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- The Probability That Catatonia in the Hospital has a Medical Cause and the Relative Proportions of Its Causes: A Systematic ReviewOldham MA. The Probability That Catatonia in the Hospital has a Medical Cause and the Relative Proportions of Its Causes: A Systematic Review [published correction appears in Psychosomatics. 2018 Nov;59(6):626]. Psychosomatics. 2018;59(4):333–340. doi:10.1016/j.psym.2018.04.001
- The Serotonin SyndromeWang, R. Z., Vashistha, V., Kaur, S., & Houchens, N. W. (2016). Serotonin syndrome: Preventing, recognizing, and treating it. Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 83(11), 810–817. https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15129
- Medically Unexplained Neurologic Symptoms: A Primer for Physicians Who Make the Initial EncounterEvens A, Vendetta L, Krebs K, Herath P. Medically unexplained neurologic symptoms: a primer for physicians who make the initial encounter. Am J Med. 2015;128(10):1059–1064. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.03.030
- Verbal De-escalation of the Agitated Patient: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry Project BETA De-escalation WorkgroupRichmond JS, Berlin JS, Fishkind AB, et al. Verbal De-escalation of the Agitated Patient: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry Project BETA De-escalation Workgroup. West J Emerg Med. 2012;13(1):17–25. doi:10.5811/westjem.2011.9.6864
- Catatonia: Our current understanding of its diagnosis, treatment and pathophysiologyRasmussen SA, Mazurek MF, Rosebush PI. Catatonia: Our current understanding of its diagnosis, treatment and pathophysiology. World J Psychiatry. 2016;6(4):391–398. Published 2016 Dec 22. doi:10.5498/wjp.v6.i4.391
- Identifying and Addressing the Hidden Reasons Why Patients Refuse Discharge From the HospitalWilson JE, Shuster J, Rowe AA, Fleisch SB, Wilson A, Nicolson SE. Identifying and Addressing the Hidden Reasons Why Patients Refuse Discharge From the Hospital. Psychosomatics. 2016;57(1):18–24. doi:10.1016/j.psym.2015.10.009
- The 4 “Cs” of Decision Making Capacity ie The 4 Abilities CriteriaAppelbaum PS. Clinical practice. Assessment of patients' competence to consent to treatment. N Engl J Med. 2007;357(18):1834–1840. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp074045. See especially: Table 1. Legally Relevant Criteria for Decision-Making Capacity and Approaches to Assessment of the Patient. From:
- Beyond Capacity: Identifying Ethical Dilemmas Underlying Capacity Evaluation RequestsKontos N, Freudenreich O, Querques J. Beyond capacity: identifying ethical dilemmas underlying capacity evaluation requests. Psychosomatics. 2013;54(2):103–110. doi:10.1016/j.psym.2012.06.003
- Brief Psychotherapy at the Bedside: Countering Demoralization From Medical IllnessGriffith JL, Gaby L. Brief psychotherapy at the bedside: countering demoralization from medical illness. Psychosomatics. 2005;46(2):109–116. doi:10.1176/appi.psy.46.2.109
- DeliriumMattison MLP. Delirium. Ann Intern Med. 2020 Oct 6;173(7):ITC49-ITC64. doi: 10.7326/AITC202010060. PMID: 33017552.
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