Atypical Antipsychotics Linked to Lower Odds of COVID Study looked at psychiatric inpatients during first pandemic wave May 06, 2022
Dr. Fryer's Legacy; Zuranolone Starts Approval Process; Alzheimer's Vax Fast-Tracked News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 04, 2022
Second California Nurse Dies by Suicide on the Job A suicide at Santa Clara Medical Center follows another at Stanford Hospital in January May 03, 2022
New Caplyta Doses OK'd; ECT Effective Against Suicide; Antidepressants Flop for QoL News and commentary from the psychiatry world Apr 27, 2022
Changes Needed in How We Address Mental Health, Says U.S. Policy Advisor Susan Rice outlines three goals in Biden administration's plan to address mental health crisis Apr 07, 2022
Which Anticonvulsant Mood Stabilizer Upped Diabetes Risk? Observational study looked at 5-year risk differences between four agents Apr 06, 2022
CDC Reports Warn of Teen 'Mental Health Crisis' During Pandemic In survey, over one-third of high school students reported poor mental health Mar 31, 2022
Fetal Antipsychotic Exposure Cleared for Kids' Neurodevelopmental Disorders? Other maternal factors likely explain increased risk Mar 29, 2022
Mental Illness in Amputees Linked to Phantom Limb Syndrome However, causal link is unclear Mar 24, 2022
Lithium Linked to Dementia Prevention Study found lower risk of developing Alzheimer's, vascular dementia Mar 17, 2022
New Moms' Depression Common; Binge Eating Disorder & Gray Matter; Ads for ADHD Meds News and commentary from the psychiatry world Mar 16, 2022
Are Crossed Eyes a Risk Factor for Mental Illness in Kids? Study showed moderate association between strabismus and some childhood mental health disorders Mar 10, 2022
Vraylar Competition; 'Safer Gambling' Blunder; Ukraine Psych Hospital Invaded News and commentary from the psychiatry world Mar 09, 2022
Even Pregnant Women on SSRIs Suffer Lingering Anxiety, Depression Nearly a third of those in a prospective study had clinically relevant depressive symptoms Mar 04, 2022
Dr. Bronner's Offering Its Workers Psychedelic Therapy Coverage Soap company to cover ketamine-assisted therapy for employees with new industry nonprofit Mar 01, 2022
I Risked My Career to Save My Life Prioritizing mental health over professional achievement Feb 26, 2022
Gender-Affirming Meds Have Drastic Impact on Suicide Risk in Trans Youth Researchers call for legislature to support access to care for at-risk youth Feb 25, 2022
Pimavanserin Resubmitted to FDA; APA's New President Elect; Bipolar Market Slowing News and commentary from the psychiatry world Feb 23, 2022
Low-Intensity Care Options Flop for Self-Harm Prevention In randomized trial, two therapeutic interventions failed to help people with suicidal thoughts Feb 15, 2022
More Positive Lybalvi Data; FDA Wants Non-Opioid Pain Options; ASMR for Anxiety News and commentary from the psychiatry world Feb 09, 2022
Collaborative Approach Tied to Less Racial Disparities in Antenatal Depression Care Study found positive impact of COMPASS in Black patients Feb 05, 2022
ICU Nurse Walked Out in the Middle of His Shift, Found Dead 2 Days Later Death of travel nurse Michael Odell shines spotlight on clinicians' mental health Jan 28, 2022
For Many Interns, Depressive Symptoms Are Impairing Their Lives Some depressive symptoms hard to pinpoint because they've become the norm, researchers suggested Jan 25, 2022
More Docs Turn to Mental Health Support During COVID Sharp uptick in outpatient mental health and substance use visits, Canadian study finds Jan 21, 2022
Warning on Dissolving Buprenorphine; FDA OKs Rexulti in Teens; Psychiatrist Salaries News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 12, 2022
What Conditions Are Sending Kids to the Hospital? Analysis from 2016 showed respiratory problems dominated, but depression was already on the rise Dec 29, 2021
FDA Greenlights New Drug for Bipolar Depression Caplyta gained indications as monotherapy and adjunctive treatment Dec 20, 2021
Researchers to Study Psilocybin's Effects on Strained Healthcare Workers Psychedelic-assisted therapy to be examined on pandemic-afflicted frontline workers Dec 07, 2021
Tracing a Killer's Path to Mass Shooting Mental health system reform is one tool in a broader playbook against gun violence Dec 03, 2021
Academic Centers Start to Take Psychedelics Seriously "You're not sticking your neck out as much as you would 10 years ago," one director says Nov 24, 2021
Is Psychedelic Research Funding Starting to Shift? Once the province of philanthropy, industry and government sources show interest Nov 24, 2021
Jury Still Out on Lithium's Antisuicidal Effects Adjunct lithium offered no additional suicide protection for bipolar, depressed vets Nov 17, 2021
This Behavior on Digital Devices Is Linked to Worse Mental Health in Children Good news for video gamers, however Nov 17, 2021
More Data Support Antidepressant's Death Reduction in COVID-19 Best protective effects came from fluoxetine, fluvoxamine Nov 15, 2021
Dyanavel XR OK'd in Ages 6 and Up; ADHDTok; Depression Among LGBT Native Americans News and commentary from the psychiatry world Nov 10, 2021
FDA Panel Shows Little Love for Prader-Willi Drug Candidate All but one committee member said phase III evidence for carbetocin nasal spray was insufficient Nov 05, 2021
Improvements in Treatment-Resistant Depression With Esketamine Pooled data from randomized trials showed better scores on the PHQ-9 as well Nov 02, 2021
Lemborexant Helps Insomniacs Catch More Z's Even patients with history of depression had better sleep outcomes Nov 02, 2021
