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Catching Up Clinically

Norman Sussman, MD

This month’s issue of Primary Psychiatry contains papers and correspondence that address a diverse group of topics. All serve improve clinical understanding of patients and their treatment.  more...

In Session with Anil Malhotra, MD: Pharmacogenetics of Schizophrenia

Anil Malhotra, MD, interviewed by Norman Sussman, MD

Dr. Malhotra is the Director of Psychiatry Research at the Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, New York, and professor of psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York. His research group focuses on identifying the biologic underpinnings of schizophrenia and the mechanism of action of antipsychotics. They have identified numerous genes associated with increased risk for the disorder; determined their relationship with important clinical manifestations of illness, including cognitive impairment; and begun to examine the role of genetic factors in predicting individual responses to pharmacologic treatment.  more...

Cultural Issues in Emergency Psychiatry: Focus on Muslim Patients

Jagoda Pasic, MD, PhD, Brian Poeschla, MD, Lorin Boynton, MD, and Shamim Nejad, MD

The emergency room psychiatrist confronts an increasingly diverse patient population that presents complex challenges to diagnosis and treatment in this acute setting.  more...