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sNDA Submitted: Lumateperone for the Prevention of Relapse in Schizophrenia

Psychiatric Times

The safety profile of Caplyta remains consistent, with headache as the most common adverse event. An sNDA for Caplyta as adjunctive therapy in major depressive disorder is under FDA review, showing robust efficacy in phase 3 studies. Caplyta’s safety profile was consistent with the existing body of clinical data.

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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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Tardive Dyskinesia: Treat Functional Impairment, Not the AIMS Score

Psychiatric Times

of patients who were prescribed antipsychotics for their psychiatric illness and had evidence of tardive dyskinesia (TD) had TD recorded properly in their electronic health records, supporting the idea that TD is often underreported and misdiagnosed and, therefore, not treated appropriately.

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TSND-201 Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation From FDA for PTSD

Psychiatric Times

The treatment demonstrated a favorable safety profile, with most adverse events being transient and resolving on the same day. Most of the reported adverse events were transient and occurred on the day that the participant received the dose, and most events resolved that same day.

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How Do Psychiatry Residents Learn Psychopharmacology?

Psychiatric Times

If one wishes to understand an idea such as neuroplasticity, or the logistics of synaptic transmission, or the ramifications of an event like enzyme inhibition or competitive receptor binding, it helps to explain in concrete terms the jobs of key players in a given system. First, let’s differentiate conceptual from sheer factual content.

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Healing from Within: Trauma Therapy for Women Who’ve Been Told They’re ‘Too Sensitive’

Lightwork

The Impact of Trauma on Women’s Mental Health Women experience and process trauma differently than men, with distinct neurobiological and psychological responses. This is supported by research, which indicates that women’s brains respond differently to traumatic experiences, leading to various long-term health issues.

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Transformation 2.0: The GLP-1 RAs as Psychiatric Medications?

Psychiatric Times

McIntyre, MD, FRCPC Key Takeaways Incretin-based treatments, especially GLP-1 RAs, may address comorbidities in mental disorders and have direct CNS effects, potentially modifying disease progression. The GLP-1 RAs as Psychiatric Medications? The GLP-1 RAs as Psychiatric Medications? The GLP-1 RAs as Psychiatric Medications?