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In Chinese patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (IPD) on their first dopamine agonist (DA) monotherapy for >6 months, bromocriptine is associated with a lower risk of impulse control–related behavioural disorders (ICRDs) compared with pramipexole and ropinirole, an observational cohort study in Hong Kong has shown. Rotigotine demonstrated a trend towards lower ICRD risk than the latter two DAs.

A social robot named HUMANE holds promise in screening for autism by detecting children's eye gaze during storytelling sessions, researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have reported.

Use of commonly used antidepressants may result in different outcomes among older adults initiating this medication for depression, as shown in a study.

Women who have been clinically diagnosed with perinatal depression are at greater risk of death, particularly during the first year of diagnosis and due to an unnatural death, such as suicide, reports a study. The observed association exists independent of psychiatric history and familiar factors.

Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) or trazodone appear to be no better than placebo in the treatment of insomnia among patients undergoing long-term haemodialysis, reveals a study. In addition, trazodone use is associated with a higher incidence of serious adverse events (SAEs).