Caleb Rans

Contributing Writer https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com

Caleb Rans is a clinical pharmacist and medical communications specialist with professional expertise in medical writing, editing, and contract clinical research. He holds a PharmD from the University of Alberta and presently resides in Vancouver, Canada. He currently works as an independent consultant for several news, CME, and pharmaceutical companies.

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Bipolar Disorder

Cariprazine Shows Efficacy for Bipolar Mania With Mixed Features

Caleb Rans

August 20, 2019

Cariprazine significantly reduced mixed features in patients with bipolar I disorder.

General Psychiatry

Riluzole Associated With Positive Effects in Psychiatric Disorders

Caleb Rans

August 14, 2019

Riluzole was overall well tolerated and associated with nonsignificant but positive effects in multiple psychiatric disorders, including depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Addiction

Short-Term CBT Shows Promise for Internet and Computer Game Addiction

Caleb Rans

August 13, 2019

A short-term cognitive behavioral therapy program was associated with improvements in self-reported symptoms, time spent online, and psychosocial functioning.

ADHD

Stimulant Adherence Rates Low in Youth With ADHD

Caleb Rans

August 6, 2019

Based on index prescription renewals, rates of stimulant medication adherence were low among children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Alzheimer Disease and Dementia

Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors May Reduce Psychotropic Prescriptions in Alzheimer Disease

Caleb Rans

July 29, 2019

Use of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors to manage dementia-related behavioral and psychological symptoms in people with Alzheimer disease may reduce the need for psychotropic medications.

Mood Disorders

No Link Found Between Mood Stabilizer Use, Placenta-Mediated Complications

Caleb Rans

July 22, 2019

Anticonvulsant mood stabilizers were not linked to a greater risk for placenta-mediated complications or preterm birth.

Geriatric Psychiatry

Predictors of Depression Trajectory in Older Patients Identified

Caleb Rans

July 17, 2019

Chronic disease burden and baseline symptom severity were identified as consistent risk factors for negative depression trajectories in older adults.

Geriatric Psychiatry

Low Levels of Vitamin D Associated With Depression in Older Adults

Caleb Rans

July 15, 2019

Every 10-ng/mL increase in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D was associated with a 12% decrease in the risk for depression in older adults.

Depressive Disorder

Short-Term Benzodiazepines May Improve Information Processing in Acute MDD

Caleb Rans

July 8, 2019

Treatment with benzodiazepines for less than 3 months may not decrease the cognitive function of patients with major depressive disorder who are also prescribed antidepressants.

Depressive Disorder

Omega-3 Shows No Benefits in Patients With Depression, Coronary Heart Disease

Caleb Rans

July 2, 2019

Augmentation of sertraline with eicosapentaenoic acid did not result in improved symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder and either a diagnosis of or at risk for coronary heart disease.

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