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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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Could I Have an Eating Disorder?

ADDitude

Whatever the reason, eating disorders in midlife and older women are not uncommon, yet they are under-recognized. In research examining eating disorder symptoms among women aged 45 to 61, body dissatisfaction was cited as a key risk factor. Self-Test: Do I Have an Eating Disorder?

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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.” Do it slightly differently each time, and preferably with increasing levels of associative limbic cues (humor? Goldberg, MD, and Anita H. Goldberg, MD, and Anita H.

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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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Your Guide To CAMHS Services

The London Psychiatry Centre

If your child has been struggling with mental, emotional, or behavioural issues, you may be wondering about Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Services. These are services that run in areas around the UK to support children and young people with their mental health. Did you know? What is CAMHS?

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Oxford strengthens global mindfulness research with £1 million gift

Department of Psychiatry News

Shutterstock Generously contributed by Daria and Dmitri Bukhman of Bukhman Philanthropies, the gift will bolster Oxford’s pioneering research and help expand mindfulness-based cognitive therapy – an evidence-based approach that helps people recover from depression, enjoy mental health and flourish.

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The TikTokification of Mental Health on Campus

Mad in America

W ith all the recent coverage of the youth mental health crisis and the role of social media, little attention has been given to the way platforms like TikTok promote certain narratives about mental health—shifting not only the conversation but also the way mental health issues are actually experienced.