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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. Healthcare professionals should monitor weight and growth in young patients on these medications and consider alternative treatments if adverse effects occur.

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Member Spotlight: 2025 Spence Awardee Gemma Sharp on the Prospects of Eating Disorder Research

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

Professor and 2025 APS Janet Taylor Spence Award recipient Gemma Sharp leads the Body Image & Eating Disorders Research Program at The University of Queensland. Your research focuses on the factors leading to body-image concerns and eating disorders, as well as interventions for both.

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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.” Author(s): Joseph F. Goldberg, MD , Stephen M. Stahl, MD, PhD, DSc (Hon) Now more than ever, capturing and scaling the ingredients that make for compelling and impactful teaching for trainees is vital to our future.

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The Psychiatric Pipeline in Review: Quarter 2, 2025

Psychiatric Times

Learn more in this exclusive article. Together, they will aim to bring innovative mental health treatments to patients in need. Participants include 30 young adults diagnosed with BPD and 20 young adults with no mental health diagnosis, who are observed using EEG and behavioral assessments to gather objective data.

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Day # 149: Other Eating Disorders (Avoidant/Restrictive, Rumination, & Pica)

Bullet Psych

Today we will continue our current theme of eating disorders as we discuss three less well known eating disorders: Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, Rumination Disorder, and Pica. Not attributable to a concurrent medical/mental condition. No evidence of a disturbance in body image.

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

Psychiatric Times

This article explores how different generations approach psychiatric training, the benefits and challenges technology introduces, and the leadership implications of these changes. As the newest cohort in psychiatric training, they are digital natives, accustomed to rapid information retrieval, online simulations, and mental health apps.

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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.