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Similarly, because patients with bipolardisorder often self-medicate, looking for a family history of substance abuse can be helpful. “iI's Our options are more limited when it comes to bipolar depression, and we do have some agents that are FDA approved specifically for bipolar depression.” References 1.
3 References 1. According to a national survey, an estimated 7 million (11.4%) US children aged 3-17 years have ever been diagnosed with ADHD and approximately half of children with ADHD (53.6%) received ADHD medication. FDA Drug Safety Communication. June 30, 2025.
References NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Related Videos Related Content Advertisement June 17th 2025 ADHD With BipolarDisorder: Genetics, Diagnosis, and New Thinking on Treatment David N. 1 Follow PsychiatricTimes.com for more breaking news as well as expert clinical commentary. Press release. June 23, 2025. Subscribe Now!
An sNDA for Caplyta as an adjunctive treatment for adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) is also currently under FDA review, submitted back in December 2024. References 1. points (effect size 0.61) in study 501 and 4.5 points (effect size 0.56) vs placebo in study 502. Supplemental new drug application submitted to U.S.
References 1. After the FDA rejection of Lykos Therapeutics’ midomafetamine (MDMA)-assisted psychotherapy tempered excitement for psychedelic therapeutics, 2 this positive data could generate new momentum. News release. June 23, 2025.
She has been on an antipsychotic medication to treat her bipolardisorder for 10 years, resulting in stability of mood symptoms that were previously poorly controlled. References 1. How can this be? Let’s review a few case examples. Case 1 “Ms Robbins” is 49 years old and works as a bank teller. BMC Psychiatry. 2025;25(1):407.
258) – patients referred to see psychiatrists are generally less healthy, more likely to have chronicity, less likely to adhere to treatment, more likely to have a substance use disorder, and more likely to have medical and psychiatric comorbidity. The number of times a person volunteers for clinical research can be an issue.
Soon after, in 1932, Jean La Barre coined the word incretin to refer to a ligand that stimulates the endocrine pancreas. References 1. In the late 1800s, Ivan Pavlov, MD, hypothesized that pancreatic secretions in response to an environmental stimulus were mediated by the enteric nervous system. 2025;95:102118. Bayliss WM, Starling EH.
References 1. 3 Unfortunately, approval at the time was not granted. Transcend Therapeutics Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation for TSND-201 (methylone) for the Treatment of PTSD. Press release. Jul 10, 2025. Accessed July 10, 2025.
References 1. Dr Stahl is an internationally recognized clinician, researcher and teacher in psychiatry with subspecialty expertise in psychopharmacology. He is currently a professor at the University of California, San Diego, and serves as Honorary Fellow in psychiatry department at the University of Cambridge. Stahl SM, Davis RL.
References 1. Visualizing Novel Therapeutic Targets for Patients with Major Depressive Disorder. After hitting roadblocks and not seeing improvement, Elpidio told attendees these agents helped her feel like “I’m really doing my job.” For more coverage of the Southern California Meeting, visit PsychiatricTimes.com.
References 1. Our world is so instant, and [it is important] to be able to take this time to be with self, be with baby, and just to take that time to enjoy this incredible experience of creating life.” Additional conference coverage can be found at PsychiatricTimes.com. Kuntz L.
Gazzellone, MD, FRCPC Over the past 30 years, the structured definition of medical disease has largely centered on the HDA developed by Jerome Wakefield for mental disorders in 1992. 7 According to the HDA, only dysfunctions that cause significant harm are considered disorders.
In the biomedical model, this typically refers to constructs labeled as schizophrenia, bipolardisorder, severe major depression, or personalitydisorders, etc. This can disrupt ones sense of self-integration and/or provoke profound inner torment, which may or may not interfere with major life activities.
For example, Robinson points out that US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) categories for pregnancy were phased out around 10 years ago, but are still referred to frequently in practice. References 1. Pregnancy and lactation labeling final rule. Accessed July 1, 2025. Yue M, Kus L, Katta S, et al. J Clin Pharmacol.
Generally, it refers to compensating for some sort of failure or falling short. Reference 1. There are some psychiatric organizations that use “Redemption” in their names. There is an article about redeeming diagnosis, 1 but not much more that I know of. So that begs the question: What is redemption? 2013:381(9863): 343-5.
A 1989 publication by psychiatry icons Gelenberg et al 8 convincingly demonstrated that for maintenance treatment of patients with bipolardisorder with a serum lithium concentration of 0.4 mmol/L, there was a 2.6 times greater relapse risk than patients with a serum lithium concentration of 0.8
After a tumultuous episode of a hasty suicide attempt, I was promptly referred to a clinical psychology professor at a university in my hometown, who happened to be the senior alumnus of my former therapist. He chuckled and retorted, “You think you have borderline personalitydisorder? What makes you think that?”
By definition, technology refers to the application of scientific knowledge to practical purposes, particularly in industry. References 1. When discussing intergenerational gaps, a key question that arises is: Why is technology always at the center of the conversation? Torous J, Bucci S, Bell IH, et al. World Psychiatry.
References 1. Managing agitation effectively can improve quality of life and delay transitions to more restrictive care settings. The longer we can keep patients at home, surrounded with their family members, the better.” Managing Agitation in Dementia.
methamphetamine, ecstasy), depression, anxiety, bipolardisorder, obstructive sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, etc.). These individuals are commonly referred to as night owls. Also associated with depression, anxiety, bipolardisorder, personalitydisorder, somatic symptom disorder, and illness anxiety disorder.
Veterans with a dual diagnosis of SUDs and PTSD have a greater risk of having additional co-occurring disorders. These disorders can be both medical and psychiatric. This is the case for veterans with co-occurring disorders as well. Drug or alcohol use was involved in around 30% of suicides in the Army.
References 1. Prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus, impaired fasting glucose, general obesity, and abdominal obesity in patients with bipolardisorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Affect Disord. BipolarDisord. The GLP-1 RAs as Psychiatric Medications? The GLP-1 RAs as Psychiatric Medications?
References 1. Dr Williams is recognized for her contributions to medical education and her dedication to patient care. She currently serves as the department's associate clerkship director and department lead elective officer. Understanding and addressing microaggressions in medicine. Dermatol Clin. 2023;41(2):291-297.
The symptom(s) cannot be better accounted for by another mental disorder, including depressive or bipolardisorder with psychotic features, and cannot be attributed to the physiological effects of substances or other medical conditions.
References 1. Dr Albright is an adult, adolescent, and addiction psychiatrist and owner of Sweetgrass Psychiatry in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, as well as an emergency medicine psychiatrist with the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. Medication-induced sexual dysfunction. National Alliance on Mental Illness. Jain S, Jain R.
million Americans suffer from simultaneous mental health disorders and substance use disorders, clinically referred to as a dual diagnosis , highlighting the interconnected nature and urgency of these conditions [2]. A dual diagnosis refers to the co-occurrence of addiction and a mental health disorder.
These are overlapping terms that refer to any method assisting death in some sort of recognized medial context. Generally, suicide refers to a lone act of an isolated individual, not only without medical support, but with clinicians doing whatever they can to stop the suicide if they become involved—that is, the death. Euthanasia.
Last year, it was special for the “Say Hey Kid,” referring to the great baseball early Black star, Willie Mays, who died the day before. References 1. He serves on the Editorial Board of Psychiatric Times. Americans need transformative talks on race. Juneteenth is the space for that. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. June 3, 2025.
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Ever since 1970 s when the treatment was invented it has shown more or less evidence for several conditions such as eating disorders (Murphy, Straebler, Basden, Cooper, & Fairburn, 2012), bipolardisorders (Swartz, Frank, & Frankel, 2008), PTSD (Markowitz et al., 2015) and borderline personalitydisorder (A.
Notably, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) statement on these cuts refers to “LGB+ youth services,” 1 excluding the T, Q, and + typical of this acronym, thereby specifically excluding transgender youth and the full spectrum of sexualities. 1 References 1. This is devastating, to say the least.
1 One term used for now is “shock exhaustion,” which refers to an ongoing series of crises and traumas. Reference 1. The article, “The Beautiful Danger of Normal Life During an Autocratic Rise” in the June 9 New York Times discussed the human tendency and ability to try to maintain a normal life in the time of a serious crisis.
gustavofrazao/AdobeStock PSYCHIATRIC VIEWS ON THE DAILY NEWS Parts 1 and 2 of the columns considering redemption in psychiatry have found that redemption can seem to apply beyond its usual well-known references in most all religions. To say that in the opposite way, redemption can refer to failure or falling short of all kinds of values.
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