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Exercise Helps Kids' Mood Disorders, Can Serve As Alternative To Meds, Review Finds

MONDAY, June 30, 2025 — Regular exercise can ease mood disorders in children and teens, offering an alternative to medications like antidepressants, a new evidence review has concluded. Both anxiety a...

Autoimmune Diseases Increase Risk Of Mood Disorders

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 — People living with an autoimmune disease are nearly twice as likely to suffer from mood problems like depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder, a new large-scale study says. ...

Federal Addiction And Mental Health Agency Faces Major Staff Cuts

THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 – A key federal agency responsible for addiction and mental health services is facing deep staff cuts. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...

Screen Time Tied to Manic Symptoms in Preteens

MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 – Screen time such as social media and video games may be associated prospectively with manic symptoms in early adolescence, according to a study published online Feb. 19 in...

Weight-Obsessed Teens Face Triple the Odds for Self-Harm

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 – Even if a teen is at a healthy weight, just thinking they are overweight can greatly raise their odds for self-harm, a new study finds. “What we found was that the p...

Lithium Linked to Risk for Thyroid Dysfunction, CKD in Bipolar Disorder

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 – Lithium is associated with an increased risk for thyroid dysfunction and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with incident bipolar disorder (BD), according to a study...

Antipsychotics at Doses >75 mg a Day Linked to Risk for Tardive Dyskinesia

FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 – Antipsychotics at doses >75 mg/day are associated with an increased risk for tardive dyskinesia (TD), according to a study recently published in the Journal of Clinical...

Need Some 'Alone Time'? It's Vital to Mental Health for Many

TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2024 – The hectic holidays play havoc on people’s nerves, not the least because they aren’t able to have any time to themselves. Nearly half (46%) of Americans say they don’t get the...

Fitbit Data Produce Accurate Mood Symptomatology Predictions

TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2024 – Machine learning shows good performance in detecting mood symptomatology in patients with bipolar disorder (BD) using Fitbit data, according to a study published online Oct....

Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death Elevated for Patients With Psychiatric Disorders

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 – Patients with psychiatric disorders have an increased rate of sudden cardiac death (SCD), according to a study published online Oct. 22 in Heart. Jasmin Mujkanovic, from...

Accelerated Intermittent Theta-Burst Stimulation Aids Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression

WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2024 – Accelerated intermittent theta-burst stimulation (aiTBS) is significantly more effective than sham stimulation for depressive symptom reduction in patients with...

New Type of Brain Stimulation Could Shorten Treatment Time for Bipolar Disorder

THURSDAY, July 11, 2024 – Powerful magnetic stimulation can help treat people with bipolar disorder, according to results from a small trial. The therapy, called accelerated intermittent theta burst...

Vanda Pharmaceuticals' Fanapt (iloperidone) Receives U.S. FDA Approval for the Acute Treatment of Bipolar I Disorder

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (Nasdaq: VNDA) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Fanapt (iloperidone) tablets...

FDA Approves Abilify Asimtufii (aripiprazole) for the Treatment of Schizophrenia or Maintenance Monotherapy Treatment of Bipolar I Disorder in Adults

April 28, 2023 – Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Otsuka) and Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals LLC (Lundbeck) announce the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the New Drug Application (NDA)...

FDA Approves Rykindo (risperidone) Extended-Release Injectable Suspension for the Treatment of Schizophrenia and Bipolar 1 Disorder

PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Luye Pharma Group (Luye Pharma), an international pharmaceutical company dedicated to the R&D, manufacturing and sale of innovative medications, today ...

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