According to the American Psychiatric Association's annual poll, 70% of adults in the United States report feeling anxious or extremely anxious about their own and their family's safety. This number is 6% higher than in the past two years, although lower than during the early stages of the pandemic in [...]
Three members of a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee are explaining why they do not support approval of the drug aducanumab (Biogen, Eisai) for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). G. Caleb Alexander, MD, Scott Emerson, MD, PhD, and Aaron Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH, all serve on the [...]
An investigational, orally dissolving film formulation of dexmedetomidine (BXCL501, BioXcel Therapeutics) may offer rapid relief from acute agitation related to schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (BD), results of two phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled trials show. Dr Leslie Citrome For both disorders, BXCL501 showed "superiority over placebo" by meeting the primary endpoint of reduction of agitation as [...]
Study Shows Continued Use of Certain Antipsychotics During Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Gestational Diabetes New York, NY. Women who take certain antipsychotic medications and continue the use of these medications through pregnancy may be at increased risk for gestational diabetes, according to new research published online today by the American Journal of [...]
From Depths of Addiction to Triumph of Recovery: ABC Journalist Shares Story of Strength and Inspiration Elizabeth Vargas , who delivered the 2017 William C. Menninger Memorial Award Lecture Monday evening, has traveled the world covering breaking news stories, reporting on in-depth investigations, and conducting interviews with high-profile newsmakers. She’s [...]
SAN DIEGO, May 22, 2017 – Many Americans have been directly touched by the opioid crisis — more than a quarter of Americans and more than a third of millennials, report knowing someone who has been addicted to opioids or prescription painkillers. More than two-thirds of Americans, 69 percent, [...]
Americans Favor Treatment, Not Enforcement, to Address Opioid Crisis; Many Americans Believe Access to Illegal Opioids and Painkillers is Easy; One in Five Millennials Think it’s OK to Share Prescription Medicine SAN DIEGO, May 22, 2017 – Many Americans have been directly touched by the opioid crisis -- more [...]
SAN DIEGO, May 20, 2017 – Adolescents who were highly exposed to natural and environmental disasters show higher levels of alcohol misuse and emotional trauma than their peers, according to new research presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in San Diego. The findings indicate the [...]
Saturday, May 14, 2016. APA Meeting, Atlanta GA. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) released the third edition of the Practice Guidelines for the Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults. While this latest edition represents the first full practice guideline published by APA in five years, these guidelines are seminal in that they [...]