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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Do Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics Prevent or Delay Hospital Readmission?

Thomas J. Maestri, Lisa M. Mican, Heather Rozea, Jamie C. Barner

Introduction Long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics were developed as a way to decrease pill burden and simplify medication regimens by allowing less frequent administration to assist with medication adherence. Methods The purpose of this study was...

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COMPLICATED CASE HISTORIES

An Interesting Presentation About Cyclical Menstrual Psychosis with an Updated Review of Literature

Srinagesh Mannekote Thippaiah, Soumya Nagaraja, Badari Birur, Arnold W. Cohen

Cyclical menstrual psychosis is an uncommon, generally a self-limiting mental illness that occurs only in females. It is associated with other menstruation-related disorders and stressful psychogenic factors. Nonetheless, many cases remain unrecognized due to poor...

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COMPLICATED CASE HISTORIES

Major Depressive Disorder Following Dermatomyositis: A Case Linking Depression with Inflammation

Abhishek Reddy, Badari Birur, Richard C. Shelton, Li Li

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders. Recent studies have shown a strong association between MDD and peripheral inflammation, shown by a higher incidence of depression in patients with inflammatory...

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COMPLICATED CASE HISTORIES

A Case of Concomitant Pseudocyesis and Couvade Syndrome Variant

Srinagesh Mannekote Thippaiah, Vinu George, Badari Birur, Ananda Pandurangi

Per DSM-V, pseudocyesis is included under the category “other specified somatic symptom and related disorder” and is defined as a false belief of being pregnant that is associated with objective signs and reported symptoms of...

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GENERAL PSYCHIATRY

Efficacy and Tolerability of Two Different Kinds of Titration of Paroxetine Hydrocloride Solution: an Observational Study

Marta Ielmini, Nicola Poloni, Ivano Caselli, Lucia Bianchi, Marcello Diurni, Simone Vender, Camilla Callegari

Background Depressive disorders are expected to be the second highest cause of morbidity in the world until few years. Moreover, patients with depression frequently show many side effects and low compliance to therapy. To find...

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Progressive Non-familial Adult onset Cerebellar Degeneration: An Unusual Occurrence with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

Raghavendra S. Rao, Shubha Sheshadri, Dipanjan Bhattacharjee, Navin Patil, Karthik Rao

Progressive non-familial adult onset cerebellar degeneration has been rarely associated with hypothyroidism and is known to be reversible after therapy. We report a case of cerebellar atrophy in a 31 year old female whose detailed...

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Risperidone Induced Isolated Thrombocytopenia: A Rare Adverse Event

Dipanjan Bhattacharjee, Devesh Yerrapragada, Bharti Chogtu, Sereen R. Thomson

The rare odds, combined with a relatively safe hematological profile, often deter the physicians from making the connection between Risperidone and isolated thrombocytopenia. Quite possibly, this is the singular reason as to why an up-to-date...

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VOL 48 No. 3

Articles in This Issue

Do Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics Prevent or Delay Hospital Readmission?

An Interesting Presentation About Cyclical Menstrual Psychosis with an Updated Review of Literature

Major Depressive Disorder Following Dermatomyositis: A Case Linking Depression with Inflammation

A Case of Concomitant Pseudocyesis and Couvade Syndrome Variant

Efficacy and Tolerability of Two Different Kinds of Titration of Paroxetine Hydrocloride Solution: an Observational Study

Progressive Non-familial Adult onset Cerebellar Degeneration: An Unusual Occurrence with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

Risperidone Induced Isolated Thrombocytopenia: A Rare Adverse Event

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