Top psych stories of April: COVID-19 psychiatric morbidity, omega-3 for aging and more

Healio Psychiatry has compiled a list of its five most-viewed stories in April.

A study on the role of omega-3 supplementation in reducing stress-related accelerated aging, research into psychiatric morbidity among COVID-19 patients and findings on increased risk for suicide among U.S. nurses were some of the most-read stories on Healio Psychiatry for the month.

Omega-3 supplementation may slow stress-related accelerated aging

Omega-3 supplementation may slow accelerated aging by altering the body’s response during and after a stressful event, according to study results published in Molecular Psychiatry. Read more.

Many COVID-19 patients have psychiatric morbidity within 6 months of infection

A significant proportion of patients who had COVID-19 experienced neurological and psychiatric morbidity in the 6 months following infection, according to results of a retrospective cohort study published in The Lancet Psychiatry. Read more.

Nurses at significantly increased suicide risk compared with general U.S. population

Nurses in the United States had a significantly increased risk for suicide compared with the general population, according to results of a retrospective cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry. Read more.

FDA issues complete response letter for pimavanserin for dementia-related psychosis

Acadia Pharmaceuticals has received a complete response letter from the FDA stating that the administration cannot approve a supplemental new drug application for pimavanserin. Read more.

Maternal anxiety, depression may increase offspring risk for behavioral disorders

Adolescents whose mothers had anxiety or depressive symptoms were at increased risk for conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder symptoms at age 17 years, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research. Read more.