Mood Disorders News

Sunovion and Otsuka announced the first patient has been randomly assigned in their phase 3 clinical study of non-racemic amisulpride for treating major depressive episodes linked to bipolar I disorder.

Researchers identified variables reported as significant in three or more randomized clinical trials with respect to adolescent depression outcomes, according to results of a scoping review published in JAMA Network Open.

Psychedelic therapy appeared associated with large acute and sustained reductions in suicidality, according to results of a meta-analysis published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation can be an effective treatment for suicidal ideation in patients with treatment-resistant depression, according to a meta-analysis published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Healio’s most-viewed psychiatry stories in January highlight the global burden of mental disorders on health, a survey that provides insights into Americans’ support of psychedelics and a regulatory development for Rexulti.

Adults with CVD, diabetes or chronic respiratory diseases and comorbid psychiatric conditions are at “substantially” increased risk for premature death or death by suicide compared with adults without psychiatric comorbidities, data show.

A family integrated care model appeared to decrease paternal stress at discharge and increase fathers’ involvement in newborn care vs. standard neonatal care, according to a prospective cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Rates for suicide and mortality were elevated for patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder regardless of timing for diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, according to a longitudinal study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Two-thirds of Americans with treatment-resistant anxiety, depression or PTSD believe that psychedelics should be made available for therapeutic means, according to U.S. adults who took part in a survey conducted by The Harris Poll.

Likelihood of inheritance for hypomania, which may lead to bipolar disorder or other mental illnesses, is greater in male twins than in female twins, according to a Swedish cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.