Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) refers to non-enzymatically glycated hemoglobin and reflects the patient's glycemic status over approximately 3 months. An elevated HbA1c over 6.5% National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP) (48 mmol/mol the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC)) can be used to diagnose diabetes mellitus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the fall of 2019, a much-publicized court case brought to national attention the issues of patient-doctor confidentiality when it comes to reporting the deaths of newborns in the United States. It is unclear whether the recent overturning of will lead to more cases like this. This article discusses issues of countertransference, as well as the ethical and legal implications were it to be a psychiatrist, in active treatment of such a patient, who would be required to make such a report.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo systematically review studies evaluating pharmacological treatment intervention of the atypical antipsychotic induced weight gain in the pediatric population and summarize the current evidence of the pharmacological treatment. According to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, we searched the various databases Medline, PubMed, PubMed central (PMC), CINAHL, and clinicaltrial.gov.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCurr Psychiatry Rep
October 2022
Purpose Of Review: Disasters and traumatic events are ever present globally but disproportionally impact culturally diverse low resource environments. Culture is an important context through which people experience disasters, develop adaptive strategies, and process external aid and support. This is even more critical for children and youth who are in the process of forming their cultural/ethnic identities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This review addresses important practical questions facing clinicians regarding internet gaming disorder (IGD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and youth (C-Y). The authors investigated data concerning the risk that C-Y who have ADHD will develop IGD, whether effective treatment of ADHD positively influences the course of IGD in C-Y who have both, and other findings that might be of benefit to clinicians who treat C-Y with these conditions.
Methods: We conducted a literature review using 4 databases: PubMed, Scopus, PsychInfo, and Embase.