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Long-Acting Injected Antipsychotics Help People With Schizophrenia Stay Out of Hospital

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 2024 – For people with schizophrenia hospitalized after a psychotic episode, getting a long-acting antipsychotic injection works far better than pills to keep them from returning...

Patients Taking Psychiatric Meds Often Gain Weight. Scientists May Now Know Why

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 – Weight gain has long been an unwanted side effect of medicines commonly used to treat psychiatric conditions such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.  Some patients may ...

ED Visits for Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Up After Pandemic Onset

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27, 2023 – The number of emergency department visits for schizophrenia spectrum disorders increased after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online...

Many Americans Are Resolving to Boost Their Mental Health in 2024

 TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 – Three-quarters of Americans plan to start the New Year with a resolution to be more healthy, including 28% who want to focus on improving their mental health, a new survey ...

Illnesses in Childhood May Raise Odds of Childlessness Later

TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 – Remaining childless throughout adult life might be tied, in some cases, to illnesses experienced in childhood, new research suggests. Childlessness isn't just about...

Brain Stimulation Can Improve Prospective Memory in Schizophrenia

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 – For patients with schizophrenia, bilateral high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can improve event-based prospective memory (EBPM), according...

Racial Disparities Seen in Unmet Treatment Needs for Pediatric Mental Health

TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – For children with mental health conditions, there are racial and ethnic disparities in unmet treatment needs, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in Pediatrics....

Psychiatric Comorbidity Increases Risk for Schizophrenia With ADHD

THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – The presence of psychiatric comorbidity in young patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with a higher risk for being diagnosed with...

Social Media Use Tied to Higher Health Risk Behavior in Teens

THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – Social media use is associated with adverse health risk behaviors in young people, according to a review published online Nov. 29 in The BMJ. Amrit Kaur Purba, Ph.D., from ...

Internet Poses No Threat to Mental Health, Major Study Finds

TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – It might seem that surfing the web could cause a person’s mental health to suffer, but a landmark new study has concluded that internet use poses no major threat to people’s ...

Light at Night Tied to Higher Risk for Mental Health Disorders

TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – Avoiding light at night and seeking natural light during the day may be an effective way to improve mental health, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in Nature ...

People With Severe Mental Illness Experienced Increased COVID-19 Mortality

TUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2023 – People living with severe mental illness (SMI) experienced substantial inequalities in mortality outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in the...

Neuromelanin-Sensitive MRI Linked to Psychosis Severity in Schizophrenia

MONDAY, Nov. 20, 2023 – Neuromelanin-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging (NM-MRI) contrast is associated with psychosis severity in antipsychotic-free patients with schizophrenia, according to a...

New Treatment Modality May Reduce Obesity in Schizophrenia Patients

FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 – In individuals with schizophrenia, accelerated continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) seems promising for treating obesity, according to a study published online Oct. 31...

ED Visit for Substance Use With Psychosis Increases Risk for Schizophrenia Diagnosis

THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 – Emergency department visits for substance use are associated with an increased risk for developing a schizophrenia spectrum disorder, according to a brief report published...

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