Schizophrenia News

Olanzapine/samidorphan combination treatment reduced weight gain across several subgroups of individuals at increased risk for weight gain with olanzapine, according to results of a subgroup analysis.

Higher polygenic liability for major depression was linked to increased risk for recurrent depressive episodes, according to results of a population-based cohort study in a research letter published in JAMA Psychiatry.

While the prevalence of chronic kidney disease is higher in patients with severe mental illness compared with the general population, limited research has made it difficult for staff to detect key markers of mental illness, a speaker said.

Widespread subtle, lower cortical thickness measures were associated with clinical high risk for psychosis, according to results of a working-group mega-analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry.

The early portion of the COVID-19 pandemic led to ‘dramatic changes’ in psychiatric care, which were primarily linked to the rapid transition to telehealth care, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Structural racism in the United States has had a significant effect on psychosis risk at the individual and neighborhood levels, according to results of a review paper published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Rapid screening tools for psychotic disorders available in the DSM-5 had potential clinical utility, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Adults with severe mental illness and diabetes need more intensive interventions and greater support to overcome barriers to diabetes self-management, according to a study published in Diabetic Medicine.

Family genetic risk scores showed clear separations between major affective and psychotic disorders and were linked to early age at onset and high rates of recurrence, according to results of a Swedish cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Lower brain glutamate levels were linked to antipsychotic exposure rather than to greater age-related decline in people with schizophrenia, according to results of a mega-analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry.