Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders
Evidence-Based Reviews
High-dose antipsychotics: Desperation or data-driven?
For patients on the brink of the neuroleptic threshold, risks of high-dose antipsychotics may outweigh any benefit.
Commentary
Antipsychotic dosage correction
Cases That Test Your Skills
A troubled patient’s secret life
Hallucinations and suicidal thoughts have long tormented Mr. M. Can you gain his trust, get him to talk honestly, and find out why numerous...
Pearls
Delusions: How cognitive therapy helps patients let go
Evidence-Based Reviews
Recovery from schizophrenia: Fact or fiction?
Long-term remission is unusual, but comprehensive therapy may improve the odds
Out Of The Pipeline
Intramuscular olanzapine: Treating acute agitation in psychosis and bipolar mania
Evidence-Based Reviews
Is this patient dangerous? 5 steps to assess risk for violence
Is your next patient angry, humiliated, or afraid? Violent in the past? Protect yourself with these 5 steps before each evaluation.
Cases That Test Your Skills
When a patient threatens terrorism
Mr. Z, an engineering student who works with explosives, says he plans to ‘rid the world of nonbelievers.’ He suffers delusions but repeatedly...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Omega-3 fatty acids: Do ‘fish oils’ have a therapeutic role in psychiatry?
Pearls
How to remedy excessive salivation in patients taking clozapine
Evidence-Based Reviews
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome: Still a risk, but which patients may be in danger?
Hyperthermic reactions, though rare, can occur with any antipsychotic. Knowing the risk factors and early warning signs remains important to...