Andrew Francis, MD, PhD

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Andrew Francis, MD, PhD, is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Between 2011 and 2021, Francis published extensively on topics including neurology, catatonia, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, and neuroleptic malignant syndrome. His work has addressed clinical issues such as prophylactic antidepressant use in multiple sclerosis, diagnostic criteria for neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and the features of catatonia. He has collaborated frequently with co-authors including Yassir Mahgoub, Abigail Cohen, and Ahmad Hameed.

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Case Report

Prophylactic Antidepressants, Multiple Sclerosis, and Interferon-β

September 30, 2021

The relationship between INF-β and depression and suicidality has not been strongly established. Here, read about a woman with multiple sclerosis with new-onset depression who was taking fluoxetine in...
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Prevalent Gaps in Understanding Catatonia
Original Research

Prevalent Gaps in Understanding Catatonia

August 17, 2021

Underdiagnosis of catatonia may occur because of its heterogeneous phenotypes and a lack of harmony between the DSM-5 and the Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale.
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PCC
Letter to the Editor

Covert Dyskinesia With Aripiprazole

June 9, 2016

Covert dyskinesia is a masked form of tardive dyskinesia that emerges only after antipsychotic drugs are withdrawn or reduced in dosage. Here, read the case of a 53-year-old man...
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Original Research

An International Consensus Study of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Diagnostic Criteria Using the Delphi Method

June 28, 2011

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