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In Singapore, younger people, current and former smokers, as well as individuals with hazardous alcohol consumption are more likely to engage in lifetime use of illicit drugs, according to a recent study.

The experimental drug combination of xanomeline and trospium chloride appears to be efficacious and well tolerated in individuals with schizophrenia who are experiencing acute psychosis, according to the results of the phase III EMERGENT-3 trial.

During the 50th Philippine Psychiatric Association’s Annual Convention, a symposium sponsored by Servier Philippines Inc. featured a compelling discussion led by Dr Edgardo Juan Tolentino and Dr Rene Samaniego on a novel treatment approach for major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

In children and adolescents, cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness appears to have a protective effect on the risk of incident mental disorders, according to a study.

Grief-focused cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy are both beneficial to individuals with prolonged grief disorder, although CBT is associated with greater symptom reductions, as shown in a study.

People who practice unhealthy eating habits tend to be at higher risk of depressive symptoms, suggests a Japan study. This association appears to be partially driven by a reduced intake of nutrients with mood-improving effects.

A recent study has identified three components of familial and potential genetic liability to alcohol use disorder (AUD), namely a nonspecific risk of common internalizing and externalizing disorders, a moderately specific risk of externalizing disorders, and a highly specific AUD risk.

Treatment with intranasal oxytocin appears to produce neural-level changes in emotion processing among young people with irritability caused by disruptive behaviour disorders (DBDs) or disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD), suggests a study.