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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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The Psychiatric Pipeline in Review: Quarter 2, 2025

Psychiatric Times

Together, they will aim to bring innovative mental health treatments to patients in need.

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FDA Advisory Committee Votes Against Recommending Brexpiprazole Plus Sertraline for PTSD

Psychiatric Times

The age group of 39-50 has the highest prevalence, and women are 2 times more likely to have PTSD. Additionally, 86% of the US population with PTSD is civilian, not military—despite popular belief.

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ADHD Treatment Options

Psychiatric Times

Overview of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder EP: 2. ADHD in Elementary School Age Child: Patient Case 1 EP: 3. ADHD Diagnosis Criteria EP: 4. Challenges in Diagnosing ADHD EP: 5. Impact of ADHD on Patient’s Quality of Life EP: 6. Risk Factors for ADHD EP: 7.

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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?

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Nonstimulant Therapies for ADHD

Psychiatric Times

Overview of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder EP: 2. ADHD in Elementary School Age Child: Patient Case 1 EP: 3. ADHD Diagnosis Criteria EP: 4. Challenges in Diagnosing ADHD EP: 5. Impact of ADHD on Patient’s Quality of Life EP: 6. Risk Factors for ADHD EP: 7.

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The Cat Is Out of the Bag

Mad in America

W hen I first saw Laura Delano’s story was being published by Penguin, a major publisher, I knew that we were on the brink of change by way of the public narrative around mental health in the west. Like Laura, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age seventeen.