{"title":"Study suggests benefit of continuing antipsychotic during pregnancy","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31303","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"36 5","pages":"6-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143717357","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":"Intravenous hydroxyzine shows promise for treatment of delirium","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31305","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"36 5","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143717351","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":"Study finds low correspondence between known genetic variations and treatment targets","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31304","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"36 5","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143717358","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":"Psilocybin-assisted therapy leads to personality shifts in patients with alcohol use disorder","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31300","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Adults with alcohol use disorder who received two sessions of psilocybin-assisted therapy demonstrated personality shifts toward normalization of abnormal trait expression, a secondary analysis of a randomized trial has found. A decrease in impulsiveness was found to be associated with reduced drinking post-treatment, with the strongest effect for psilocybin-treated individuals who had engaged in moderate- or high-risk drinking before treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"36 5","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143717354","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":"Comprehensive study of GLP-1 effects suggests neuropsychiatric benefits","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31301","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A study evaluating the effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists on 175 health outcomes found an association with lower risk of substance use, psychotic, and neurocognitive disorders in patients diagnosed with diabetes. Conversely, use of GLP-1 drugs was associated with higher risk of gastrointestinal disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"36 5","pages":"4-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143717355","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 suggests benefit of earlier initiation of clozapine","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31297","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A population-based cohort study has found that among patients with first-episode schizophrenia who experienced a relapse, continuation of the same treatment or switching to a non-clozapine antipsychotic was not as effective as switching to clozapine in preventing a second relapse. The results call into question the recommendation in treatment guidelines to use clozapine only as third-line treatment. Study results were published in the February 2025 issue of <i>Lancet Psychiatry</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"36 5","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143717349","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":"Despite adverse event risk, anti psychotic polypharmacy has continued to rise","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31298","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Concurrent use of two or more antipsychotics has continued to increase over the past 50 years despite its association with a higher risk of adverse events, a systematic review and meta-analysis has found. In comparison with antipsychotic monotherapy, polypharmacy was associated with higher risk of adverse outcomes such as relapse and psychiatric hospitalization. Results of the review and meta-analysis were published online Nov. 12, 2024, in <i>Lancet Psychiatry</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"36 5","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143717352","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":"Psychotropic-induced weight gain and telomere length","authors":"Y. W. Francis Lam Pharm.D., FCCP","doi":"10.1002/pu.31299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31299","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Research suggests that shortening of telomeres, protective cap-like structures at the ends of chromosomes, as well as inflammation, are associated with decreased cellular lifespan, and as such have been implicated in several age-related medical conditions (Gavia-García et al., 2021). A meta-analysis has reported an association between shorter telomere length and several psychiatric conditions, including anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and psychosis (Darrow et al., 2016).</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"36 5","pages":"2-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143717353","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}