Brian G. Mitchell | Psychiatrist.com

Letter to the Editor

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome and Risperidone

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a severe idiosyncratic and potentially life-threatening adverse effect of antipsychotic therapy characterized by fever, rigidity, altered mental status, creatine kinase elevation, and autonomic instability. Here,...

Letter to the Editor

Psychotic Exacerbation Following Subcutaneous Leuprolide

Could leuprolide therapy cause a worsening of psychosis after an extended period of psychiatric stability? Here, read about a man with prior history of paranoid schizophrenia who experienced an...

Brief Report

Clozapine Is Associated With Higher COVID-19 Infection Rate in Veterans With Schizophrenia

Does clozapine treatment increase the odds of testing positive for COVID-19? This small study of a VA patient population posed the question.

History of Suicide Attempt and Clozapine in Veterans With Schizophrenia

Original Research

History of Suicide Attempt and Clozapine in Veterans With Schizophrenia

This study evaluated whether a history of suicide attempt increases the odds of receiving clozapine treatment in veterans with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

Caffeine Reduction Increases Serum Lithium Concentration

Case Report

Caffeine Reduction Increases Serum Lithium Concentration

A patient with schizoaffective disorder was found to have supratherapeutic lithium serum concentrations following sudden caffeine reduction, and management with lithium dosage reduction precipitated exacerbation of psychiatric symptomatology.