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Key Takeaways
- End-of-life care for psychiatric patients is more challenging than for psychiatrically healthy individuals, requiring specialized approaches.
- Brexpiprazole is assessed for its efficacy in managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, which accelerate cognitive decline.
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End-of-Life Care for Patients With Psychiatric Disorders
Joel Yager, MD; Jonathan Treem, MD; and Thomas Strouse, MD
Expiration Date: March 20, 2026
Caring for psychiatrically healthy individuals at the end of life is typically emotionally taxing and burdensome. Caring for individuals with psychiatric disorders at the end of life is often considerably more challenging.
1. Palliative care can improve which of the following?
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Evaluating Brexpiprazole for the Management of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
Anil K. Bachu, MD; Rashmi Phadke Subhedar, MD; Maliha I. Ansari, MD; Senthil Rajaram Manoharan, MD; and Rajesh R. Tampi, MD, MS, DFAPA, DFAAGP
Expiration Date: April 20, 2026
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia are associated with a faster decline in cognition and function among individuals with dementia and contribute significantly to the greater rates of morbidity and mortality among those with dementia.
2. Fill in the blank: The term behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia describes a constellation of symptoms and behaviors that occur in more than ___ of individuals with dementia.
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Multidisciplinary Inpatient Care for Medically Compromised Youth and Young Adults With Eating Disorders
Jessica M. Pierce, MD, MSc; Vishvanie Bernadene Stoody, MD, MS; Christina Cwynar, DNP, CPNP-PC, PMHNP-B; Syma Khan, MSW; and Terrill Bravender, MD, MPH
Expiration Date: May 20, 2026
Caring for severely malnourished children and adolescents in the acute medical setting poses unique challenges, both for in-hospital management and longer-term care planning. Approaching the medical admission with a multidisciplinary team model from start to finish helps signal to patients and families that eating disorders are complex illnesses requiring not only medical stabilization and treatment but also comprehensive mental health, family, and social support interventions.
3. When a nasogastric tube is needed, it is left in place until the patient has been able to take in…
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Demystifying Lithium Therapy—A Primer for Clinicians: Renal Issues, Part 1
Jonathan M. Meyer, MD, DLFAPA
Expiration Date: June 20, 2026
Lithium remains underused for the treatment of patients with a history of mania (eg, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, or bipolar I disorder). However, it remains the gold therapeutic standard as noted in treatment guidelines published since 2018.
4. What is the earliest manifestation of renal injury?
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Demystifying Lithium Therapy—A Primer for Clinicians: Lithium-Related Polyuria, Part 2
Jonathan M. Meyer, MD, DLFAPA
Expiration Date: July 20, 2026
Polyuria has a direct impact on various intracellular systems, resulting in vasopressin insensitivity and the downregulation of water-absorbing aquaporin 2 channels.
5. Early identification and treatment of polyuria with what drug should be offered to all patients treated with lithium?
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