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National survey shows most US adults don’t know AUD medications exist, and safety concerns plus racial disparities shape hesitation toward treatment.

GLP-1 drugs may quiet cravings by reshaping brain reward and satiety signals, reducing food-seeking drive and binge-like eating, while long-term effects remain unclear.

Breakthrough Alzheimer updates: UK adaptive platform trial tests repurposed drugs, new phase 2/3 therapies advance, and sleep disruption emerges as a treatable risk factor.

Behind the scenes at a psychiatry conference, Gus Alva, MD, DFAPA, and Erin Crown share practical insights on burnout, industry, and emerging treatments—turning continuing education into better patient outcomes.

Phase 2 trial shows daridorexant boosts pediatric insomnia sleep time up to 50 minutes, including ADHD/ASD patients, with strong safety and phase 3 plans.

New automated connectomics maps synapses across circuits, revealing how inhibitory neuron subtypes shape decision-making and may explain circuit dysfunction in psychiatric disorders.

FDA aligns with Cognition on a phase 3 zervimesine trial for Lewy body dementia, testing 100 mg daily for 9 months to target hallucinations.

Sleep disruption fuels Alzheimer risk via apnea, fragmentation, and inflammation; improving consolidated sleep, medication review, and sleep-specialist teamwork may protect cognition.

UK AD-SMART platform trial speeds Alzheimer disease treatment discovery by testing multiple repurposed drugs at once across NHS sites, aiming to protect memory and quality of life.

The evidence points toward an overall protective effect in adult cohorts and no increase in completed suicide in younger populations.

A psychiatry resident and APA Diversity Leadership Fellow explains how social history, open talk about stigma, and bilingual videos can widen access to care.

Phase 2 data show RAP-219 eases acute bipolar mania with significant YMRS gains and encouraging tolerability, setting the stage for FDA talks and phase 3 plans.

Explore evolving ethical challenges of long-acting injectable antipsychotics, weighing relapse prevention against coercion, stigma, incentives, and racial equity in clinical practice.