Alkermes launches a phase 2 trial of oral orexin-2 agonist ALKS 7290 to boost antidepressant response in major depressive disorder, assessing safety and symptom relief.

Psychedelic trials often exclude real-world comorbidities; clinicians must weigh blinding limits, dosing durability, support needs, safety risks, and uneven system readiness.

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.

When an antidepressant seems to stop working, the patient’s deterioration is real. The explanation may be less certain.

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

Antipsychotic levels clarify adherence, guide dose escalation up to a point of futility, and offer more than pharmacogenetic testing, says Jonathan Meyer, MD.

How to interpret antipsychotic drug levels in schizophrenia: when labs mislead, when levels help adherence and toxicity checks, and why serial monitoring matters.

GLP-1 drugs enter psychiatry, curbing antipsychotic weight gain while raising new questions about addiction, mood, eating disorders, and culture.