Mood Disorders

The Role of Serum Lithium Concentration on Pill Burden in Psychiatric Populations
by Charisse Chehovich, PharmD; Tammie Lee Demler, BS, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, BCPP; Emily Leppien, PharmD, BCPS; and Eileen Trigoboff, RN, PMHCNS-BC, DNS, DABFN Drs. Chehovich, Demler, and Trigoboff are affiliated with the Buffalo Psychiatric Center, New York State Office of Mental Health in Buffalo, New York and with the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy […]

Lithium Suicide Prevention: A Brief Review and Reminder
by Simrat Kaur Sarai, MD; Hema Madhuri Mekala, MD; and Steven Lippmann, MD Drs. Sarai and Mekala are research scholars and Dr. Lippmann is Emeritus Professor for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The authors have no conflicts […]

Effectiveness of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in Parkinsonian Symptoms: A Case Series
by Sandeep Grover, MD; Aditya Somani, MD; Neeru Sahni, MD; Sahil Mehta, DM; Swati Choudhary, MBBS; Rahul Kumar Chakravarty, MBBS; and Anju Moni Rabha, MBBS Drs. Grover, Somani, Sahni, Mehta, Choudhary, Chakravarty, and Rabha are with the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chadigarh in Chandigarh, India. Innov Clin Neurosci. 2017;15(1–2):23–27. FUNDING: No […]

An Open-Label Prophylaxis Study of Lithium Plus Extended-Release Carbamazepine (ERC-CBZ) Combination for Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder
by Sriram Ramaswamy, MD; David Driscoll, PhD; and Lynette M. Smith, PhD Dr. Ramaswamy is with the Department of Psychiatry, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, and the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Driscoll is with the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Smith is with the […]

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and the Central Nervous System: Potential Biomarkers in Identifying Suicide Risk
by Atmaram Yarlagadda, MD; Kevin P. Rosenblatt, MD, PhD; and Anita H. Clayton, MD Dr. Yarlagadda is Chief, Behavioral Health Services, McDonald Army Health Center in Newport News, Virginia, and Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Dr. Rosenblatt is Adjunct Associate Professor, UT Health at Houston, Department of […]

Liothyronine for Depression: A Review and Guidance for Safety Monitoring
by Katie T.B. Touma, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS; Allysa M. Zoucha, PharmD, BCPP; and Jonathan R. Scarff, MD Drs. Blissit and Zoucha are with William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, Anderson Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Anderson, South Carolina, and Dr. Scarff is with William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, Spartanburg Community Based Outpatient Clinic, […]

Eszopiclone-induced Parasomnia with Suicide Attempt: A Case Report
by J. Gibson Pennington, MD, and Jeffrey Guina, MD From Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Dayton, Ohio Innov Clin Neurosci. 2016;13(9–10):44–48. Funding: No funding was provided for the preparation of this article. Financial Disclosures: The authors have no financial dislosures relevant to the content of […]

Cariprazine for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
by Jonathan R. Scarff, MD Dr. Scarff is a staff psychiatrist at the Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA Innov Clin Neurosci. 2016;13(9–10):49–52 Funding: The author has received no financial support for the writing of this manuscript. Financial Disclosures: The authors has no financial dislosures relevant to the content of this article. […]

Pharmaceutical Innovation in the Treatment of Schizophrenia and Mental Disorders Compared with Other Diseases
by Joanna P. MacEwan, PhD; Seth Seabury, PhD; Myrlene Sanon Aigbogun, MPH; Siddhesh Kamat, MS, MBA; Emma van Eijndhoven, MS, MA; Clement Francois, PhD; Crystal Henderson, PharmD, BCPP; and Leslie Citrome, MD, MPH Dr. MacEwan and Ms. van Eijndhoven are with Precision Health Economics in Los Angeles, California, USA; Dr. Seabury is with the University […]