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The Abilify Maintena injection kit

Depot Antipsychotic Delays Hospitalization in Early-Stage Schizophrenia

Trial suggests treatment typically used for chronic illness can be considered earlier

Are Antenatal Steroids Tied to Higher Rates of Mental and Behavioral Disorders in Kids?

Finnish study results suggest need to reconsider current guidelines

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In Utero Steroids Tied to Childhood Mental Disorders

Findings may help inform choices about mom's treatment during pregnancy

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Psych Residents on COVID-19 Front Line; LSD in Phase II ADHD Trial

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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New Schizophrenia Drug Shows Promise in Field With 'Great Need'

Reductions in negative symptoms a positive signal, though need replication

A man sits in the corner clutching his head surrounded by marijuana wallpaper

Meta-Analysis: Even One THC Hit Carries Risk for Inducing Psychosis

Evidence suggested adding CBD does not ameliorate these effects

A box of ZYPREXA over a computer rendering of the human brain

Antipsychotic Shown to Change Brain in Psychotic Depression

Olanzapine exposure versus placebo tied to decline in cortical thickness

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The Failed Mental Health System: How Did We Get Here?

Deinstitutionalization's good intentions, bad results -- and many reasons for hope

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Magic Mushrooms Ease Cancer Anxiety; Olanzapine/Samidorphan NDA Accepted

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Trump Administration Touts Mental Health Accomplishments

Speakers offer praise for more aggressive involuntary commitment

A frowning overweight woman sitting on a couch looking down at a pill blister pack in her hands

Antipsychotics Ranked for Adverse Metabolic Effects

Findings warrant updating of guidelines, researchers say

PSYCH CONGRESS over a photo of the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA

Overweight Patients Less Likely to Gain Weight on Antipsychotic

Analysis looked at users of brexpiprazole (Rexulti)

PSYCH CONGRESS over a photo of the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA

Novel Combo Tx Shows Durable Antipsychotic Effects

Almost half of patients with schizophrenia deemed PANSS responders with samidorphan/olanzapine

PSYCH CONGRESS over a photo of the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA

Injectable vs Oral Antipsychotics: Patients Have Preferences

Long-acting injectables generally endorsed, but some still favor daily pills

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Sarcosine for Schizophrenia; Abilify Lawsuit; Rural America Suffering

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

The Zoloft and Zyprexa logos over an illustration of a woman with depression with storm clouds around her head

Should Dual Rx for Psychotic Depression Continue After Remission?

Trial gives an answer, but it comes at potentially heavy cost

Boy with ADHD playing around during a family therapy next to his sad mother

Psych Comorbidities Drive Mortality Risk for Patients With ADHD

Though absolute risk of death remains small

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Antipsychotic Scores Win as Add-On Depression Therapy

Pimavanserin significantly improved HAMD-17 scores starting at 1 week

Some ADHD Drugs Riskier for Psychosis Than Others

But absolute risk remained small

New Depression, ADHD Drugs OK'd; DMT Microdosing; Bitcoin Addiction?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

Cat Poop and Schizophrenia; Cannabis for a 4-Year-Old

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

Childhood Lead Exposure Tied to Mental Health Issues in Later Life

Greater exposure also associated with difficult personality traits in adulthood

Comorbidities 'Pervasive' Within Mental Disorders

Increased risk for second disorders seen early and beyond 15 years

ADHD Genes; Psychosis and Suicide; Your Brain on Internet Gaming

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

New Binge Eating Tx; DAYBREAK Results Disappoint; Opioid for MDD?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

Assessing Competency in Aid-in-Dying Patients

Should a competency exam by an outside doctor be required?

One-Day Injectable Aripiprazole Tx Passes Test

Results comparable to traditional 21-day oral regimen

'Pimple on a Duck's Butt': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes from 木瓜直播's sources

Morning Break: Breast Cancer-Schizophrenia Link; FDA on Essure; Rx for Hearing Loss?

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 木瓜直播 staff

Mental Illness Insults Need Doc Intervention (BMJ)

Firestorm ignored, diagnosis used as an insult

FDA Approves New Valbenazine Formulation (Neurocrine Biosciences)

One 80-mg capsule once daily for tardive dyskinesia

Nursing Student Diary: Psych Unit Initiation

Experience differs from preconceived notions

Study Yields Surprise on LSD's Mechanism of Action

Insight into how the drug gives meaning to meaningless stimuli -- and the roots of psychosis

FDA Warns of Skin Reaction With Olanzapine

Zyprexa and Symbyax among products to get warning label

FDA Warning: Abilify Tied to Impulse Control Problems

In rare cases, may prompt "uncontrollable urges"

New Drug Eases Tardive Dyskinesia in Pivotal Trial

Tremors related to treatment for schizophrenia quieted by VMAT2 inhibitor

Zyprexa: Also a Pain Med?

Meta-analysis suggests analgesic effect for antipsychotic drug

Depot Drug Keeps Schizophrenics Out of Jail

NEW YORK CITY -- Schizophrenia patients who had recently been released from jail were less likely to be rearrested or otherwise fail treatment when they took a depot antipsychotic drug in a randomized trial.

APA Meeting Highlights Mental Health Biology

NEW YORK CITY -- The biological basis for normal and abnormal mental function is emerging as a dominant theme in psychiatry research, and the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting that starts here Saturday won't be an exception.

APA Leaders Defend New Diagnostic Guide

SAN FRANCISCO -- The fifth edition of the "psychiatrist's bible" was officially released here in all its 947-page glory, with its developers offering a spirited rebuttal to their critics.

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