The socioeconomic character of a neighborhood, as well as accessibility of mental health care services, influence the wellbeing of patients with psychiatric disorders.
Patients with schizophrenia and a history of catatonia had greater deficits in the cognitive domains of immediate memory, verbal fluency, and processing speed compared to patients with schizophrenia alone.
Language disturbances in patients with schizophrenia were significantly associated with negative symptoms, and white matter integrity in language tracts was predicted by quantifiable speech patterns.
Genetic liability for major depression increases the risk for suicide attempts in major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.
Three classes of drugs hold potential as repurposed agents to treat patients with serious mental illness.
A negative association between number of cigarettes per day and quality of life was observed in patients with psychosis.
Concerns over Nuplazid were initially voiced in a CNN article in early April which reported that the drug had been associated with over 700 deaths since its launch in March 2017.
