Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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.

What is new in research on schizophrenia?

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

From the relationship between glucose fluctuations and cognition in patients with type 1 diabetes to augmentation strategies for treatment-resistant depression, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

The trial aims to investigate the positive, negative, and cognitive domains of schizophrenia.

From mild cognitive impairment and serotonin system degeneration to an update on pimavanserin for negative symptoms of schizophrenia, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

More than a gut feeling? Researchers investigated associations between the gut microbiome and treatment resistance in schizophrenia.

Pimavanserin failed to achieve the primary efficacy endpoint of control of negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia in the ADVANCE-2 trial. Acadia Pharmaceuticals will not pursue further research.

Check out this case study to learn more about how viral infections might play a role in triggering psychotic disorders.

From personality disorders and common comorbidities to the effects of abortion bans on mental health, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

What is new in research on ADHD?

The CRL cited several areas for clinical improvement necessary for future approval of the treatment.

Agitation, possibly leading to aggression, is a major issue in emergency centers. Explore a case of agitation in the emergency department.

What is new in research on schizophrenia?

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

To divide or not to divide? Researchers compared clinical features, side effects, and blood levels between once daily versus divided clozapine dosing regimens.

The experts weighed in on a wide variety of psychiatric issues for the January 2024 issue of Psychiatric Times.