September 17th 2025
Half of patients with stuttering also experience anxiety, highlighting the psychiatrist’s role in care and support.
Riches Abound, So Where Are the Trials for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder?
May 5th 2020Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are among the most serious psychiatric disorders and play a disproportionate role among individuals who end up homeless, incarcerated, and who die by suicide. Why the lack of research?
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Parkinson disease psychosis is associated with worsening quality of life, greater caregiver distress, higher rates of institutionalization, increased mortality, and greater health care costs. The authors explore medical, psychosocial, and psychological factors associated with PD psychosis.
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8 Considerations in the Differential Diagnosis of Posttraumatic Psychosis
February 14th 2020Following TBI, cognitive deficits, comorbid medical and neurological problems, as well as complex pharmacotherapeutic needs and sensitivities frequently complicate evaluation and treatment of psychosis in this population.
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4 Factors That Play Pivotal Roles in Alzheimer Disease Progression
February 12th 2020At present there are no treatments to stop or delay underlying disease progression. Current prevalent therapies help to mask the symptoms, but they do not solve underlying causes. A fundamental premise for effective treatment is to make a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease at the earliest stage.
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Autoimmune Encephalitis: What Psychiatrists Need to Know
January 29th 2020This article broadly reviews the pathophysiology of the most common forms of autoimmune encephalitis and provides guidelines tailored toward mental health professionals to best identify and manage these rare but important causes of neuropsychiatric illness.
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Infectious Burden and Alzheimer Disease: Is There a Link?
It is crucial for practicing psychiatrists to consider that Alzheimer disease can be aggravated by infections of different origin.
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Clinical Characteristics of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
August 29th 2019The collective awareness of this devastating neurodegenerative disease will likely result in intensifying efforts to improve our understanding of disease pathology as well as exploring potentially a promising therapeutic regimen.
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The aim of this article is to show that tinnitus is secondary to an aberrant brain-ear circuitry affected by disorders such as mood, anxiety, and alcohol and substance abuse as well as executive dysfunction, migraine, sleep and stress. By treating these comorbidities, tinnitus tends to improve.
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Addressing Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: Clinical Challenges
July 30th 2019DSM-5 categorizes PNES as a functional neurological disorder or conversion disorder with seizures. It is essential that neurologists, psychiatrists, and other clinicians coordinate care to ensure that patients with PNES receive a prompt diagnosis.
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