Adding the Alzheimer drug memantine (Namenda, Allergan) to treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor may improve depressive symptoms, executive function, and other outcomes in older patients with both depression and cognitive complaints, new research suggests. The findings were presented at the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) 2019. In a [...]
By Sofia Medrano, Amal Abdel-Baki, Emmanuel Stip, and Stéphane Potvin Abstract Poor adherence to antipsychotics, which affects outcome, is frequent in first episode psy- chosis (FEP). Most randomized studies demonstrate no superiority of long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAI-AP) over oral antipsychotics (OAP). However, participants in these stud- ies represent a minority of patients [...]
By Marcela Almeida and Heather Burrell-Ward To the editor, We read with great interest the article by S. Thippaiah and colleagues in a recent issue of the journal. The authors reported the interesting case of a 19-year-old woman who presented with cyclical changes in mood and behavior, alternating between depression and [...]
By Sereen Rose Thomson, Navin Patil, Balaji Ommurugan, and Rajesh Krishna Bhandary Abstract Schizophrenia treatment needs to cover several psychological interventions and pharmacological treatment for stabilizing the disease course and decreasing relapses. Sexual side effects are a major hindrance to patients and lead to decreased adherence to therapy and reduced quality of life. Recently, [...]
By Johan Y. Cohen and Amélie Guilbault Abstract Due to the stringent regulatory environment for therapeutics, common side-effects of drugs in the general population are largely well-documented. This is however less the case with certain patient subgroups who may exhibit significant adverse responses to therapeutics that are otherwise well-tolerated. We [...]
By Jacquelin Peck, MD, and Omar Viswanath, MD ABSTRACT Optimal management of chronic pain is complex and often daunting. In the pediatric and adolescent population, care-givers face additional biases in the face of youth and perceived states of health, which compounds this challenge and frequently leads to dismissal or under-treatment of [...]