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Articles Tagged with ''research_updates''

Does rTMS Work as Augmentation in Patients with Resistant Depression?

April 1, 2015
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment resistant depression (TRD), and presumably works by modulating brain circuitry. A new meta-analysis focuses specifically on using rTMS as augmentation to antidepressants in patients with TRD.
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Anticholinergics and Dementia

March 1, 2015
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Many medications have anticholinergic side effects, which can be particularly troublesome for the elderly.
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High Potency Cannabis Increases Risk of First Episode Psychosis

March 1, 2015
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
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A recent study out of London found that users of high potency cannabis (also known as “skunk” weed) are three times more likely to experience a psychotic episode than those who never use cannabis; and those who use it daily are at a fivefold increased risk.
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Intensive Weight Loss Program for Psychiatric Patients Yields Mediocre Results

March 1, 2015
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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A recent study tested an intensive weight loss program in a large group of psychiatric patients. The results were…well, read on and you decide whether they were impressive.
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Suicide: Family History and Suicide Attempts

February 1, 2015
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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We’ve known for some time that if your patient has a parental history of a mood disorder or suicide attempt, his or her risk of a suicide attempt increases, and a new study adds some more information that might help us prevent bad outcomes.
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Symbyax Helps Kids with Bipolar Depression—But Has Downsides

January 1, 2015
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
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A new study on the safety and efficacy of Symbyax (olanzapine/fluoxetine combination or OFC) in kids with bipolar I depression is in press and will be published soon.
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Prescribing Anxiety Meds for Teens May Trigger Later Drug Abuse

December 1, 2014
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
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Adolescents are commonly prescribed anti-anxiety or sleep medications, which is often reasonable, given the efficacy of these agents. We often worry about abuse potential, but we’ve had little data to tell how much we should worry, until now. It turns out that we may be prodding some of these teens down the road toward addiction.
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Exercise Not Only Good for Children’s Overall Health, It’s Good for their Brains

December 1, 2014
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
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Exercise is good for the brain as well as the body—we’ve known for several years that this is true for adults, but a new study indicates it’s true for children, too.
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Pet Therapy for College Students

November 1, 2014
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
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College can be a time of stress and loneliness for students. A new study shows that pet therapy may help ease the suffering.
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Danish Study Explains Most of Autism’s Rise

November 1, 2014
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue
There is disagreement about the causes of this increased incidence of autism. Debate has focused on whether the rise in cases is an artifact caused by increased diagnosis and reporting, or if there is some unknown pathogenic factor in the environment that is causing an actual increase in new cases. A new study out of Denmark provides support for the artifact argument.
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