Psychiatry

• Perspective

• Sodium nitroprusside infusions rapidly reduced schizophrenia symptoms

• May 13, 2013
• Infusions of sodium nitroprusside resulted in rapid improvement in symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, according to new study results.
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• In the Journals

• Few neuropsychiatric drug trials focus on children despite common off-label uses

• May 8, 2013
• Only a small proportion of neuropsychiatric drug trials focus on pediatric populations despite the rising prevalence of neuropsychiatric disorders among...More »

• In the Journals

• Anger caused by delusions linked to violence in patients with psychosis

• May 7, 2013
• Results from a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry suggest that delusions and uncommon delusional beliefs are directly associated with acts of...More »

• In the Journals

• Compulsory supervision failed to reduce readmission rates in psychotic patients

• March 28, 2013
• Legislation in the United Kingdom that allows specific conditions to be imposed on mentally ill patients who are at risk for hospital readmission —...More »

• In the Journals

• Behavioral program led to weight loss in patients with mental illness

• Endocrine Today, April 2013
• Behavioral weight-loss programs that provided nutritional messages and counseling with regular exercise led to significant weight loss among patients with...More »

• CME Video

• Schizophrenia: Clinical Complexity/Novel Therapies

• Schizophrenia is a complex disease comprised of positive and negative symptoms, mood symptoms, and cognitive impairments. Treatment guidelines recommend that to optimize functional outcomes for…...More »
• This activity is supported by an educational grant from Genentech.

• In the Journals

• Mental disorders conferred risk for homicide

• March 12, 2013
• Individuals with any mental disorder were at an almost fivefold increased risk for homicidal death, according to recent study results.
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• In the Journals

• Foreign-born adoptees at increased risk for all psychiatric disorders

• March 6, 2013
• Foreign migration conferred a greater risk for mental illness, researchers reported in JAMA Psychiatry. Among the immigrant population, foreign-born...More »

• In the Journals

• Five major psychiatric disorders may share common genetic risk factors

• February 28, 2013
• Autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder and schizophrenia all share common genetic...More »

• CBT for chronic schizophrenia

• February 27, 2013
• In a recent cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) workshop, Aaron Beck, MD, emeritus professor at the University of Pennsylvania and founder of ......More »

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