Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders
From the Journals
COVID-19 mortality risk factors: An unexpected finding
“Once [patients with severe psychiatric illness] have the infection, they are more prone to worse outcomes,” said Dr. Antonio L. Teixeira.
FDA/CDC
FDA puts clozapine REMS requirements on temporary hold
“We encourage pharmacists and prescribers to continue working with the clozapine REMS to complete certification and patient enrollment,” the FDA...
From the Journals
Transdermal patches ease extrapyramidal symptoms in schizophrenia
Schizophrenia patients who switched from blonanserin tablets to patches showed significant reduction in extrapyramidal symptoms but not in use of...
Hard Talk
Britney Spears – Reflections on conservatorship
Regardless of whether psychiatry attempts to stay out of such affairs publicly, our field remains intimately involved in the process itself.
FDA/CDC
FDA stands firm on deadline for clozapine REMS recertification
Prescribers and pharmacies who fail to be certified by Nov. 15 will no longer be able to prescribe/dispense the drug.
Commentary
Aaron Beck: An appreciation
Dr. Beck made cognitive restructuring come to life, said Dr. Nassir Ghaemi.
From the Journals
City or country life? Genetic risk for mental illness may decide
“It’s not as simple as saying that urban environment is responsible for schizophrenia and everyone should move out of urban environments and they...
Conference Coverage
FDA not recognizing efficacy of psychopharmacologic therapies
If this reorientation is going to lead to the broad indications the newer drugs likely deserve, “we have to move the FDA along,” said Dr. Stephen...
From the Journals
Open notes: Big benefits, few harms in psychiatry, experts say
The panel also agreed that blocking mental health notes could lead to greater harms, including increased feelings of stigmatization.
Case-Based Review
Calcineurin inhibitor–induced psychosis
Mrs. C, age 68, is experiencing worsening paranoid delusions. She believes that because she lied about her income when she was younger, the FBI...
From the Journals
Sleep problems in mental illness highly pervasive
“This suggests there may need to be even more of an emphasis on sleep in these patients than there already is,” said Dr. Michael Wainberg.