeanne C. Moore, PhD; Colin A. Depp, PhD; Emma M. Parrish, BS; and Amy E. Pinkham, PhD Dr. Harvey is with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida, and Research Service at Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center in Miami, Florida. Ms. […]
Drug Development for Mental Illness: How Psychiatry Clinical Trial Sites are Meeting the Challenge of the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Robert E. Litman, MD; Peter Sorantin, PhD; and Elia E. Acevedo-Diaz, MD Drs. Litman is with CBH Health, Georgetown University Medical School in Washington, DC. Dr. Sorantin is with Sorantin Outcomes, LLC, in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. Dr. Acevedo-Diaz is with CBH Health and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in Bethesda, Maryland. […]
Effects of Prismatic Lenses on Lateral Axial Dystonia in Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Study
by Michele Meglio, PhD Student; Enrica Olivola, MD, PhD; Marco Santilli, BSC; Francesco Lena, MSC, PhD; Diego Centonze, MD, PhD; Matteo Bologna, MD, PhD; and Nicola Modugno, MD, PhD Dr. Meglio is with IRCCS Neuromed in the Unit of Neuro-Ophthalmology in Pozzilli, Italy; he’s a PhD student in Neuroscience at University of Rome Tor Vergata […]
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Treatment of Adolescent Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Narrative Review of Literature
by Aksha M. Memon, MD, MPH Dr. Memon is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Foundational Medical Studies at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in Rochester Hills, Michigan. FUNDING: No funding was provided for this study. DISCLOSURES: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. ABSTRACT: […]
Integration of Advanced Health Technology Within the Healthcare System to Fight the Global Pandemic: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities
by Tarneem Darwish, MD; Samuel Korouri, BA; Mia Pasini, RN, MSN; Maria Veronica Cortez, RN; and Waguih William IsHak, MD, FAPA Drs. Darwish and IsHak and Mr. Korouri, Ms. Pasini, and Ms. Cortez are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Dr. IsHak is also with […]
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