Navigating Unique Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges in Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: A Case Report.

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a disabling form of premenstrual syndrome affecting females of reproductive age in the premenstrual period. The presentation may vary from severe mood lability to extreme attempts to end life, usually within a week before menstruation resulting in considerable stress, functional impairment, and interpersonal conflicts. We present an interesting case of a 19-year-old sexually active girl who presented with a polysubstance overdose owing to her cyclical episodes of severe mood symptoms including irritability and uncontrolled aggression.

Treatment and Management of Sexual Disinhibition in Elderly Patients With Neurocognitive Disorders.

Sexual disinhibition is uncommon but challenging symptom to address in elderly patients with neurocognitive disorders. Due to the lack of large-scale studies, there is no gold standard treatment for sexual disinhibition, and treatment is largely left up to the discretion of the provider based on the severity and onset of the patient's symptoms. A review was conducted to investigate the non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions for treating this condition.

Emerging Needs and Viability of Telepsychiatry During and Post COVID-19 Era: A Literature Review.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in nationwide stay-at-home orders in an effort to slow the spread severely impacting the healthcare sector. Telepsychiatry provides a platform bridging the gap through advanced technologies connecting mental health providers and patients who need their services, overcoming previous barriers of great distances, lack of transportation, and even time constraints. The most obvious benefit is increased accessibility to mental healthcare, especially in underserved and remote areas where there is no easy access for in-person care.

Neurological sequelae of COVID-19: a review.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has produced a myriad of challenges, including identifying and treating neurological sequelae.

Main Body: COVID-19 can cause olfactory and respiratory dysfunction with average recovery within 1 month and a minority of patients experiencing symptoms at 8-month follow-up. Headaches are also very common (up to 93%) amongst patients with persistent COVID-19 symptoms.

Deliberate Foreign Body Ingestion in a 35-Year-Old Woman With Borderline Personality Disorder and Several Psychiatric Comorbidities.

Deliberate foreign body ingestion (DFBI) is a rare psychopathological disorder that involves the swallowing of non-nutritive objects to cause self-harm. It is most commonly associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Very scant literature has been published on the psychopathological understanding or psychopharmacological interventions.