Psychiatry
Letter to the Editor: Adjunct Ketamine in Electroconvulsive Therapy
Dear Editor: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a medical treatment that involves the electrical stimulation of the brain under general anesthesia. This treatment modality has been utilized worldwide for over 80 years.1 According to the American Psychiatric Association, ECT is indicated for major depression, mania, and schizophrenia.2 Unfortunately, there are occasions in which a psychiatrist is […]
Facial Diplegia with Preserved Reflexes: An Unusual Case of Anti-GD1b Antibody Associated Guillain-Barré Syndrome
by Riwaj Bhagat, MD, and Martin Brown, MD Dr. Bhagat and Dr. Brown are with the University of Louisville, Department of Neurology in Louisville, Kentucky. FUNDING: No funding was provided for this study. DISCLOSURES: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. ABSTRACT: Anti-ganglioside D1b (GD1b) Immunoglobulin G (IgG) […]
Trends of Adverse Drug Reaction Reports in a Hospitalized Psychiatric Population: Exploring Prescriber Discontinuations as Potential Unreported Adverse Drug Events
by Tammie Lee Demler, BS, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, BCPP, and Charisse Chehovich, PharmD Drs. Demler and Chehovich are with the Buffalo Psychiatric Center, New York State Office of Mental Health, and the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Demler is also with the University at Buffalo School of Medicine, Department of […]
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis: Psychiatric Presentation of a Rare Diagnosis
by Ashok Baral, MBBS; Rajan Gyawali, MBBS; Dikshya Upreti, MBBS; Atindra Mishra, MD; and Anoop Krishna Gupta, MD Ashok Baral, Rajan Gyawali, Dr. Upreti, and Dr. Gupta are with the Department of Psychiatry at the National Medical College in Birgunj 44300, Nepal. Dr. Mishra is with the Department of Pediatrics at the National Medical College […]
Anatomical Association Between Schizophrenia and Cerebellum
by Rajashekar Reddy Yeruva, MD; Yafei Shang, MD; Ben Schoenbachler, MD; Sharon Nuss, MS; and Rif S El-Mallakh, MD Dr. Yeruva is with Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in Round Rock, Texas. Drs. Shang, Schoenbachler, El-Mallakh, and Sharon Nuss are with the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky. FUNDING: No funding […]
Drug Development for Mental Illness: How Psychiatry Clinical Trial Sites are Meeting the Challenge of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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