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Psychological problems, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety, are common among cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, as were fears of disease progression or recurrence, a recent study has found.

Poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL), along with high levels of anxiety and other mental health problems, has become more common among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent German study.

Long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIAs) for schizophrenia are associated with lower risks of disease relapse, hospitalizations, and suicide attempts vs oral antipsychotics (OAs), without an increased risk of adverse events (AEs), according to a 16-year population-based self-controlled case series (SCCS) study by the University of Hong Kong.

Use of pimavanserin appears to be more effective than atypical antipsychotic agents in reducing mortality among Parkinson’s disease patients during the first 180 days of treatment, reveals a study. However, such benefit is seen only in community-dwelling patients and not in nursing home residents.

Prescription of antipsychotic and anxiolytic medications has decreased among residents with dementia in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) nursing homes, but overall prescribing of other psychotropic and opioid agents has increased, reports a study.

In patients with remitted major depressive disorder (MDD), the use of psychological relapse prevention interventions, whether as a standalone or in combination with medication, effectively reduces the risk of relapse/recurrence, according to a recent meta-analysis.