Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

John M. Kane, MD, and Erin Crown, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry, provide closing thoughts on improving schizophrenia care in the future, highlighting the importance of personalizing treatment, shared decision-making, treatment recommendations, and keeping patients engaged.

Here’s a look at our recent coverage of these disorders in honor of Mother’s Day 2024.

Gone in a puff of smoke? Researchers investigated the effectiveness of antipsychotics in reducing the risk of hospitalization in patients with first-episode psychosis and co-occurring CUD.

TEV-‘749, an investigational once-monthly subcutaneous long-acting injection of the 2nd generation antipsychotic olanzapine, sees positive phase 3 results.

A comprehensive discussion on new treatment options for patients with schizophrenia, highlighting the potential for earlier intervention to optimize treatment outcomes.

Here are highlights from the fourth day of this year’s APA Annual Meeting.

The extension trial aims to address the cognitive impairment often observed in schizophrenia.

Jonathan M. Meyer, MD, sat down with Psychiatric Times' Editor-in-Chief at the 2024 APA Annual Meeting.

For the past 7 decades, there has only been 1 mechanism of action for schizophrenia treatment. Christoph Correll, MD, talks new options and cognitive impairment at the 2024 APA Annual Meeting.

This 2024 APA Annual Meeting poster estimated the prevalence of tardive dyskinesia in antipsychotic users in the US, and found rates ranging from 94.1-127.4 per 1000 antipsychotic users.

What makes this treatment option unique?

This interactive installation begs the question, “What is the truth of life with schizophrenia?”

The chief scientific officer and medical director of Segal Trials shares more on KarXT, a first in class for muscarinic agonists, and what he's excited about at the upcoming 2024 APA Annual Meeting.

Erin Crown, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry, and John M. Kane, MD, discuss awareness among physicians of the concept of cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia and detail unmet needs, including the lack of approved therapies, measurement tools, and access to cognitive remediation.

The new formulation was approved to help patients with tardive dyskinesia who have trouble swallowing.

The addition of 30 mg of evenamide to patients’ current antipsychotic medication was associated with a highly statistically significant reduction in the PANSS Total Score.

Here are some updates from the world of psychiatry throughout the month of April.

Two experts in the management of schizophrenia provide further insights on the disease pathophysiology, highlight the inflammatory impact on dendritic spines, and explore treatment considerations for this condition.

Here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

Compared with divided dosing, patients with once-daily dosing had shorter illness duration and better clinical outcomes.

Erin Crown, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry, and John M. Kane, MD, provide clinical insights on the treatment of the three symptom domains of schizophrenia, highlighting their manifestations and treatments, including iclepertin.

Researchers investigated the effects of this supplementation on cognitive function and disease severity in schizophrenia. Here’s what they found.

Learn more about the latest data on KarXT, which is posed to be the first new pharmacological treatment for schizophrenia.