Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders
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‘Round Face’: A Viral Term’s Real Diagnostic Implications
‘Moon face,’ usually refers to Cushing syndrome or treatment with prolonged high-dose glucocorticoids.
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More Evidence Avatar Therapy Quiets Auditory Hallucinations in Psychosis
The therapy allows patients to interact with a “digital embodiment” of the voice they hear, which is represented by a computer-generated face,...
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Dry Eye Linked to Increased Risk for Mental Health Disorders
“Greater efforts should be undertaken to screen patients with dry eye disease for mental health conditions, particularly in historically medically...
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Clozapine and Respiratory Infection Risk: What to Know
Although antipsychotic use was not linked to higher rates of mild infection, it was linked to an increased risk for COVID-19 hospitalization in...
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Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Precision Psychiatry Is Here
Brain imaging by functional MRI can identify types of depression and blood-based biomarkers can providing additional information to better target...
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Evidence Growing for Inflammation’s Role in Elevating Risk for Psychiatric Illness
New research further supports a role for inflammation in the development of psychiatric disorders, in findings that may aid in the early...
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Severe COVID-19 Tied to Increased Risk for Mental Illness
UK study found depression, mental illness more likely after COVID infection, especially in severe cases, or if unvaccinated.
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Which Medications Can Cause Edema?
Nitrates, calclium channel blockers, neuropathic pain medications, and others can lead to edema.
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Early-Life Exposure to Pollution Linked to Psychosis, Anxiety, Depression
Both air and sound pollution were detrimental to mental health of adolescents and young adults.
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Teen Cannabis Use Tied to Dramatic Increased Risk for Psychosis
Although there was a strong association between cannabis use and psychosis in teens, no such association was found in young adulthood.
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Do Antipsychotic Overprescribing Warning Letters Work?
The intervention reduced quetiapine use among all patients with dementia.