Is There a Relationship Between Mood and Diet?
Mar 8, 2018
Are we happier when we don’t eat sugar or gluten and should we all be gluten-free?
A game plan for prevention of antidepressant adverse effects. ©Kubais/Shutterstock
Metabolic Disorders
IBS and the Developing Microbiome
Mar 2, 2018
In this exclusive interview, Psyched! podcast hosts continue the conversation with a leading researcher on mind-gut connections.
The Mind-Gut Connection: What Is It and How Did It Evolve?
Feb 21, 2018
An expert talks about his interest in the mind’s relationship to the GI tract, some basics of what bacterial gut/brain communication is, and the evolutionary biology theories behind it.
Lifestyle, Personality, and Metabolic Changes in the Elderly
Feb 12, 2018
Three new studies on genetic risk factors and lifestyle; the transition from cognitive health to Alzheimer disease; and metabolic syndrome in depressed older adults.
Expert Q&A: Schizophrenia and Weight Gain
Sep 14, 2017
Schizophrenia and T2 DM risk; short-term weight gain with specific antipsychotics; interventions to reduce weight and/or metabolic abnormalities. . .answers here.
Metabolic Monitoring of Antipsychotic Medications: What Psychiatrists Need to Know
May 29, 2017
Because patients who have psychiatric illnesses typically receive less frequent medical care, psychiatrists must aim to ensure appropriate monitoring of metabolic parameters when antipsychotic medications are used.
The Wandering Woman: A Pituitary Tumor
May 18, 2017
How does a pituitary result in a psychiatric emergency? Read more clues to this clinical puzzle.
Treatment of Metabolic Risk Factors in Patients With Psychotic Disorders
May 4, 2017
Despite increasing awareness of the cardiovascular risks, adequate treatment of the metabolic syndrome remains a persistent challenge.
Impaired Glucose Homeostasis in First-Episode Schizophrenia
Mar 2, 2017
Recent findings suggest metabolic abnormalities may be independent of the effects of antipsychotics.
Adjunctive Metformin for Patients With Schizophrenia
Jan 5, 2017
A recent meta-analysis shows this agent is useful in the prevention and treatment of antipsychotic-induced weight gain.