Charles Palmer, Noah Vieira, Elisabeth Collins, Morgan Dancy, Joseph Chasen, Mark S George
{"title":"Accelerated Prefrontal iTBS With Transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Functional Seizures and Depression: Case Report.","authors":"Charles Palmer, Noah Vieira, Elisabeth Collins, Morgan Dancy, Joseph Chasen, Mark S George","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240213","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"appineuropsych20240213"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143710183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
William Orme, Sandra L Grimm, Divya S N Vella, J Christopher Fowler, B Christopher Frueh, Benjamin L Weinstein, Joseph Petrosino, Cristian Coarfa, Alok Madan
{"title":"Relationships of Personality Traits With the Taxonomic Composition of the Gut Microbiome Among Psychiatric Inpatients.","authors":"William Orme, Sandra L Grimm, Divya S N Vella, J Christopher Fowler, B Christopher Frueh, Benjamin L Weinstein, Joseph Petrosino, Cristian Coarfa, Alok Madan","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240126","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Through the brain-gut-microbiome axis, myriad psychological functions that affect behavior share a dynamic, bidirectional relationship with the intestinal microbiome. Little is known about the relationship between personality-a stable construct that influences social- and health-related behaviors-and the bacterial ecosystem. The authors of this exploratory study examined the relationship between general and maladaptive personality traits and the composition of the gut microbiome.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In total, 105 psychiatric inpatients provided clinical data and fecal samples. Personality traits were measured with the five-factor model of personality, the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Personality Disorders, and the Personality Inventory for DSM-5; 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing and whole-genome shotgun sequencing methods were used on fecal samples. Machine learning (ML) was used to identify personality traits associated with bacterial variability and specific taxa.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Supervised ML techniques were used to classify traits of social detachment (maximum area under the receiver operating characteristic curve [AUROC]=0.944, R<sup>2</sup>>0.20), perceptual disturbance (maximum AUROC=0.763, R<sup>2</sup>=0.301), and hoarding behaviors (maximum AUROC=0.722) by using limited sets of discriminant bacterial species or genera. Established bacterial genera associated with psychosis (e.g., <i>Peptococcus</i> and <i>Coprococcus</i>) were associated with traits of perceptual disturbance. Hoarding behaviors were associated with a defined gut microbial composition that included <i>Streptococcus</i>, a known contributor to the development of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Observations from this study are consistent with recent findings demonstrating person-to-person interactions as a mode of gut microbiome transmission. This study adds to the emerging literature on the intricate connections between brain and gut function, expanding the interdisciplinary field of psychiatric microbiology.</p>","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"appineuropsych20240126"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143710289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christopher B Morrow, Chiadi Onyike, Alexander Pantelyat, Gwenn S Smith, Jeannie Leoutsakos, Andreia V Faria, Neill R Graff-Radford, R Ryan Darby, Nupur Ghoshal, Adam M Staffaroni, Katya Rascovsky, Toji Miyagawa, Akshata Balaji, Kyrana Tsapkini, Maria I Lapid, Mario F Mendez, Irene Litvan, Belen Pascual, Julio C Rojas, Zbigniew K Wszolek, Kimiko Domoto-Reilly, John Kornak, Vidyulata Kamath
{"title":"Hyperorality in Frontotemporal Dementia: How Psychiatric and Neural Correlates Change During the Disease Course.","authors":"Christopher B Morrow, Chiadi Onyike, Alexander Pantelyat, Gwenn S Smith, Jeannie Leoutsakos, Andreia V Faria, Neill R Graff-Radford, R Ryan Darby, Nupur Ghoshal, Adam M Staffaroni, Katya Rascovsky, Toji Miyagawa, Akshata Balaji, Kyrana Tsapkini, Maria I Lapid, Mario F Mendez, Irene Litvan, Belen Pascual, Julio C Rojas, Zbigniew K Wszolek, Kimiko Domoto-Reilly, John Kornak, Vidyulata Kamath","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240134","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Hyperorality is a core feature of behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD); however, the cognitive, psychiatric, and neuroanatomical correlates of hyperorality across the bvFTD stages remain unclear. The authors explored these associations in early- and advanced-stage bvFTD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants with sporadic or genetic bvFTD were enrolled in the ARTFL LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ALLFTD) consortium study. Baseline cognitive and psychiatric symptoms of participants with or without hyperorality were compared after stratification by disease severity. Linear multivariable regressions adjusted for age and total intracranial volume were used to examine associations between regional gray matter volume (GMV) and hyperorality status. Five anatomical regions of interest were preselected for analysis on the basis of previously identified neuroanatomical correlates of hyperorality in bvFTD.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Hyperorality was present in 50% of early-stage bvFTD participants (N=136) and was associated with higher rates of ritualistic-compulsive behavior and difficulty detecting social-emotional expressions. Hyperorality was present in 63% of advanced-stage participants (N=208) and was associated with higher rates of apathy, ritualistic-compulsive behavior, and socially aberrant behavior. Regional GMV was similar for those with or without hyperorality among early-stage participants. Among advanced-stage participants, hyperorality was associated with lower GMV in the right dorsal and ventral striatum.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Hyperorality emerged early in bvFTD and was accompanied by deficits in social cognition and complex-ritualistic behavior before clinically significant GMV loss. These findings suggest that early identification and management of hyperorality could improve neuropsychiatric trajectories in bvFTD.</p>","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"appineuropsych20240134"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143710284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Margo D Lauterbach, Melissa B Jones, Joseph M Dzierzewski
{"title":"Sleep Health Awareness: A Statement by the American Neuropsychiatric Association Sleep Special Interest Group and the National Sleep Foundation.","authors":"Margo D Lauterbach, Melissa B Jones, Joseph M Dzierzewski","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240258","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240258","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"appineuropsych20240258"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143523703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Syed N Kamal, Maria S Kryatova, Seth A Gale, Kirk R Daffner, David A Silbersweig, Scott M McGinnis, Barbara Schildkrout
{"title":"Case Study 9: A 64-Year-Old Man With Rapidly Progressive Cognitive Impairment and Behavioral Changes.","authors":"Syed N Kamal, Maria S Kryatova, Seth A Gale, Kirk R Daffner, David A Silbersweig, Scott M McGinnis, Barbara Schildkrout","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240198","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"appineuropsych20240198"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143441108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Timothy L van Dijl, Hugo P Aben, Nathalie E Synhaeve, Dieuwertje A de Waardt, Rob van Dijk, Arjan C Videler, Willem J Kop
{"title":"The Nature and Prevalence of Anger and Interpersonal Conflicts Among Patients With Functional Neurological Disorder.","authors":"Timothy L van Dijl, Hugo P Aben, Nathalie E Synhaeve, Dieuwertje A de Waardt, Rob van Dijk, Arjan C Videler, Willem J Kop","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240123","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Interpersonal conflicts are among the most prevalent stressors before the onset of functional neurological disorder (FND), possibly reflecting maladaptive anger regulation. The authors examined whether FND patients have higher scores on anger-related measures compared with healthy control individuals and how anger regulation relates to personality factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>FND patients (N=73, mean±SD age=44.2±16.7 years, 67% women) and healthy control individuals (N=43, mean age=43.3±17.0 years, 56% women) completed the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2 (STAXI-2) to measure state and trait components of anger. Personality factors were assessed with the Personality Inventory for DSM-5-Brief Form and a structured interview to explore conflict and anger-related measures.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with control individuals, FND patients had significantly higher levels of state anger (U=1,031.5). After adjustment of analyses for trait anger, patients with FND still had higher levels of state anger than did control individuals (Wald χ<sup>2</sup>=6.97), an association that remained statistically significant after adjustment for other personality factors (Wald χ<sup>2</sup>=7.69). Exploration of the Alternative Model of Personality Disorders factors showed that FND patients scored significantly higher on negative affectivity, disinhibition, detachment, and psychoticism but not on antagonism (U=1,244.0). Trait anger, assessed with the STAXI-2, did not differ significantly between FND patients and control individuals (U=1,317.5). Interview data analysis revealed that patients had more anger outbursts during childhood compared with control individuals (U=1,141.0).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>FND patients reported higher levels of state anger than did healthy control individuals, even after analyses were adjusted for demographic and personality factors and trait anger. These findings emphasize the importance of anger regulation and personality factors in FND assessment and management.</p>","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"appineuropsych20240123"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143441120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luke J Weisbrod, Andrew J Schmidt, Jody Tanabe, Joseph Sakai, Steven Ojemann, Joseph R Pawlowski, Jason F Shiffermiller, Aviva Abosch
{"title":"Deep Brain Stimulation for Methamphetamine Use Disorder: Perioperative Neuropsychiatric and Other Medical Considerations.","authors":"Luke J Weisbrod, Andrew J Schmidt, Jody Tanabe, Joseph Sakai, Steven Ojemann, Joseph R Pawlowski, Jason F Shiffermiller, Aviva Abosch","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240142","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Substance use disorders, including methamphetamine use disorder, are prevalent, causing extensive morbidity and death. Despite advances in evidence-based treatments for methamphetamine use disorder, many patients do not respond to these interventions, and new approaches are needed. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) involves the surgical implantation of a device to modulate nervous system function and has proven efficacy in the management of movement disorders. Recent studies of DBS for the management of substance use disorders have shown promise, and the authors of this review are currently investigating DBS for the treatment of patients with methamphetamine use disorder. However, acute and chronic intoxication with methamphetamine can result in various systemic abnormalities and medical comorbid conditions, presenting challenges for the neurosurgeon, the anesthesiologist, and other medical providers. This narrative review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of methamphetamine's systemic effects and associated medical comorbid conditions for clinicians engaged in the perioperative care of this patient population. The systemic effects and related medical comorbid conditions that may complicate the perioperative course of patients with methamphetamine use disorder are presented by organ system. With diligent preoperative planning and perioperative management, patients with methamphetamine use disorder can be successfully treated with DBS surgery. A thorough understanding of these effects and comorbid conditions is crucial for both the prevention and the rapid recognition of perioperative complications, resulting in improved outcomes in this patient population.</p>","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"appineuropsych20240142"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143441113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Melissa B Jones, Dakota E Broadway, Malena Gimenez-Zapiola, Ricardo E Jorge
{"title":"Poststroke Impulsivity: A Narrative Review.","authors":"Melissa B Jones, Dakota E Broadway, Malena Gimenez-Zapiola, Ricardo E Jorge","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240080","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this narrative review, the authors examine the multidimensional nature and presentations of impulsivity after stroke. Impulsivity manifests as immediate or premature responses, impaired delayed gratification, perseverance despite punishment, and other displays of impaired emotional and behavioral regulation. The literature on the assessments, outcomes, and treatment of patients with these various manifestations after a cerebrovascular injury is reviewed. Findings from case reports indicate that poststroke impulsivity may manifest across neurobehavioral syndromes that are not well defined in the psychiatric nomenclature, such as alien hand syndrome and atypical impulse control disorders. Overall, impulse control disorders appear to be rare poststroke. Therapeutic approaches for poststroke impulsivity require further evidence. The field would benefit from refinement of impulsivity definitions and integration with psychiatric nomenclature.</p>","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"appineuropsych20240080"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143441118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lakeshia C Gibson, Katherine A Krause, Seth A Gale, Barbara Schildkrout, Michael B Miller, Mel B Feany, David A Silbersweig, Kirk R Daffner, Hyun-Sik Yang, Scott M McGinnis
{"title":"Case Study 8: A 70-Year-Old Man With Memory Loss, Wandering, and Inappropriate Behaviors.","authors":"Lakeshia C Gibson, Katherine A Krause, Seth A Gale, Barbara Schildkrout, Michael B Miller, Mel B Feany, David A Silbersweig, Kirk R Daffner, Hyun-Sik Yang, Scott M McGinnis","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240125","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"appineuropsych20240125"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predictors of Antidepressant Use Among People With Multiple Sclerosis.","authors":"David E Freedman, Jiwon Oh, Anthony Feinstein","doi":"10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20240096","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Anxiety and depression are common among individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) but are often undertreated. Little is known about factors that influence the odds of antidepressant treatment for MS. The authors aimed to identify predictors of antidepressant use among people with MS.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective chart review was undertaken for a consecutive sample of 315 individuals with MS attending a tertiary neuropsychiatry clinic in Toronto. Predictor variables of antidepressant use included age, sex, MS duration and subtype, disease-modifying therapy use, psychotropic medication use, Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score (for neurological disability), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale subscale score (for anxiety and depression), and the abbreviated five-item Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS-5) score (for fatigue). Independent predictors of antidepressant use were identified with backward stepwise regression analyses (p<0.05).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants' mean±SD age was 45.5±11.4 years, 74% were female, the mean EDSS score was 2.8±1.9 out of 10.0, and 70% had a relapsing-remitting subtype of MS. Psychotropic medication use such as antipsychotics and anxiolytics (OR=1.77, p<0.01), increased EDSS scores (OR=1.20, p<0.01), and increased MFIS-5 scores (OR=1.11, p<0.01) independently predicted antidepressant use.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Polypharmacy, neurological disability, and fatigue may increase the odds of antidepressant use among people with MS. These findings clarify differences between people with MS who use or do not use antidepressants, shedding light on the factors that may influence antidepressant use among people with MS.</p>","PeriodicalId":16559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences","volume":" ","pages":"appineuropsych20240096"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143066375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}