FDA Approves Caplyta for Schizophrenia
Both studies showed Caplyta 42mg once daily demonstrated a statistically significant reduction from baseline to Day 28 in the PANSS total score.
General Psychiatry
Is There a Role for CBT as Maintenance Therapy to Prevent Depression Relapse?
Evidence suggests that antidepressant medication and CBT are similarly effective in acute treatment of MDD and combination therapy appears to be more effective in acute depressive episodes than either therapeutic approach alone.
National Longitudinal Study Charts Trajectories of Prescription Drug Misuse in the United States
Investigators extracted data from 8 waves of the Monitoring the Future study, which annually surveyed approximately 17,000 US high school students starting in 1975.
Cancer Screening Rates Low in People With Mental Illness
The paper highlights a significant unmet need for cancer screening in patients with mental illnesses, particularly women with schizophrenia.
Migration Could Influence Mental Health in Children and Adolescents
Researchers prospectively studied children and adolescents from various outpatient settings in Vienna, Austria to examine the possible effects of migration on mental health.
Those With Mental Illness Have Higher Risk for Early Mortality
People living with any mental disorder have a shorter life expectancy than the general population.
Psychotherapy for Depression May Be Cost-Effective Over Time
For patients with major depressive disorder, neither second-generation antidepressants nor cognitive behavioral therapy offers consistently superior cost-effectiveness.
Is There a Link Between Drugs for Parkinson Disease and Gambling Disorders?
Pathological gambling was recently identified as a complication of Parkinson disease and its pharmacological treatment, especially high-dose dopaminergic agonists.
Text Messaging Intervention Aimed at Improving Parental Competence and Mental Health Literacy
MyTeen is a text message intervention that delivers advice and instruction to parents with a goal of improving parental competence, knowledge, and parent/adolescent communication.
Some Nutritional Supplements May Aid Mental Health Conditions
Nutrient supplements had good safety profiles and no known contraindications with psychiatric medications.
