Psychiatry

The new transdermal patch offers a new delivery option for a well-established schizophrenia treatment.

A pair of surveys show the majority of patients suffering from Parkinson disease would be willing to take CBD to manage psychosis symptoms if it is proven safe and effective.

While depression does not impact functional recovery much following discharge, both dementia and delirium could affect a geriatric patient’s functional status.

Investigators suggest an upgrade to the existing categorical frameworks for diagnosing mental illnesses, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.

In an extensive analysis, investigators link antipsychotic initiators with more days in the hospital for Alzheimer disease patients.

In a new meta-analyses, investigators find a lack of evidence showing the links between antidepressants and adverse health risks.

A recent study of pregnancies from the Quebec Pregnancy Cohort found use of antidepressants during pregnancy was linked to an increased rate of gestational diabetes mellitus in an analysis that included more than 200,000 women from 1998 to 2015.

Investigators deem phase 2 study using pimavanserin to treat major depressive disorder a success.

Investigators find zolpidem effectively reduces suicidal ideation, particularly for patients suffering from severe insomnia symptoms.

More than 90% of those surveyed report poor sleep quality impacts the next day negatively.

While there is no standard treatment for binge eating disorder, there are ways to help patients.

While there are many options to treat depression, a balance of therapy and medication is often seen as the best method.

There are many factors that make living at home with Alzheimer disease difficult.

Bipolar depression can be difficult to treat and is often misdiagnosed.

A panel discussion on a growing public concern over our ability to treat and prevent dementia.

Despite being commonly prescribed as an antidepressant, investigators find sertraline more effective at alleviating anxiety symptoms.

A new study shows that approximately one-quarter of adults aged 18-34 years old with a medical condition have used marijuna in the past month.

The American Academy of Neurology has published recommendations of 6 quality measurements to help improve care and treatment of patients with mild cognitive impairment.

A clinical discussion on the underlooked, undertreated, and underperforming facets of a public health crisis.

The aim of the “Alzheimer’s Disease Exposome” will be to identify new interactions of risk genes for future studies.

Acadia Pharmaceuticals has announced positive findings for time to psychosis relapse in dementia patients, which resulted in the trial's early end.

Recent research advances have associated the gut's health to overall patient health. What do we know now?