Clozapine-induced seizures: recognition and treatment

J Wong, N Delva - The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: To inform clinicians about the types of seizures that can be induced by clozapine
and to provide recommendations for treatment. Methods: We identified articles on clozapine-…

Treatment‐resistant major depressive disorder: Canadian expert consensus on definition and assessment

…, DM Blumberger, P Chan, N Delva… - Depression and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Treatment‐resistant depression (TRD) is a debilitating chronic mental illness
that confers increased morbidity and mortality, decreases the quality of life, impairs …

Mortality over a 20-year period in patients with primary polydipsia associated with schizophrenia: a retrospective study

…, D Reddick, RC Millson, R Milev, N Delva - Schizophrenia …, 2009 - Elsevier
Primary polydipsia, excessive fluid intake without medical cause, is present in over 20% of
seriously and persistently ill psychiatric inpatients. The long-term effects of primary polydipsia …

Electrical dose and seizure threshold: relations to clinical outcome and cognitive effects in bifrontal, bitemporal, and right unilateral ECT

NJ Delva, D Brunet, ER Hawken, RM Kesteven… - The journal of …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
In patients allocated blindly and randomly to receive bitemporal, right unilateral, or bifrontal
electroconvulsive therapy, seizure length, electrophysiologic characteristics (dynamic …

Protocols for the use of cyproterone, medroxyprogesterone, and leuprolide in the treatment of paraphilia

DR Reilly, NJ Delva… - The Canadian Journal of …, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To propose a protocol for minimizing medical complications associated with the
use of cyproterone, medroxyprogesterone, and depot leuprolide to treat paraphilia. Method …

Preventing lithium intoxication. Guide for physicians.

NJ Delva, ER Hawken - Canadian Family Physician, 2001 - cfp.ca
OBJECTIVE To raise awareness of risk factors for, and symptoms of, lithium intoxication.
QUALITY OF EVIDENCE The literature was searched via MEDLINE from January 1970 to …

Making a case for the inclusion of refractory and severe mental illness as a sole criterion for Canadians requesting medical assistance in dying (MAiD): a review

A Bahji, N Delva - Journal of Medical Ethics, 2022 - jme.bmj.com
Background Following several landmark rulings and increasing public support for physician-assisted
death, in 2016, Canada became one of a handful of countries legalising medical …

Access to electroconvulsive therapy services in Canada

NJ Delva, P Graf, S Patry, C Gosselin, R Milev… - The journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Methods We contacted all 1273 registered health care institutions in Canada and invited the
175 centers identified as providing ECT to complete a comprehensive questionnaire. To …

[HTML][HTML] Increased drinking following social isolation rearing: implications for polydipsia associated with schizophrenia

ER Hawken, NJ Delva, RJ Beninger - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Primary polydipsia, excessive drinking without known medical cause, is especially
associated with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. We used animal models of schizophrenia-like …

The role of nocturnal penile tumescence in differentiating between organic and psychogenic impotence: The first stage of validation

P Marshall, D Surridge, N Delva - Archives of Sexual Behavior, 1981 - Springer
A study was conducted to assess the validity of nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT) as a
means of distinguishing between psychogenic and organic erectile failure (impotence). On the …