Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders
FDA/CDC
FDA approves first twice-yearly antipsychotic for schizophrenia
The approval is based on results from a 12-month, randomized, double-blind, phase 3 study that enrolled 702 adults with schizophrenia from 20...
Pearls
Conspiracy theory or delusion? 3 questions to tell them apart
Many psychiatrists conceptualize mental illnesses, including psychotic disorders, across a continuum where their borders can be ambiguous.
Cases That Test Your Skills
An unquenchable thirst
Mr. F, age 44, has schizophrenia that includes religious delusions. After a presumed seizure and fall, he develops delirium. What’s causing these...
Conference Coverage
Neurodegenerative nature of schizophrenia makes case for LAIs
Switching patients to long-acting injectables upon discharge from the first episode "astonishingly is rarely done by 99% of clinicians," said Dr....
Conference Coverage
Nonmotor symptoms common in Parkinson’s
Neuropsychiatric symptoms often go unrecognized, but they are treatable, said Dr. Leslie Citrome.
From the Journals
Psychotic features among older adults tied to Parkinson’s
New-onset psychosis was associated with a fivefold increased risk of both subthreshold parkinsonism and depression, Dr. Ioanna Pachi reported.
News
Toward a clearer risk model for postpartum psychosis
Despite the growing, appropriate focus on recognition and acute treatment of postpartum depression as well as assessing clinical outcomes for...
From the Journals
‘Reassuring’ findings for second-generation antipsychotics during pregnancy
“For women with major mood and/or psychotic disorders, treatment with an atypical antipsychotic during pregnancy may be the most prudent clinical...
Feature
Mental illness admissions: 18-44 is the age of prevalence
Schizophrenia, depression, bipolar, and alcohol use disorders among the top five primary diagnoses for stays in younger adults.
Shrink Rap News
Obesity treatment in mental illness: Is semaglutide a game changer?
Maybe it’s time for psychiatrists to prescribe medications that prevent weight gain, Dr. Dinah Miller says.
Commentary
Let’s talk about race
Avoiding these necessary conversations perpetuates the trauma of those we treat, said Dr. Sahana Malik.