Schizophrenia

Practice tip: medication-induced stuttering in psychiatric patients

Practice tip: medication-induced stuttering in psychiatric patients

By Dr. Mary V. Seeman on February 5, 2020

Fellow psychiatrists often ask whether their patients with schizophrenia are aging prematurely. They point to the fact that several of their patients seem slowed down, forgetful, fidgety, and that they garble their words and stutter. These are, of course, all side effects of antipsychotic medication.

Long-term benzodiazepine use is associated with increased mortality in people with schizophrenia

Long-term benzodiazepine use is associated with increased mortality in people with schizophrenia

By Dr. Randall White on May 10, 2017

When psychiatric patients are treated in an emergency department, they are often hypervigilant, manic, or otherwise in an excited, agitated state. The current standard of care to manage acute agitation in adults is using an antipsychotic medication and a benzodiazepine, often loxapine or haloperidol and lorazepam.

Mental Health

Care gaps in schizophrenia: male/female differences

By Dr. Mary V. Seeman on March 18, 2013

This week, we’re publishing two articles on the topic of schizophrenia. Dr. Seeman’s article addresses key differences in males and females afflicted by schizophrenia, while Ms. Iman’s article focuses on how physicians can better support the parents of people with schizophrenia.

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