Psychiatric Disease

The FDA approved 16 psychiatric drugs over the last decade, most of which shared similar mechanisms of action with previously developed drugs, according to data in a research latter published in JAMA Network Open.

While some adolescents treated with isotretinoin for moderate to severe acne vulgaris reported mood-changes, a majority experienced improvement in symptoms and completed treatment, according to a study.

Psychiatric conditions were associated with a younger age at onset of Alzheimer’s disease, and age differences only grew with each additional psychiatric diagnosis, researchers reported.