Schizophrenia strongly linked to risk of dementia compared to depression or anxiety Isra19 Dec 2022 8:00 PM ISTNon-affective psychotic disorders have been associated with an increased risk of developing dementia. However, research in this area remains limited,...
Subtle subjective visual dysfunctions tied to poor outcomes in psychosis: Study Medha Baranwal5 Sept 2022 8:00 PM ISTGermany: A recent study in Neuropsychopharmacology has shown that in patients with schizophrenia and recent-onset psychosis or who are at clinical...
Do antipsychotics decrease agitation and psychosis in dementia? Medha Baranwal24 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTGermany: A Cochrane review suggested that there is some evidence that typical antipsychotics might reduce psychosis and agitation in dementia...
Tau PET imaging can identify Alzheimer's subtype associated with psychosis: Study Medha Baranwal7 May 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: Results from a recent study in Translational Psychiatry suggests that increase in tau pathology in frontal, medial temporal, and occipital...
Journal Club - Mental health professionals must open their minds to psychosis Dr. Nandita Mohan6 May 2022 9:00 AM ISTBy understanding the intricacies of feelings, attitudes, and experiences which are interlinked with delusions, clinicians will be better able to build...
Metacognitive training shows promising outcomes in psychosis cases, JAMA says Medical Dialogues Editorial Team15 April 2022 9:45 AM ISTCanada: In a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry it was seen that in numerous treatment situations, metacognitive training (MCT) for psychosis...
Illicit amphetamine use linked to 5-fold heightened risk of psychosis Hina Zahid22 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTh illicit use of amphetamines, the stimulants commonly known as 'speed', is linked to a 5-fold heightened risk of psychosis, finds a 10 year study...
The DFEND( Vitamin D supplementation compared to placebo in people with first episode psychosis) Randomized Clinical Trial Dr. Nandita Mohan3 Jan 2022 2:03 PM ISTResults from a recent study suggest that vitamin D does not improve 6-month mental or physical health outcomes in patients with early psychosis....
Vitamin D fails to improve mental health in early psychosis: DFEND trial Medha Baranwal31 Dec 2021 9:15 AM ISTUK: Results from a recent study suggest that vitamin D does not improve 6-month mental or physical health outcomes in patients with early psychosis....
Zydus gets USFDA nod to Pimavanserin for Parkinson's disease-linked psychosis Ruchika Sharma23 Dec 2021 11:55 AM ISTAhmedabad: Drugmaker, Zydus Cadila has received tentative approval from the US Food and drug Administration (USFDA) to market Pimavanserin Tablets,...
Pimavanserin linked to sustained benefit in dementia-related psychosis: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 July 2021 8:45 AM ISTThe atypical antipsychotic pimavanserin reduced the risk of dementia-related psychosis relapse, finds phase III HARMONY trial published in New England...
Risk of future psychosis linked to cortical thinning on MRI, JAMA study. Dr. Shivi Kataria9 May 2021 8:30 PM ISTThe clinical high-risk (CHR) paradigm is a widely used framework to investigate mechanisms underlying psychosis vulnerability. ENIGMA Clinical High...
