Research Summaries

Drug Test
Drug Test
06/02/2017
The American Society of Addiction Medicine has issued a consensus document to guide the appropriate use of drug testing in patients with or at risk for addiction.
06/02/2017
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
05/23/2017
In a large-scale meta-analysis, researchers analyzed the prevalence and incidence of cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular-related death in patients with severe mental illness and the general...
05/23/2017
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
04/19/2017
In the year following a new psychosis diagnosis, the death rate for young people is 24 times higher than for young people without psychosis, according to a new study published online in Schizophrenia...
04/19/2017
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
04/07/2017
An exaggerated emotional brain response to nonthreatening, nonemotional cues at age 14 predicted the onset of psychosis symptoms within the next 2 years.
04/07/2017
psychiatry
psychiatry
04/05/2017
Researchers evaluated data from acute respiratory distress syndrome patients to see if it was possible to anticipate which ones would develop psychiatric symptoms.
04/05/2017
Psychiatry
Psychiatry
03/15/2017
Benjamin T. Duhart, Jr., MS, PharmD; Timothy H. Self, PharmD
A high index of suspicion for lithium toxicity is necessary when it is taken concomitantly with ACEIs.
03/15/2017
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
03/09/2017
RP5063, a dopamine serotonin stabilizer, was associated with symptom improvement in adults with acute exacerbation of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
03/09/2017
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
02/22/2017
A recent meta-analysis estimated years of potential life lost and life expectancy in patients with schizophrenia.
02/22/2017
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
02/02/2017
When the first episode of psychosis strikes, a rapid response from the medical community is critical.
02/02/2017
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
12/27/2016
In a new study, researchers examined the relationship between cannabis use and the risk for developing schizophrenia.
12/27/2016