Abigail L. Donovan

Mr A was brought to the ED by police due to increasingly irritable and disturbing behavior for the last month. This Rounds report provides guidance on managing altered mental...

In this young man, continuous video-EEG monitoring revealed undiagnosed seizures that, once treated, helped resolve his catatonia and reduce symptoms of schizophrenia.

The underlying cause of psychotic disorders is often uncertain. Determination of the nature, time course, and severity of psychotic symptoms and whether they are a consequence of a primary...

Restraints are the emergency intervention of last resort to manage agitated or aggressive behavior in the ED.

Treatment of involuntary movements is based on their underlying etiology; however, symptomatic treatments are indicated to reduce motoric and psychological symptoms that impair social function and worsen quality of...

If you have ever been uncertain about how to evaluate patients with a chronic psychotic illness or struggled over how best to manage treatment-resistant schizophrenia, then this case vignette...