Mood Disorders News

SAN DIEGO — Data showing long-term efficacy and pharmacokinetic profile of Ingrezza capsules, recently approved by the FDA for treatment of tardive dyskinesia, was presented at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.

SAN DIEGO — Psychiatrists for too long have had a “desire to not be aware of the problem” of tardive dyskinesia, according a psychiatrist presenting at an industry press conference.

SAN DIEGO — In this video, James L. Kennedy, MD, of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, discusses the use of genetic factors to predict risk for tardive dyskinesia, a common side effect of psychiatric medications.

Pharmadax Inc. recently announced that the FDA approved a generic version of Seroquel XR tablets for schizophrenia and specific symptoms in bipolar disorder and depression.

Low-income children with chronic conditions and their families could experience drastic cost increases for health care — as much as $233 to $2,472 in annual expenditures, depending on income levels and individual needs — if the Children’s Health Insurance Program is not renewed and the families are switched to Marketplace health insurance plans.

Depression Awareness Week, which runs from May 7 to 13, provides the opportunity to revisit some of the most popular depression research thus far in 2017.

The University of North Carolina recently launched a version of PPD ACTTM, a mobile app-based study of postpartum depression, for Android operating systems.

The FDA recently granted 510k clearance to market MagVita TMS therapy, a repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation system, for treatment of depression.

Youth who screened positive for ADHD, conduct problems, violence and aggression were more likely to report increased access to firearms, according to data presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

Common expressions of teen angst may indicate the need for further evaluation for depression among adolescents, according to findings presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.