{"title":"Study finds no link between prenatal acetaminophen exposure and child neurodevelopmental disorders","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31500","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148872082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Combining CBT with esketamine effective in reducing suicidal ideation","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31502","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 10","pages":"7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148872084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antipsychotic discontinuation in pregnancy worsens risk of relapse","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31503","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148872037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Therapeutic drug monitoring of sertraline and clinical response","authors":"Y. W. Francis Lam Pharm.D., FCCP","doi":"10.1002/pu.31496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31496","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Variability in drug exposure and response among individual patients can occur because of numerous factors, including age, sex, metabolic capacity, medication adherence, and the presence and magnitude of interactions with concurrently administered drugs. For decades, therapeutic drug monitoring with drug concentration determinations has been used to evaluate whether variability in drug exposure might be related to significant differences in therapeutic response to psychotropics (Hart et al., 2024; Kang & Lee, 2009).</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 10","pages":"2-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148872079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ecopipam results in improvement in Tourette syndrome symptoms in Phase 3 trial","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31494","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The novel selective dopamine D1 receptor antagonist ecopipam resulted in clinically meaningful improvement in the severity of tics in patients with Tourette syndrome, a Phase 3 trial has found. Ecopipam resulted in no significant changes in metabolic measures and no reports of movement disorders, the investigators reported. Study results were published online May 26, 2026 in <i>JAMA Neurology</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 10","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148872033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Many individuals with eating disorders are using GLP-1 medications","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31498","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31498","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Individuals with eating disorders are using glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists at a substantially higher rate than the general population, an analysis of an ongoing cross-sectional study has concluded. The analysis found a 32.1% lifetime prevalence of GLP-1 use among adults with an eating disorder.</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148872080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stimulant misuse among adults declining; high-frequency use remains a concern","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31501","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148872083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cohort study finds post-trauma benzodiazepine use does not increase PTSD risk","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31497","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Use of benzodiazepines within 30 days of having experienced a mass traumatic event does not increase long-term risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a retrospective cohort study has concluded. Both earlier and later purchasers of benzodiazepines in the studied 30-day period showed lower risk of PTSD at 12 months than non-purchasers.</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148872036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Initiating SSRIs in antipsychotic users carries cardiac risk","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31504","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148872076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis recommends greater transparency in FDA reporting of negative trials","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31495","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The process that led to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) eventual approval of gepirone extended release (ER) for the treatment of major depressive disorder illustrates that the agency's regulatory flexibility can result in approval of drugs with questionable benefits, stated authors of a newly published special communication. The academicians suggested that the FDA should include in product labeling for approved drugs information on all of a drug's efficacy trials, including negative trials. Their report was published online June 24, 2026 in <i>JAMA Psychiatry</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 10","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148872078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}