Mood Disorders News

Stigma has a major impact on mental health and quality of life for pediatric patients with chronic skin diseases, according to a study.

DENVER — For those experiencing chronic migraine, the presence of self-reported psychiatric conditions did not affect the effectiveness of eptinezumab, according to a poster at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

Some antipsychotics other than olanzapine lowered the risk for hospitalization due to psychotic relapse among individuals with first-episode psychosis and co-occurring cannabis use disorder, according to a study in Schizophrenia Bulletin.

A large proportion of adolescent patients treated with isotretinoin for acne had a history of a psychiatric diagnosis, but most were not diagnosed with additional psychiatric diagnoses or symptoms during treatment, according to a study.

The long-term adjudicated suicidal ideation and behavior rate in patients with psoriasis treated with bimekizumab was low and within general psoriasis population ranges, according to a study.

While psychedelic use may be associated with fewer psychotic symptoms among adolescents, the link between psychedelics and manic symptoms appears to be associated with genetic vulnerability to schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, data show.

Individuals with mania who were admitted to an acute care psychiatric unit saw greater sleep improvement than patients with major depressive disorder, according to a study.

It was just another day at school when sophomore Cole Villaflor and his classmates were asked to write on-demand essays in class. As he approached this seemingly easy assignment, his hands began to sweat, dampening the page.

Clinical outcomes of commonly used antidepressants varied among older adults compared with sertraline, according to real-world study results conducted in Denmark and published in The American Journal of Psychiatry.

The American Psychiatric Association has selected Marketa Wills, MD, MBA, as its new CEO and medical director, effective June 1.