James K Rustad, Michalla Braford, Elyse Nguyen, Lynne Boone, Jacob Weber, Shannon Ford, Theodore A Stern
{"title":"Dizziness: An Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment.","authors":"James K Rustad, Michalla Braford, Elyse Nguyen, Lynne Boone, Jacob Weber, Shannon Ford, Theodore A Stern","doi":"10.4088/PCC.25f03967","DOIUrl":"10.4088/PCC.25f03967","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Psychiatric Consultation Service at Massachusetts General Hospital sees medical and surgical inpatients with comorbid psychiatric symptoms and conditions. During their twice-weekly rounds, Dr Stern and other members of the Consultation Service discuss diagnosis and management of hospitalized patients with complex medical or surgical problems who also demonstrate psychiatric symptoms or conditions. These discussions have given rise to rounds reports that will prove useful for clinicians practicing at the interface of medicine and psychiatry.</p><p><p><i>Prim Care Companion CNS Disord</i> <i>2025;27(5):25f03967</i>.</p><p><p>\u0000 <i>Author affiliations are listed at the end of this article.</i>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":22814,"journal":{"name":"The primary care companion for CNS disorders","volume":"27 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145132021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Imipramine-Induced Catatonia in a Patient With Primary Nocturnal Enuresis and Emerging Bipolar Affective Disorder.","authors":"Tanvi Mittal, Nishanth Jalaja Haridas","doi":"10.4088/PCC.25cr03961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4088/PCC.25cr03961","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22814,"journal":{"name":"The primary care companion for CNS disorders","volume":"27 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145132033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthew Gunther, Austin Valido, Shixie Jiang, Theodore A Stern
{"title":"Antihistamines: Indications, Interactions, and Adverse Effects.","authors":"Matthew Gunther, Austin Valido, Shixie Jiang, Theodore A Stern","doi":"10.4088/PCC.25f03958","DOIUrl":"10.4088/PCC.25f03958","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Psychiatric Consultation Service at Massachusetts General Hospital sees medical and surgical inpatients with comorbid psychiatric symptoms and conditions. During their twice-weekly rounds, Dr Stern and other members of the Consultation Service discuss diagnosis and management of hospitalized patients with complex medical or surgical problems who also demonstrate psychiatric symptoms or conditions. These discussions have given rise to rounds reports that will prove useful for clinicians practicing at the interface of medicine and psychiatry.</p><p><p><i>Prim Care Companion CNS Disord</i> <i>2025;27(5):25f03958</i>.</p><p><p>\u0000 <i>Author affiliations are listed at the end of this article.</i>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":22814,"journal":{"name":"The primary care companion for CNS disorders","volume":"27 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145132018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Amnesia Associated With Recreational Cannabis Use in an Adolescent.","authors":"Kaushal Shah, Sushma Srinivas, Sahar Ashraf, Faisal Kagadkar, Dhwani Kamrai, Shailesh Jain","doi":"10.4088/PCC.23cr03562","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4088/PCC.23cr03562","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22814,"journal":{"name":"The primary care companion for CNS disorders","volume":"27 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145132028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Preethy Kathiresan, Shanaya Rathod, Yatan Pal Singh, Peter Phiri, Rachna Bhargava
{"title":"Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional, Comparative Study.","authors":"Preethy Kathiresan, Shanaya Rathod, Yatan Pal Singh, Peter Phiri, Rachna Bhargava","doi":"10.4088/PCC.25m03963","DOIUrl":"10.4088/PCC.25m03963","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> To identify differences in the impact of COVID-19 on mental health in middle-aged and older adults in India.</p><p><p><b>Methods:</b> An online web-based cross- sectional study was carried out in 8 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study analyzed data from India (the survey was conducted between July 2020 and September 2020). The selection criteria were having internet access, residing in India, and age at least 35 years. Participants aged ≥55 years were categorized as older adults and those aged 35-54 years as middle aged. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7, and Loneliness Scale.</p><p><p><b>Results:</b> The final analysis included 181 older adults and 321 middle-aged adults. There was a higher prevalence of depression and anxiety disorder among middle-aged adults compared to older adults. The difference was significant for depression (χ<sup>2</sup>=15.09, <i>P</i><.001), but not for anxiety disorder. Logistic regression analysis found that after adjustment for sociodemographic and psychosocial variables, the presence of either depression or anxiety was significantly associated with age, perception of knowledge of COVID-19, lack of companion, feeling isolated, and feeling left out.</p><p><p><b>Conclusion:</b> Older adults were found to have less depression and anxiety disorder compared to middle-aged adults. Loneliness and perception of knowledge about COVID-19 can affect the association between the presence of mental illness and age.</p><p><p><i>Prim Care Companion CNS Disord</i> <i>2025;27(5):25m03963</i>.</p><p><p>\u0000 <i>Author affiliations are listed at the end of this article.</i>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":22814,"journal":{"name":"The primary care companion for CNS disorders","volume":"27 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145055579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Knowledge of Electroconvulsive Therapy for Treatment of Catatonia.","authors":"Randall T Espinoza, Charles H Kellner","doi":"10.4088/PCC.25lr04006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4088/PCC.25lr04006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22814,"journal":{"name":"The primary care companion for CNS disorders","volume":"27 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145055619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Japsimran Kaur, Daniel D Maeng, Joshua Wortzel, Mark A Oldham
{"title":"What Internists and Neurologists Know and Think About Catatonia: Reply to Espinoza and Kellner.","authors":"Japsimran Kaur, Daniel D Maeng, Joshua Wortzel, Mark A Oldham","doi":"10.4088/PCC.25lr04006a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4088/PCC.25lr04006a","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22814,"journal":{"name":"The primary care companion for CNS disorders","volume":"27 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145055865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daphna Laifenfeld, Claudia Albeldas, Talia Cohen Solal, Roger S McIntyre, Stephen Stahl
{"title":"Toward Precision Psychiatry: Innovations and Prospects in Treating Depression.","authors":"Daphna Laifenfeld, Claudia Albeldas, Talia Cohen Solal, Roger S McIntyre, Stephen Stahl","doi":"10.4088/PCC.25nr03970","DOIUrl":"10.4088/PCC.25nr03970","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Importance:</b> Major depressive disorder is a heterogeneous disorder affecting over 280 million people globally. Despite multiple treatment options, individual response to drugs varies significantly, and most patients go through a trial-and-error approach, resulting in multiple drug iterations before alleviation of symptoms is achieved. Treatment optimization is further complicated by lack of full elucidation of the neurobiology of depression. The high prevalence of nonresponse, coupled with the detrimental effects of prolonged disease on patient welfare, economic burden, and increased likelihood of recurrence, substantiates the critical need for robust tools capable of precisely matching patients with their most effective and safe treatment options in a time-sensitive manner.</p><p><p><b>Observations:</b> Research into technologies that tailor treatments to individual patients based on their unique molecular and cellular characteristics has led to the development of precision medicine tools ranging from pharmacogenetics through peripheral biomarkers and neuroimaging to a platform that uses patient-derived neurons as a substrate for in vitro patient-specific functional readouts.</p><p><p><b>Conclusions and relevance:</b> Novel precision medicine tools in depression are being introduced that aim to identify the optimal treatment for each patient. Such tools have the potential to significantly improve depression management by guiding treatment selection for prescribers and people with lived experience.</p><p><p><i>Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2025;27(5):25nr03970</i>.</p><p><p>\u0000 <i>Author affiliations are listed at the end of this article.</i>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":22814,"journal":{"name":"The primary care companion for CNS disorders","volume":"27 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145055924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aren A Forster, Nicholas S McDuffee, Kaushal Shah, Preston Easterday
{"title":"Navigating Bell's Mania and Catatonia: The Role of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Adolescent Psychiatry.","authors":"Aren A Forster, Nicholas S McDuffee, Kaushal Shah, Preston Easterday","doi":"10.4088/PCC.25cr03953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4088/PCC.25cr03953","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22814,"journal":{"name":"The primary care companion for CNS disorders","volume":"27 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145055794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Incretin Therapies: A New Tool to Combat Metabolic Consequences of Antipsychotic Use.","authors":"Amre A Elmaoued, Raechel T White","doi":"10.4088/PCC.25nr03924","DOIUrl":"10.4088/PCC.25nr03924","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Context:</b> Antipsychotic medications are associated with significant metabolic risks including weight gain, lipid abnormalities, and glucose intolerance. Incretin therapies could have massive potential to benefit patients affected by antipsychotic-induced weight gain. However, patients with psychiatric disorders were often excluded from clinical trials, leaving safety and efficacy in this population largely unexplored.</p><p><p><b>Evidence Acquisition:</b> A narrative review was conducted to evaluate the data surrounding use of incretin therapies to mitigate metabolic consequences of antipsychotics and to review general safety and efficacy data relevant to prescribing of these agents to be distilled for the psychiatric provider. Package inserts, relevant clinical guidelines, and cardiometabolic outcomes trials were reviewed in developing the prescribing guide.</p><p><p><b>Results:</b> Limited data suggest that incretin therapies may be effectively utilized in patients with psychiatric conditions. A prescribing guide and algorithm were developed and include information on selecting an agent based on comorbidities, dosing and prescribing, contraindications, and clinical pearls that may be of use to providers who wish to utilize incretin therapies in patients with psychiatric comorbidities.</p><p><p><b>Conclusion:</b> Incretin therapies are highly effective medications for diabetes and weight management in the general population. While additional monitoring may be warranted in patients with psychiatric conditions, these agents are potentially effective and safe for use in treating obesity or overweight and diabetes in this population.</p><p><p><i>Prim Care Companion CNS Disord</i> <i>2025;27(5):25nr03924</i>.</p><p><p>\u0000 <i>Author affiliations are listed at the end of this article.</i>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":22814,"journal":{"name":"The primary care companion for CNS disorders","volume":"27 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145055587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}