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Brief Report
Preventive Cognitive Therapy With Antidepressant Discontinuation During Pregnancy: An RCT
June 23, 2020
While many women wish to avoid antidepressants during pregnancy, such avoidance may lead to relapse. This small study evaluated the efficacy of gradual antidepressant discontinuation plus Preventive Cognitive Therapy…
Case Report
A Case Report Highlighting the Impact of COVID-19 in Mental Illness and Its Physical Consequences
June 16, 2020
A 39-year-old man with schizophrenia develops paranoia about his neighbors and COVID-19 and then injures himself by applying cleaning products to his body. Read this case to see how…
Academic Highlights
Identifying Patients With Bipolar I Disorder Who Would Benefit From Maintenance Therapy With a Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic
June 16, 2020
In this article focusing on maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder, experts discuss functional impairment, the potential for LAI antipsychotics to address nonadherence, and the characteristics of patients who…
Original Research
Ganaxolone for Persistent Depression
June 9, 2020
Postmenopausal women may be deficient in the neuroactive steroid allopregnanolone. This study examined oral ganaxolone, an allopregnanolone analog, as augmentation therapy in postmenopausal women with inadequate response to traditional…
Original Research
Benzodiazepines, Antidepressants, and Antipsychotics and Mortality in Patients With Dementia
June 2, 2020
Patients with dementia often receive antipsychotics in combination with other psychotropic medications. This study compared mortality for antipsychotics combined with benzodiazepines or antidepressants with that for antipsychotic monotherapy.
