Research Summaries

Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
06/04/2018
As reported online May 28 in Nature Medicine, Dr. Weinberger and colleagues analyzed data from 2,885 adults across the US, Italy, Germany, and Japan, including 2,038 with schizophrenia.
06/04/2018
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
05/22/2018
Women who continue to take olanzapine or quetiapine during pregnancy are at increased risk of developing gestational diabetes, according to a study published online in The American Journal of Psychiatry. ...
05/22/2018
Opioid addiction
Opioid addiction
05/16/2018
In a new study, researchers investigated whether weekly and monthly subcutaneous buprenorphine depot formulations were noninferior to a daily sublingual combination of buprenorphine and naloxone for the...
05/16/2018
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
05/15/2018
Early intervention services for patients with early-phase psychosis was linked with better outcomes across all meta-analyzable measures, compared with treatment as usual, according to a new meta-analysis...
05/15/2018
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
05/11/2018
In a recent study, researchers examined the effects of a 2-year early intervention service on short- and long-term risk of suicide in patients with first-episode schizophrenia-spectrum disorders.
05/11/2018
cannabis
cannabis
04/25/2018
Although cannabis is commonly used to alleviate mental health symptoms, few studies have investigated the acute effects of the drug in everyday life. In a new study, researchers evaluated the short- and...
04/25/2018
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
04/16/2018
Aerobic exercise appeared to enhance the cognitive functioning of people with schizophrenia in a small 12-week study.
04/16/2018
major depression
major depression
04/05/2018
Individuals who are in remission or recovery from major depressive disorder are commonly kept on antidepressants to prevent relapse. Now, the authors of a recent study are proposing preventive cognitive...
04/05/2018
Delirium
Delirium
03/29/2018
Researchers compared the risk of mortality with haloperidol and atypical antipsychotics for the management of delirium following hospitalization for a heart attack.
03/29/2018
Depression
Depression
03/28/2018
Researchers investigated whether a group-based mindfulness intervention vs usual care resulted in improvements in Beck Depression Inventory-II scores among adults with depressive symptoms treated in the...
03/28/2018