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Questions discussed in this category

What are the most effective strategies for managing weight gain associated with antipsychotic medications?
15 Answers available
How do you transition patients between different long-acting injectable antipsychotics?
2 Answers available
How do you approach treatment-refractory schizophrenia which has not responded to multiple antipsychotic trials including clozapine?
11 Answers available
How do you approach a treatment relationship with a patient who is non-adherent to recommendations and also is not interested in transfer to another practitioner?
10 Answers available
What strategies have you found helpful to manage SSRI associated night sweats?
4 Answers available
How do you approach the use of SSRIs to treat bipolar depression?
How do you balance the benefits of treating depression versus the risk of transition to mania? Do you consider stopping the medication as soon as the ...
10 Answers available
How do you handle elevated blood calcium levels from lithium?
1 Answer available
How do you assess and adjust treatment in patients who develops hypothyroidism after being on lithium for several years?
1 Answer available
How do you manage antipsychotic-induced prolactinemia?
1 Answer available
How do you address akathisia for patients who have had otherwise an excellent response to their antipsychotic treatment?
5 Answers available
When do you consider using multiple antipsychotic medications for chronic management of psychosis?
Does your approach change when using a long-acting injection antipsychotic with oral antipsychotic medication?
2 Answers available
When do you choose to switch to antidepressants vs augmentation in treatment-resistant depression?
4 Answers available
What approach to antipsychotics do you take with patients with primary thought disorder who are now geriatric?
e.g. for schizophrenia. What would be the best treatment options to minimize long term impacts related to cognition?
1 Answer available
When do you use seizure prophylaxis in patients on clozapine?
6 Answers available


Papers discussed in this category

JAMA network open, 2024 Mar 04
Drug Efficacy in the Treatment of Antipsychotic-Induced Akathisia: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.
Psychiatry research, 2024 Mar 20
Ketogenic Diet Intervention on Metabolic and Psychiatric Health in Bipolar and Schizophrenia: A Pilot Trial.
Indian journal of psychological medicine, 2019 Mar-Apr
Use of Stimulants in Patients with Psychosis Having Past History of or Co-occurring Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Is it Safe?
International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 Mar 04
Neuroinflammation in Schizophrenia: The Key Role of the WNT/β-Catenin Pathway.
Translational psychiatry, 2023 Oct 11
Metformin improves cognitive impairment in patients with schizophrenia: associated with enhanced functional connectivity of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
Neurology, 1991 Mar
Clozapine-related seizures.
Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 2013 Aug 31
Use of anticonvulsants as prophylaxis for seizures in patients on clozapine.
Cureus, 2021 Jan 26
Considering Loxapine Instead of Clozapine: A Case Series and Literature Review.
Schizophrenia research, 2017-11
Ketogenic diet in the treatment of schizoaffective disorder: Two case studies.
Schizophrenia research, 2019-06
The ketogenic diet and remission of psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia: Two case studies.
Current opinion in endocrinology, diabetes, and obesity, 2020 Oct
Ketogenic diet as a metabolic treatment for mental illness.
Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022 Jul 06
The Ketogenic Diet for Refractory Mental Illness: A Retrospective Analysis of 31 Inpatients.
Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2023 Jun 27
Switching to long-acting injectable antipsychotics: pharmacological considerations and practical approaches.

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