Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders
From the Journals
Subtle visual dysfunctions often precede early-stage psychosis
Unlike patients with nonpsychotic disorders, approximately 50%-60% of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia report visual dysfunctions.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Neuropsychiatric symptoms after stroke
Accurate identification is vital to optimizing recovery and quality of life.
Pearls
Preparing patients with serious mental illness for extreme HEAT
Climate change is causing intense heat waves that threaten human health across the globe.
From the Journals
Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale succeeds as transdiagnostic measure
The BPRS showed solid correlation with the mini-ICF-APP for disorders in six different categories.
Latest News
APA task force highlights U.S. psychiatric bed crisis
The APA’s virtual model will be continually updated and can be modified to better reflect the current situation in any given community.
Opinion
Postpartum psychosis: Does longitudinal course inform treatment?
The good news is we’ve seen an evolution of both interest and expertise in acute management of postpartum psychosis and a richer appreciation of...
From the Journals
LAIAs safer, more effective than oral antipsychotics for schizophrenia
“There may be a unique benefit to transitioning to long-acting injectable antipsychotics within the first 2 years of illness,” said Dr. Brittany...
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Positive phase 3 results for novel schizophrenia drug
The findings could “potentially usher in the first new class of medicine for these patients in more than 50 years.”
From the Journals
Mixed results for intensive home care for psychiatric crises
“Intensive home treatment is not a substitute for inpatient care but a different treatment opportunity for psychiatric patients in crisis,” said...
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Sexual assault flagged as a possible psychosis trigger
“We need more investment in comprehensive strategies to prevent traumatic experiences at the population level to decrease the burden of psychosis...
Med/Psych Update
Is it psychosis, or an autoimmune encephalitis?
How to differentiate anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis from first-episode psychosis.