News FDA Rejects ADHD Drug NDA Citing Need for More Data 1 year ago administrator The FDA stated that the dasotraline NDA cannot be approved in its current form and…
News Parental Religiosity May Lower Risk for Suicidal Ideation in Offspring 1 year ago administrator This study suggests that parental spirituality may affect offspring mental health, particularly regarding suicidal behaviors.
News Children With Subsyndromal ADHD Have Significant Morbidity and Disability 1 year ago administrator Compared with controls, those with subthreshold ADHD experienced greater impairments in social functioning and had…
News Family Border Separation Policy Has Long-Term Effects on Child Health 1 year ago administrator Despite a reversal of the Trump administration family separation policy, more than 2000 children are…
News Mortality Gap Widens in Bipolar Disorder vs General Population 1 year ago administrator Investigators examined whether the mortality gap has increased over the last 20 years in patients…
News Predictors of Suicide Attempt and the Effect of Treatment-Seeking Behavior 1 year ago administrator Clinicians assessing individuals with major depressive episodes are urged to inquire about prior suicide attempts,…
News Psychotic-Like Experiences in Adolescence Could Cause Neural Changes During Reward Processing 1 year ago administrator These findings indicate that developmental changes are part of the etiology of psychotic disorders, and…
News Study Finds Clinical Trials for Newer, Breakthrough Therapies Lacking 1 year ago administrator More than half of the new approvals of Breakthrough Therapy drugs were based on a…
News Polypharmacy Therapy for Schizophrenia Increases Risk for Type 2 Diabetes 1 year ago administrator Investigators aimed to assess the effect of psychotropic medications, BMI, duration of schizophrenia, number of…
News Lurasidone Effective for Treatment of Depression, Not Associated With Sexual Dysfunction 1 year ago administrator These data suggest that lurasidone is effective in treating major depressive disorder with manic features…
News Challenges in Assessing Terminally Ill Patients’ Decision-Making Capacity for Assisted Suicide 1 year ago administrator The criteria used to assess decision-making capacity for assisted suicide includes the patient’s ability to…
News Effectiveness of HAM-D17 and HAM-D6 for Evaluating Depressive Disorders 1 year ago administrator The 17-item HAM-D17 and the 6-item HAM-D6 had inverse but considerable correlations at baseline with…
News Screening for Bipolar Disorder in Women With Postpartum Depression 1 year ago administrator Several studies have reported a high prevalence of hypomanic and manic symptoms in women with…
News Peer-Supported Self-Management in Mental Healthcare Patients Reduces Readmission to Acute Care 1 year ago administrator Time to readmission was significantly longer in the intervention group than in the control group.
News Predictors of Suicide Risk in Bipolar Disorder Vary by Sex 1 year ago administrator Patients with bipolar disorder face a risk for suicide that is up to 20 times…
News Psilocybin Study Gets Green Light From FDA for Treatment-Resistant Depression 1 year ago administrator The trial will be a Phase 2b dose-ranging study (N=216) with patients from 12-15 research…
News Symptoms of Sleep Disorders Prevalent in Psychiatric Illnesses 1 year ago administrator The authors argue that identifying and treating sleep disorders during early stages may have a…
News FDA Seeks to Standardize Regulation of Mobile Medical Apps 1 year ago administrator Appropriate and standardized regulation of mobile medical applications may enable faster adoption and integration of…
News Lithium Efficacy, Safety Examined in Children, Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder 1 year ago administrator With regard to safety, treatment with lithium in this patient population was considered “generally safe,…
News Achieving Proper Recognition for the Accomplishments of Women in Medicine 1 year ago administrator Although the conversations may be difficult, residency program leadership must do its part to elevate…
News DEA Proposal Will Significantly Cut Opioid Manufacturing in 2019 1 year ago administrator Last year, the DEA proposed a 20% reduction in the manufacturing of controlled substances for…
News Tobacco Smoking May Be an Independent Risk Factor for Schizophrenia 1 year ago administrator Maternal smoking may be a modifiable risk factor for the development of schizophrenia in offspring.