Parkinsonism in the psychiatric setting: an update on clinical differentiation and management.

Parkinsonism is seen frequently in patients with psychiatric conditions. Drug-induced parkinsonism (DIP) is the second most common cause of parkinsonism in the general population after Parkinson's disease (PD) but a range of rarer aetiologies, some of them reversible, should also be considered in patients of all ages. DIP is more common in older patients, as are neurodegenerative diseases that may produce parkinsonism and it is relatively more likely that drug exposure could be unmasking an underlying process in this population.

Heterogeneity in the psychiatric presentation of behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD).

Objective: This article describes how the onset of bvFTD can be heralded by psychiatric symptoms.

Method: Case reports are described with reference to the relevant literature review.

Results: Three patients were admitted with psychiatric symptoms, including depression, mania, psychosis and catatonia.

Recommencing lithium in Older Adults with Bipolar I Disorder.

Objectives: This paper addresses considerations in recommencing lithium in elderly patients with Bipolar I Disorder and medical comorbidity. We focus on nephrotoxicity and cognitive impairment.

Methods: Case reports and review of relevant literature.