BACKGROUND Psychiatric comorbidity is common in the inpatient medical population.
Hospitalists are frequently faced with decisions regarding the psychopharmacologic …

Background: Abrupt discontinuation of home psychotropic medications is common among
critically ill patients but may precipitate clinically significant withdrawal. Objective: To …

Appropriate use of psychopharmacology in the medically ill patients requires careful
consideration of the risks and benefits of using these medications. This would involve careful …

The psychiatrist in the general medical setting faces many challenges posed by co-morbid
medical disorders and concurrent medications that hinder the detection of psychiatric …

Background: Psychoactive medications (PM) are frequently administered in the intensive
care unit (ICU) to provide comfort. Interventions focused on preventing their continuation …

Underlying medical illness may present a challenge when prescribing psychotropic
medications. Diseaserelated changes in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, as well …

Background: Psychiatric hospitalization can increase the risk of discontinuation of
pharmacotherapy, which may negatively influence patients' health. Objective: To investigate …

The new edition of Clinical Manual of Psychopharmacology in the Medically Ill continues the
legacy and builds on the success of the first edition by offering a thoroughly up-to-date …

Objectives Psycholeptic drugs have been used in the older population for years, especially
to control delirium and neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) of dementia. However, data from …

Introduction: Atypical antipsychotics are frequently initiated in the intensive care unit (ICU) to
treat delirium. Many patients continue on these agents at hospital discharge despite a lack of …