Postpartum Depression and Psychosis in Psychiatric Times

Ketamine or esketamine during C-section anesthesia lowers early postpartum depression symptom scores in trials, hinting at a new prevention approach under study.

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

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.

Learn how clinicians tailor antidepressants by diagnosis, symptoms, adverse effects, and next-step strategies for treatment-resistant depression.

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

Explore major depression subtypes—from melancholic to inflammatory—and how they shape symptoms, biology, and treatment choices for better outcomes.

Therapeutic drug monitoring takes guesswork out of antipsychotic care—spotting nonadherence, guiding dose targets, and defining response thresholds and the “point of futility” in schizophrenia.