Psychiatry Journal Articles

• Drug Overdose Deaths With Evidence of Counterfeit Pill Use Counterfeit pills are involved in a growing number of drug overdose deaths, according to this CDC report.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 10, 2023
• Mortality and ICU Discharge Location of Alzheimer Patients How do the discharge and mortality rates after an ICU stay compare between patients with and without Alzheimer's and related dementia?
  American Journal of Critical Care, November 06, 2023
• Nitrous Oxide-induced Polyneuropathy, Pancytopenia and PE This case report highlights the potentially serious consequences of recreational nitrous oxide abuse.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 20, 2023
• Phenytoin-induced Dyskinesia Several antiepileptic drugs have been linked to involuntary movements. This case highlights the need to be aware of phenytoin-induced dyskinesia, which is reversible upon discontinuation of the drug.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 06, 2023
• Alpha-synuclein: Implications for Parkinson's Disease This review summarizes the physiological and pathological roles of alpha-synuclein and its implication in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis. How might recent findings impact therapeutic approaches?
  Brain, October 05, 2023
• Prevalence of Depression Among Adults With, Without Diabetes The findings of this study highlight the substantial burden of depression in adults with diabetes, underscoring the importance of screening and monitoring for depression in this group.
  Preventing Chronic Disease, October 03, 2023
• Hypnosis in the OR: Are Anesthesiology Teams Interested? Medical hypnosis, or hypnoanalgesia, remains rarely used in the operating room. This study aimed to assess the perceptions and knowledge of the operating room staff regarding hypnosis.
  BMC Anesthesiology, October 03, 2023
• Arthritis Among Children and Adolescents Aged <18 Years This report details the prevalence of arthritis among U.S. children and adolescents aged <18 years, and identifies racial and ethnic disparities.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 29, 2023
• Older Patients With Asymptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism When should surgery be considered for older patients with primary hyperparathyroidism who are asymptomatic? Is it time to re-evaluate the current guidelines?
  Journal of the Endocrine Society, September 29, 2023
• Sex Differences in Poststroke Cognitive Impairment Does occurrence and characteristics of poststroke cognitive impairment differ between men and women?
  Stroke, September 27, 2023
• Perioperative Care of Patients With Opioid Use Disorder This article presents a stepwise, multimodal and team-based approach to the anesthetic and analgesic management of patients with active opioid use disorder.
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, September 27, 2023
• Diabetes Medications for Prevention of Dementia In this editorial, the authors make a case for repurposing drugs with pleiotropic metabolic and geroprotective properties for the prevention of dementia.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, September 26, 2023
• Behavioral Insights Into Bradykinesia in Parkinson's Disease This paper examines a hallmark symptom of Parkinson's disease, bradykinesia, aiming to elucidate its underlying causes, and emphasizing abnormal behavioral computations mediating motor impairment.
  Brain, September 21, 2023
• Cannabis-Involved ED Visits Among Youths Before, During COVID This study revealed that cannabis-involved ED visits among persons aged <25 years increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and remained higher than 2019 pre-pandemic levels through 2022.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 20, 2023
• Cannabis Use and Relapse in First Episode Schizophrenia This study investigates the association between cannabis use and relapse following a first-episode of psychosis. Can patients in remission after their first episode safely use cannabis?
  Schizophrenia Bulletin, September 19, 2023
• Newer Glucose-lowering Drugs and Risk of Dementia Might newer glucose-lowering drugs such as SGLT2 and DPP-4 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists have beneficial effects on the risk of dementia?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, September 19, 2023
• Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Disorders, and Chronic Disease In this commentary, the authors highlight the complex interplay among sleep, mental health, cognitive functioning, and chronic disease.
  Preventing Chronic Disease, September 19, 2023
• Opioid Overdose: Limitations of Naloxone While naloxone can save lives, it is not always 100% effective. This review examines the pharmacology of naloxone, its safety, and its limitations in reversing opioid-induced respiratory depression.
  Anesthesiology, September 13, 2023
• Perioperative Management of Patients Exposed to Psychostimulants Patients exposed to psychostimulants present a variety of perioperative clinical challenges. Review the implications for the anesthesiologist in this article.
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, September 13, 2023
• Grading of Physicians During Training and Thereafter This brief essay reflects on many aspects of the process of grading of physicians--the anxiety, stresses, potential biases, and how to best deal with them.
  Southern Medical Journal, September 12, 2023