Psychiatry Advisor Contributing Writer

A team of investigators sought to assess the impact of patients’ symptoms of tardive dyskinesia on the individuals caring for them.

Investigators examined healthcare costs of adult patients with mild, moderate, moderately severe, and severe major depressive disorder and compare them with a control group representative of the general population.

Researchers conducted web-based focus groups to better understand patient preferences for medication management of a serious mental illness.

Investigators share outcomes from a virtual roundtable convened to discuss the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and psychiatric care delivery.

Investigators participating in the TeleSCOPE study deployed a survey to evaluate the management of drug-induced movement disorders via telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Investigators assessed the impact of early-onset adverse childhood events on thalamic volume and subsequently the development of PTSD after trauma in adulthood.

Investigators used data from the Enroll-HD registry to assess patterns of treatment for chorea in patients with Huntington disease.

Researchers assessed adherence to treatment and hospital readmission rates in patients undergoing treatment with oral antipsychotics vs LAI paliperidone for schizophrenia.

A team of investigators sought to assess the efficacy of brexpiprazole as an adjunct to antidepressant treatment in patients with major depressive disorder and anxious distress.

A team of investigators assessed medical resource utilization among patients treated with either oral or long-acting injectable antipsychotic agents for schizophrenia.

Psychiatrists and psychologists were surveyed about their expectations for an adjunctive digital therapeutic created to treat schizophrenia.

Researchers developed a machine learning algorithm to screen for borderline personality disorder using a clinical expert’s rating and de-identified electronic health records.

Ikare Mood, Trauma, and Recovery Clinic created the Behavioral Health Integration Program, a care model that leverages telehealth visits and automation in assessments to reduce common obstacles to psychiatric care and offers targeted treatment for individuals reporting suicidal ideation.

Investigators assessed healthcare utilization and costs among patients undergoing treatment with long-acting antipsychotic agents for schizophrenia.

Investigators sought to evaluate the relationship between EDS, PAP adherence, and patient satisfaction among individuals with a self-reported obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis.

Investigators sought to assess the effect of zuranolone vs placebo on the sexual functioning of adults with major depressive disorder.

Researchers sought to determine whether the stress of a contentious political election increases the risk of arrhythmia in patients with known susceptibility.

Although the use of antidepressants to treat treatment-resistant bipolar depression (TRD-BD) is common, due to the theoretical continuum between treatment-resistant unipolar depression and TRD-BD, the practice is nevertheless controversial.

This study identifies the correlation between racial parameters and risk of suicidal behavior in childhood-onset schizophrenia.

Study participants were involved in art therapy which alternated with structured art viewing and creation of artwork in sessions with identified themes.

The researchers’ objectives included determining the prevalence of nonsuicidal self-injuries in transgender patients with gender dysphoria and to discover the effect of parental support on these patients.

Researchers sought to answer this question: How do rates of readmission compare for risperidone and aripiprazole when used for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder?

The researchers’ objective was to evaluate the efficacy of troriluzole in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder who reported having an inadequate response to the current standard of care medications.

With the prevalence of childhood obesity steadily rising, there is a need for the greater understanding of the relationship between childhood obesity and mood disorders.

With health care workers reporting increased rates of depression, anxiety, and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, the study authors investigated posttraumatic stress symptoms in these frontline workers.

Several clinical practice guidelines on the treatment of schizophrenia have recently been updated in the United States. In order to understand the recommendations of current clinical practice guidelines, the study authors conducted a systematic literature review.

Study researchers examined the prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) during COVID-19 among US residents with and without a history of depressive disorders and the associations of current MDD with changes in negative and positive health behaviors.

With atypical antipsychotics (AAPs) being prescribed off-label for treating dementia-related psychosis, the study authors evaluated the comparative efficacy, safety, and effectiveness of AAPS by conducting a network meta-analysis.

The study authors aimed to assess the real-world effectiveness of fremanezumab in patients with migraine and major depressive disorder or generalized anxiety disorder.

Implementation of complimentary, alternative, and integrative medicine can help improve patient symptoms in scenarios where conservative treatments have failed.