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Patients with first-episode psychosis exhibit a low gamma amino-n-butyric plasma profile, a recent study suggests.

Plasma amino acids altered in first-episode psychosis

Anxiety, depression in patients with chronic pancreatitis induce pain, low QOL

Patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) tend to have psychiatric comorbidities, which are associated with pain and quality of life (QOL), according to a study.

Anxiety, depression in patients with chronic pancreatitis induce pain, low QOL

Olanzapine plus samidorphan tied to less weight gain in schizophrenia

Treatment with the combination of olanzapine and samidorphan results in significantly less weight gain and smaller increases in waist circumference compared with olanzapine alone, results of a phase III study have shown. In addition, the combination treatment is well tolerated, and its antipsychotic efficacy is comparable to that of olanzapine monotherapy.

Olanzapine plus samidorphan tied to less weight gain in schizophrenia

Suicide rates remain stable during COVID-19

09 Dec 2020 by

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had no effect on the rate of suspected suicides between February and August 2020 following the Public Health Emergency Declaration in Queensland, Australia, on 29 January 2020, results of an interrupted time-series analysis have shown.

Suicide rates remain stable during COVID-19

Psilocybin-assisted therapy effective on major depressive disorder

09 Dec 2020 by

Psilocybin-assisted therapy is effective in producing large, rapid, and sustained antidepressant effects among patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), results of a randomized, waiting-list controlled clinical trial have shown.

Psilocybin-assisted therapy effective on major depressive disorder

Exercise with mindfulness interventions combat fatigue in breast cancer survivors

Combining acute aerobic exercise with technology-guided mindfulness interventions is feasible and effective at making breast cancer survivors (BCS) more resilient against fatigue, a new study has found.

Exercise with mindfulness interventions combat fatigue in breast cancer survivors

Suicide attempt, death transmissible from parent to child

There appears to be a moderately strong transmission of suicide attempt from parent to child, which equally results from genetic and rearing effects, a recent study has found. Parental psychiatric illness is accounted for half of genetic transmission of suicide but none of the rearing effect.

Suicide attempt, death transmissible from parent to child