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Inhaled Loxapine Effective as Anti-Agitation Agent in Emergency Settings
Virtual Reality Technology: A Potentially Useful Tool in Psychiatric Care
Broader Medicaid Eligibility May Be a Tool for Reducing Substance Use Disorder-Related Deaths
Migraine With Active Headache Associated With Worsening of Painful Physical Symptoms in Major Depressive Disorder
Enhanced Texting Intervention Improves Medication Compliance in Schizophrenia
Childhood Trauma Linked to Abnormal Brain Connectivity in Major Depressive Disorder
Children at Familial High Risk for Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder
Success of Anxiety Management Apps Heavily Based on Ratings
Benefits of a Standardized Pain Management Regimen in Inpatient Psychiatric Units
Emergency Pull Cords Present Danger for Patients With Suicidal Intent
Outreach Significantly Reduces Wait Times for New Patients
Exercise Beneficial for Late-Life Major Depressive Disorder
Senior Obama Advisor Discusses ACA in Conversation With APA President
Leveraging Neuroimaging for the Diagnosis of Psychiatric and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Pathological Imaging Findings in Alcohol-Related Disorders
Is Positive Psychiatry an Effective Treatment for Adolescents?
No Causal Relationship Between Antidepressants and Suicide in Adolescents, Young Adults
Leveraging Pharmacogenetic Testing to Improve Treatment Adherence in Mental Illness
Taking Into Account Drug-Drug Interactions When Prescribing Third-Generation Antipsychotics
Latest Features
Treatment Nonadherence in Schizophrenia: The Patient’s Perspective
Researchers found that there a many factors that contribute to nonadherence to antipsychotic medication in patients with schizophrenia, including the patient’s perception that the physician is in alliance with their family, rather than listening to what he or she wants. Physicians who were interviewed by Psychiatry Advisor recommend listening to what is important to the patient. Weight gain associated with medications might be unacceptable to some patients, or medication-induced somnolence, which to some could be intolerable, might help severe insomnia in others.
New AAN Guideline: Treating Tourette Syndrome and Other Chronic Tic Disorders
An expert subcommittee of the AAN has released an updated evidence-based clinical practice guideline on treating Tourette syndrome and other chronic tic disorders.
Intersection of ID & OUD Epidemic: What ID Clinicians Should Know
The epidemic of opioid use disorder has led to substantial increases in new cases of HCV and HIV infection, as well as hospitalizations for other OUD-related infections.
Promoting Smoking Cessation in Individuals With Schizophrenia
Researchers found data to support the benefits of proactively helping patients with schizophrenia quit smoking, including the idea to try to create a substitute that would give patients the benefits that they find by self-medicating with cigarettes, but without the unhealthy adverse effects.
Collaborative Care Model Improves Mental Health in Respiratory Disease
Providers and patients may not recognize signs of mental health disorders because they often overlap with those of respiratory diseases.
