ECNP: European College of Neuropsychopharmacology
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Mood stabilizers protect bipolar patients from suicide
BARCELONA – Large Finnish study breathes new life into lithium and valproic acid.
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Four predictors confirmed for treatment-resistant depression
BARCELONA – When the predictors were tested in a validation cohort of 314 patients, these four markers exhibited an overall predictive accuracy of...
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Adult ADHD? Screen for hoarding symptoms
BARCELONA – “Nobody tends to ask about hoarding problems in adult ADHD clinics.”
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The year’s top studies in child/adolescent psychiatry
BARCELONA – One expert names her personal Top 4 list of published studies through the first three quarters of 2018.
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Cannabis crimps teen cognitive development
BARCELONA – Observed association between teen cannabis use and impaired inhibitory control called particularly troubling.
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Bipolar patients’ relatives face increased cardiovascular risk
BARCELONA – Cross-sectional study of recently diagnosed young bipolar disorder patients breaks new ground.
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Big drinkers face newly appreciated massive health burden
BARCELONA – “The numbers are so shocking that you have to take it seriously.”
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This year’s top papers on mood disorders
BARCELONA – An international expert names her top picks through the first three-quarters of 2018.
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Improve cognitive symptoms of depression to boost work productivity
BARCELONA – “We now know that treating depression is about more than just getting the mood better,” Dr. Pratap Chokka said.
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Brexanolone injection quickly improves postpartum depression
BARCELONA – The effects of a single 60-hour infusion lasted at least 30 days.
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Lithium/cancer link debunked
BARCELONA – A large Swedish national study found no hint of increased cancer risk in bipolar patients on lithium.
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Promising novel antidepressant cruising in pipeline
BARCELONA – “This is a compound with a very, very rich pharmacology – so rich that we don’t know exactly which of the pharmacologic effects are...
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Who fares best after successful ECT?
PARIS – Relapse-free predictors are older age, more psychotic symptoms, and early ECT response.
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MRI-guided neurofeedback improves ADHD long term in adolescent boys
PARIS – Neuroimaging morphs into neurotherapy in proof-of-concept study.
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The year’s Top 10 in addiction medicine
Studies are shining a new light on alcoholism, coffee, smoking, the genetics of pathological gambling, and more.