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FDA Requires New Label Warning of Weight Loss Risk in Pediatric Patients Taking Extended-Release Stimulants for ADHD

Psychiatric Times

SHOW MORE The FDA will update ADHD medication labels, warning of weight loss risks in children under 6, urging careful monitoring by health care professionals. Health care professionals should monitor the child’s growth and development and provide necessary interventions to mitigate weight loss.”

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How Do Psychiatry Residents Learn Psychopharmacology?

Psychiatric Times

Follow the age-old axiom of “say what you’re going to say, say it, and then say what you said.” Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Indiana University School of Medicine Updated 2021. Do it slightly differently each time, and preferably with increasing levels of associative limbic cues (humor? Flockhart DA, Thacker D, McDonald C, et al.

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History, Physiology, and Pharmacology of Incretins

Psychiatric Times

FDA Indications, Potential Future Indications, and Areas of Investigation for GLP-1 RAs Soon after their introduction, GLP-1 RAs’ significant weight-lowering effects and health benefits in other medical disorders became apparent, with relatively greater metabolic and weight loss benefits reported with newer GLP-1 RAs and dual agonists.

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Intergenerational Gaps and the Role of Technology in Psychiatric Leadership: A Trainee’s Perspective

Psychiatric Times

As the newest cohort in psychiatric training, they are digital natives, accustomed to rapid information retrieval, online simulations, and mental health apps. 9 Another major technological shift in medicine has been the integration of electronic health records (EHRs). A similar divide exists in the field of mental health.

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The “Sick Enough” Paradox in Eating Disorder Treatment

Mad in America

T hese were the exact parameters of my eating disorder treatment contract, as defined by my so-called care team when I was 20 years old. Jasmine will attend appointments at campus health center as recommended by team members. I had begun eating disorder treatment in May, just five months prior, determined to get an A.

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Study: Rise in ADHD Diagnoses Reflects Greater Education, Not Prevalence

ADDitude

In 2013, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) changed the maximum age of onset from 7 to 12 and added the first-ever qualifier symptoms for ADHD in adulthood. 2 On May 22, the MAHA Commission , spearheaded by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Int J Eat Disord.

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Prodromal Symptoms of Schizophrenia: Understanding and Addressing Challenges

Psychiatric Times

Given her young age and the described alterations in her behavior and cognition, these can be viewed as prodromal symptoms. The DSM-5 task force concluded that there was not enough evidence to justify incorporating APS as an official mental disorder diagnosis in Section II.