Schizophrenia News

The American Psychiatric Association has released a new evidence-based practice guideline for treating patients with schizophrenia, according to an organization press release.

Anhedonia severity differed across various disorders, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open.

Aripiprazole lauroxil offered safe and clinically significant symptom improvement for patients with schizophrenia, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

A combination of olanzapine and samidorphan was well-tolerated and linked to less weight gain and smaller increases in waist circumference vs. olanzapine alone, according to study results published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Exposure to stressful life events during adulthood was linked to poorer health, especially among those with high environmental liability for schizophrenia, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Antipsychotic medication, psychological intervention and the two combined appeared acceptable, safe and effective among adolescents with first-episode psychosis, according to study results published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

Long-acting injectable antipsychotic use among patients with early-phase schizophrenia appeared to significantly delay time to hospitalization, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Tailored polygenic risk scores appeared to accurately predict progression to bipolar disorder or psychotic disorders, according to study results published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Individuals with psychosis appeared less likely to reoffend if they received early and frequent clinical contact with mental health services after an initial criminal offense, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Anxiety level and older age appeared to be associated with rehospitalization among patients with schizophrenia, according to results of a retrospective observational study conducted in Japan and published in Psychiatric Annals.