Articles related to Psychiatry

“Additional research is needed to determine whether the modest elevations in suicidal behavior observed during treatment are due to true medication effects or to persistence in the distress that prompted treatment initiation.” — Study authors, Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science

From the perspective of the psychiatrist, the best-case scenario is that antidepressant use is merely a marker for dental implant failure. The worst-case scenario is that antidepressant drugs, especially SSRIs, directly predispose to dental implant failure.

The study authors concluded, “These findings further our understanding of shared and distinct neural mechanisms underlying mood disorders and assist in differential diagnosis, thereby guiding more accurate treatment strategies.”

“A fully oral, inexpensive NMDA-AMPA modulation strategy may offer a practical alternative for patients with the bipolar obsessive-compulsive disorder phenotype who respond poorly to conventional approaches.” — Ngo Cheung, MBBS

The authors suggest that an effective, smartphone-delivered CBT program could expand access to first-line treatment for GAD—particularly in settings where traditional therapy is difficult to obtain.

“Selecting a GLP-1 receptor agonist over another antihyperglycemic drug could plausibly confer ancillary benefit” in patients at high risk for or living with an SUD. — Study authors