Lancet PsychiatryPub Date : 2025-04-06DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00062-8
Luis C Farhat, Alice Lannes, Cinzia Del Giovane, Valeria Parlatini, Miguel Garcia-Argibay, Edoardo G Ostinelli, Anneka Tomlison, Zheng Chang, Henrik Larsson, Cristiano Fava, François Montastruc, Andrea Cipriani, Alexis Revet, Samuele Cortese
{"title":"Comparative cardiovascular safety of medications for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents, and adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis","authors":"Luis C Farhat, Alice Lannes, Cinzia Del Giovane, Valeria Parlatini, Miguel Garcia-Argibay, Edoardo G Ostinelli, Anneka Tomlison, Zheng Chang, Henrik Larsson, Cristiano Fava, François Montastruc, Andrea Cipriani, Alexis Revet, Samuele Cortese","doi":"10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00062-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00062-8","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Background</h3>Concerns about the cardiovascular safety of medications used for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) remain. We aimed to compare the effects of pharmacological treatments for ADHD on haemodynamic values and electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters in children, adolescents, and adults.<h3>Methods</h3>For this systematic review and network meta-analysis, we searched 12 electronic databases, including Cochrane CENTRAL, Embase, PubMed, and the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, from database inception to Jan 18, 2024, for published and unpublished randomised controlled trials comparing amphetamines, atomoxetine, bupropion, clonidine, guanfacine, lisdexamfetamine, methylphenidate, modafinil, or viloxazine against each other or placebo. Primary outcomes were change in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), measured in mm Hg, and pulse, measured in beats per minute, at timepoints closest to 12 weeks, 26 weeks, and 52 weeks. Summary data were extracted and pooled in random-effects network meta-analyses. Certainty of evidence was assessed with the Confidence in Network Meta-Analysis (CINeMA) framework. This study was registered with PROSPERO, CRD42021295352. Before study initiation, we contacted representatives of a UK-based charity of people with lived experience of ADHD—the ADHD Foundation—regarding the relevance of the topic and the appropriateness of the outcomes chosen.<h3>Findings</h3>102 randomised controlled trials with short-term follow-up (median 7 weeks [IQR 5–9]) were included, encompassing 13 315 children and adolescents (aged ≥5 years and <18 years; mean age 11 years [SD 3]; of available data, 9635 [73%] were male and 3646 [27%] were female; of available data, 289 [2%] were Asian, 1719 [15%] were Black, and 8303 [71%] were White) and 9387 adults (≥18 years, mean age 35 years [11]; of available data, 5064 [57%] were male and 3809 [43%] were female; of available data, 488 [6%] were Asian, 457 [6%] were Black, and 6372 [79%] were White). Amphetamines, atomoxetine, lisdexamfetamine, methylphenidate, and viloxazine led to increments in haemodynamic values in children and adolescents, adults, or both. In children and adolescents, mean increase against placebo ranged from 1·07 (95% CI 0·36–1·79; moderate CINeMA confidence) with atomoxetine to 1·81 (1·05–2·57; moderate) with methylphenidate for SBP; from 1·93 (0·74–3·11; high) with amphetamines to 2·42 (1·69–3·15; low) with methylphenidate for DBP; and from 2·79 (1·05–4·53; moderate) with viloxazine to 5·58 (4·67–6·49; high) with atomoxetine for pulse. In adults, mean increase against placebo ranged from 1·66 (95% CI 0·38–2·93; very low) with methylphenidate to 2·3 (0·66–3·94; very low) with amphetamines for SBP; from 1·60 (0·29–2·91; very low) with methylphenidate to 3·07 (0·69–5·45; very low) with lisdexamfetamine for DBP; and from 4·37 (3·16–5·59; very low) with methylphenidate to 5·8 (2·3–9·3; very low) wit","PeriodicalId":48784,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Psychiatry","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":64.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143789690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet PsychiatryPub Date : 2025-03-31DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00031-8
Robert A McCutcheon, Toby Pillinger, Ioana Varvari, Sean Halstead, Olatunde O Ayinde, Nicolás A Crossley, Christoph U Correll, Margaret Hahn, Oliver D Howes, John M Kane, Thomas Kabir, Åsa Konradsson-Geuken, Belinda Lennox, Christy Lai Ming Hui, Susan L Rossell, Marco Solmi, Iris E Sommer, Heidi Taipale, Hiroyuki Uchida, Ganesan Venkatasubramanian, Dan Siskind
{"title":"INTEGRATE: international guidelines for the algorithmic treatment of schizophrenia","authors":"Robert A McCutcheon, Toby Pillinger, Ioana Varvari, Sean Halstead, Olatunde O Ayinde, Nicolás A Crossley, Christoph U Correll, Margaret Hahn, Oliver D Howes, John M Kane, Thomas Kabir, Åsa Konradsson-Geuken, Belinda Lennox, Christy Lai Ming Hui, Susan L Rossell, Marco Solmi, Iris E Sommer, Heidi Taipale, Hiroyuki Uchida, Ganesan Venkatasubramanian, Dan Siskind","doi":"10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00031-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00031-8","url":null,"abstract":"Schizophrenia is a mental illness involving multiple symptom domains and is often associated with substantial physical health comorbidities. Guidelines exist, but these tend to be country-specific and are often missing a concise yet comprehensive algorithmic approach. From May 1, 2023, to Jan 1, 2025, International Guidelines for Algorithmic Treatment (INTEGRATE) authors from all UN regions collaborated to develop a consensus guideline focused on the pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia. Following an umbrella review of the literature, input from expert workshops, a consensus survey, and lived experience focus groups, a consensus algorithmic guideline and associated digital tool were developed. Key recommendations include a focus on metabolic health from treatment initiation, timely assessment and management of non-response, symptom domain-specific interventions, mitigation of side-effects, and the prompt use of clozapine in cases of treatment resistance.","PeriodicalId":48784,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Psychiatry","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":64.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143745203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet PsychiatryPub Date : 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00060-4
Chrysanthi Blithikioti, Eiko I Fried, Emiliano Albanese, Matt Field, Ioana A Cristea
{"title":"Reevaluating the brain disease model of addiction","authors":"Chrysanthi Blithikioti, Eiko I Fried, Emiliano Albanese, Matt Field, Ioana A Cristea","doi":"10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00060-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00060-4","url":null,"abstract":"The brain disease model of addiction has dominated public and scientific discourse on addiction (termed substance use disorder [SUD] in the DSM-5) over the past 3 decades. The model framed addiction as a chronic and relapsing brain disease caused by structural and functional brain alterations. The purpose of this model was purportedly dual, as both an aetiological theory and a tool to reduce stigma. Weak empirical support and concerns about the model downplaying fundamental psychosocial causes of SUDs have led to stark disagreement as to whether addiction should be conceptualised as a brain disease. In this Personal View, we argue that the absence of an agreed, clear, and consistent definition of a brain disease—coupled with frequent recourse to concepts with divergent or shifting meaning—have obstructed productive debate and a coherent advance in knowledge and understanding of addiction. Borrowing from the philosophy of psychiatry, we show that both narrow and broad views of brain disease coexist and inform addiction research, though often implicitly and inconsistently. The narrow view of brain disease posits that a mental condition qualifies as a brain disease only if it manifests similarly to a paradigmatic brain disease, resulting from either known or unknown structural and functional damage. The broad view of brain disease suggests that brain disease status should be granted automatically to mental disorders, as all mental activity resides in the brain. We examine theoretical assumptions, empirical evidence, and treatment implications for each view and propose ways of moving beyond them.","PeriodicalId":48784,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Psychiatry","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":64.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143703289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet PsychiatryPub Date : 2025-03-18DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00070-7
{"title":"The value of many","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00070-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00070-7","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":48784,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Psychiatry","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":64.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143653660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet PsychiatryPub Date : 2025-03-18DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00025-2
Nobuyuki Nomura, Spyridon Siafis, Johannes Schneider-Thoma, Lasse Brandt, Jinyoung Park, Orestis Efthimiou, Josef Priller, John M Davis, Hiroyoshi Takeuchi, Stefan Leucht
{"title":"The trajectory of sedative adverse events caused by antipsychotics: a meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomised, placebo-controlled, clinical trials in acute phase schizophrenia","authors":"Nobuyuki Nomura, Spyridon Siafis, Johannes Schneider-Thoma, Lasse Brandt, Jinyoung Park, Orestis Efthimiou, Josef Priller, John M Davis, Hiroyoshi Takeuchi, Stefan Leucht","doi":"10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00025-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00025-2","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Background</h3>Sedative adverse events are common in patients with schizophrenia undergoing antipsychotic treatment, which affects treatment adherence and the patients’ quality of life. Although tolerance to sedation is believed to develop, robust evidence documenting the timing of sedation onset and resolution remains elusive. To address this gap, we aimed to assess the dynamics of onset and resolution of sedation across various antipsychotics in patients with schizophrenia.<h3>Methods</h3>In this meta-analysis, we included placebo-controlled, randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of antipsychotic monotherapy for the acute phase of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. We searched PubMed for RCTs from inception until May 6, 2021 and obtained individual participant data of included trials through the Yale University Open Data Access project. We created Kaplan–Meier curves to assess the probability of onset of sedation and resolution from the incidence of sedation across time after treatment initiation. People with lived experience were not involved in this study. This study is registered with PROSPERO, CRD42022351647.<h3>Findings</h3>We included a total of 6791 participants (4549 [67·0%] men and 2242 [33·0%] women, with a mean age of 38·0 years [SD 12·4, range 13–81], 1172 [17·3%] were Asian, 1626 [23·9%] were Black, 3654 [53·8%] were White, and 339 [5·0%] were other ethnicities) from 19 RCTs. Sedative adverse events were observed in 582 (8·6%) of 6791 participants and typically occurred shortly after treatment initiation. Among participants receiving antipsychotics, 418 (83%) of 505 sedation events occurred within the first 2 weeks of treatment. Following the onset of sedation, 50% of symptoms were resolved within 1 week. After 4 weeks of treatment, 24% (95% CI 19·7–29·3) continued to have sedation with oral agents and 22·3% (15·3–32·3) with long-acting injectables.<h3>Interpretation</h3>The high incidence of sedation within the first 2 weeks of treatment with antipsychotics emphasises the importance of early monitoring. Half of the sedation resolved within 1 week and 75% within 1 month, suggesting that tolerance to sedation is acquired quickly. If sedation is sustained, contributing factors should be evaluated.<h3>Funding</h3>German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.","PeriodicalId":48784,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Psychiatry","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":64.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143653664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet PsychiatryPub Date : 2025-03-18DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00028-8
Anthony J Cleare, Jess Kerr-Gaffney, Kimberley Goldsmith, Zohra Zenasni, Nahel Yaziji, Huajie Jin, Alessandro Colasanti, John R Geddes, David Kessler, R Hamish McAllister-Williams, Allan H Young, Alvaro Barrera, Lindsey Marwood, Rachael W Taylor, Helena Tee
{"title":"Clinical and cost-effectiveness of lithium versus quetiapine augmentation for treatment-resistant depression: a pragmatic, open-label, parallel-group, randomised controlled superiority trial in the UK","authors":"Anthony J Cleare, Jess Kerr-Gaffney, Kimberley Goldsmith, Zohra Zenasni, Nahel Yaziji, Huajie Jin, Alessandro Colasanti, John R Geddes, David Kessler, R Hamish McAllister-Williams, Allan H Young, Alvaro Barrera, Lindsey Marwood, Rachael W Taylor, Helena Tee","doi":"10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00028-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00028-8","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Background</h3>Lithium and quetiapine are first-line augmentation options for treatment-resistant depression; however, few studies have compared them directly, and none for longer than 8 weeks. We aimed to assess whether quetiapine augmentation therapy is more clinically effective and cost-effective than lithium for patients with treatment-resistant depression over 12 months.<h3>Methods</h3>We did this pragmatic, open-label, parallel-group, randomised controlled superiority trial at six National Health Service trusts in England. Eligible participants were adults (aged ≥18 years) with a current episode of major depressive disorder meeting DSM-5 criteria, with a score of 14 or higher on the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale at screening who had responded inadequately to two or more therapeutic antidepressant trials. Exclusion criteria included having a diagnosis of bipolar disorder or current psychosis. Participants were randomly assigned (1:1) to the decision to prescribe lithium or quetiapine, stratified by site, depression severity, and treatment resistance, using block randomisation with randomly varying block sizes. After randomisation, pre-prescribing safety checks were undertaken as per standard care before proceeding to trial medication initiation. The coprimary outcomes were depressive symptom severity over 12 months, measured weekly using the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, and time to all-cause treatment discontinuation. Economic analyses compared the cost-effectiveness of the two treatments from both an NHS and personal social services perspective, and a societal perspective. Primary analyses were done in the intention-to-treat population, which included all randomly assigned participants. People with lived experience were involved in the trial. The trial is completed and registered with the International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial registry, ISRCTN16387615.<h3>Findings</h3>Between Dec 5, 2016, and July 26, 2021, 212 participants (97 [46%] male gender and 115 [54%] female gender) were randomly assigned to the decision to prescribe quetiapine (n=107) or lithium (n=105). The mean age of participants was 42·4 years (SD 14·0 years) and 188 (89%) of 212 participants were White, seven (3%) were of mixed ethnicity, nine (4%) participants were Asian, four (2%) were Black, three (1%) were of Other ethnicity, and ethnicity was not recorded for one (1%) participant. Participants in the quetiapine group had a significantly lower overall burden of depressive symptom severity than participants in the lithium group (area under the between-group differences curve –68·36 [95% CI –129·95 to –6·76; p=0·0296). Time to discontinuation did not significantly differ between the two groups. Quetiapine was more cost-effective than lithium. 32 serious adverse events were recorded in 18 participants, one of which was deemed possibly related to the trial medication in a female participant in the lithium group. The most common serio","PeriodicalId":48784,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Psychiatry","volume":"91 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":64.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143653665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet PsychiatryPub Date : 2025-03-18DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00058-6
Hannah K Betcher, Megan N Kummerlowe
{"title":"Quetiapine augmentation for treatment-resistant depression","authors":"Hannah K Betcher, Megan N Kummerlowe","doi":"10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00058-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00058-6","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":48784,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Psychiatry","volume":"183 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":64.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143653662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}