Imagine working with a pregnant, mentally ill woman who refuses critical obstetric interventions. Dr. Syed walks us through the steps to determine if these patients lack decisional capacity and explains how we can arrange for surrogate decision-makers.

Can suvorexant reduce the risk of delirium in elderly hospitalized patients?

SSRIs help relieve post-stroke depression but increase the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage. This study gives us tips to reduce this risk.

Antidepressant adherence is linked with increased survival among cancer patients.

Many antipsychotic medications produce hyperprolactinemia, leading to breast enlargement in men and missed menstrual cycles in women. A clever intervention reduces patients' prolactin levels.

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Welcome to the inaugural issue of CHPR—our fourth CME newsletter. Unlike our other newsletters, which are focused on outpatient practice, the focus of CHPR is on hospital psychiatry, including inpatient units, emergency rooms, and consult liaison work.

We’re pleased to introduce Victoria Hendrick, MD, as CHPR’s editor-in-chief. Dr. Hendrick is a clinical professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the director of inpatient psychiatry at Olive View UCLA Medical Center, where she carries a caseload of patients and teaches and supervises medical students and psychiatry residents.