Assessment of Brief Online Approaches for Teaching Neuroscience in Psychiatry.

Objective: The goal of this study was to assess an online collection of brief educational resources (videos, case studies, articles) for teaching a broad range of concepts relating to neuroscience in psychiatry.

Methods: A national sample of 52 psychiatrists enrolled in the study. Forty (77%) completed an assessment before and after having access to the educational resources for 4 weeks.

Mood Disorder or Psychotic Disorder? Yes: A Case Report on Cycloid Psychosis.

Cycloid psychosis is a disorder defined by episodic, acute psychoses involving thought, affect, and motor disturbances with polymorphous symptomatology followed by periods of full remission. Antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, and electroconvulsive therapy have been used empirically in acute treatment. This disorder has faced nosologic challenges and is not yet identified as a diagnostic entity by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).

First Episode Psychosis Medical Workup: Evidence-Informed Recommendations and Introduction to a Clinically Guided Approach.

Evaluating the patient with first episode psychosis (FEP) requires a careful assessment that includes a thorough history, examination, and workup. This begins with a thoughtful consideration of the differential diagnoses and is followed and supported by laboratory, encephalographic, and imaging studies where appropriate. This article presents some of the diagnostic considerations for a patient presenting with psychosis with an emphasis on the secondary causes and proposes a tiered approach to the workup of FEP that is clinically guided.