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Suicidal Behavior in First-Episode Schizophrenia
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June 20, 2023

Suicidal behavior is most prevalent in the early phases of illness in first-episode schizophrenia, particularly during hospital admission.
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Using Natural Language Processing in Suicide Risk Prediction
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June 19, 2023

Natural language processing, a subfield of AI that evaluates textual patterns, added predictive accuracy to the current model of using structured EHR data in suicide risk prediction.
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Mild Vitamin C Deficiency Is Common in Psychiatric Inpatients
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June 14, 2023

Almost two-thirds of inpatients met criteria for mild vitamin C deficiency, and folate and vitamin D levels strongly predicted vitamin C levels.
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Weight Loss and Lifestyle Intervention for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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June 12, 2023

A weight loss and lifestyle intervention improved OSA-related impaired daily functioning and psychiatric symptoms.
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Lurasidone and Anxiety Symptoms in Bipolar Depression
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June 7, 2023

Lurasidone was superior to placebo at reducing anxiety in bipolar depression. Change in anxiety symptoms was predicted by sleep disturbance at baseline.
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Early Maladaptive Schema Domains and the Menses
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May 30, 2023

Early maladaptive schemas are among the most important factors that can influence women’s psychological well-being, especially when overlapping with the biological, mental, and social variations of menstruation.
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Social Support and Symptoms of PTSD
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May 29, 2023

Social support affects the development and persistence of PTSD. A sense of belongingness to family and/or friends was associated with fewer PTSD symptoms in older adults.
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Use of Medication With Depressive Symptom Side Effects
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May 24, 2023

MDD patients who used non-psychiatric medications with depressive side effects had higher odds of experiencing moderate to severe depressive symptoms.
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Suicidal Ideation in Residential Substance Use Treatment
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May 22, 2023

People with substance use disorders (SUDs) and chronic health/psychiatric conditions may have higher risk for suicidal ideation than those with only SUD. Integrated treatments for patients with suicidal ideation...
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Vortioxetine vs Desvenlafaxine in Patients With MDD
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May 22, 2023

Compared with desvenlafaxine, vortioxetine was associated with higher rates of symptomatic and functional remission, better daily and social functioning, and greater treatment satisfaction in patients with major depression and...
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Screening and Referral Algorithm for Substance Use
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May 18, 2023

The New Hampshire Hospital Screening and Referral Algorithm, a new data driven substance use screening instrument, holds promise in improving identification of substance use in a seriously mentally ill...
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Predicting Remission From Depression in Youth Receiving Outpatient Medication Management
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May 17, 2023

Among 430 youth beginning treatment for depression, about one-quarter achieved remission within 6 months. The odds of remitting decreased as baseline symptom severity increased.
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Insomnia and Time Monitoring Behavior
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May 16, 2023

Time monitoring behavior and the associated frustration it engenders may perpetuate a negative cycle of insomnia and sleep aid use
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Research Participant Feedback on a Suicide Safety Protocol
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May 15, 2023

In women who triggered a safety protocol as part of a perinatal suicidal ideation study, 50% reported that the protocol increased engagement with treatment, and most reported a “positive...
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Depression Treatment Response Beyond 50% Improvement
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May 8, 2023

Although most depression treatment research focuses on symptom improvement, patients have additional treatment priorities, including functioning, coping ability, and quality of life.
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Low Ghrelin and Anxiety in ARFID
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May 3, 2023

Low ghrelin levels were associated with greater anxiety in ARFID, indicating a potential target in the treatment of this disorder.
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Endothelial Function in Youth With Bipolar Disorder
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May 1, 2023

Bipolar disorder (BD) confers risk for accelerated atherosclerosis and early cardiovascular disease. This study found that youth with BD have anomalous reactive hyperemia index (RHI)—a measure of endothelial function—which...
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Abbreviated Suicide Crisis Syndrome Checklist and Decision Making in the ED
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May 1, 2023

The A-SCS-C had robust clinical utility and reduced clinicians’ reliance on patient-reported suicidal ideation to assess suicide risk in the ED setting.
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Cyberchondria, Quality of Life, and the Moderating Effect of Emotions
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April 27, 2023

Excessive exposure to copious amount of information, whether of verifiable sources or not, can instigate anxious symptoms in individuals lacking adaptive emotion regulation ability.
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Screening for Bipolar Disorder and Evaluating the RMS
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April 25, 2023

Health care providers found the Rapid Mood Screener, a new bipolar I disorder screening tool, to be superior to the widely used Mood Disorder Questionnaire in sensitivity/specificity, brevity, practicality,...
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Efficacy of Lumateperone in Bipolar Depression With Mixed Features
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April 24, 2023

Lumateperone significantly improved depression symptoms, disease severity, and quality of life in patients with bipolar depression with mixed features.
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Pregnancy-Specific Anxiety Tool: Development and Psychometric Evaluation
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The Pregnancy-Specific Anxiety Tool contributes new dimensions to the measurement of anxiety in pregnancy. Patients scoring higher than 10 on the PSAT require further assessment.
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LAI Implementation After Schizophrenia Diagnosis
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April 19, 2023

Although long-acting injectable antipsychotic agents (LAIs) are effective in preventing relapse, their use in first-episode schizophrenia was low, and LAIs were rarely the first therapy for early-phase schizophrenia.
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Psychopathology and Remission Pattern of Cannabis-Induced Psychotic Disorder
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April 18, 2023

The steady improvement noted with complete cessation of cannabis indicates a possible contributory role for cannabis in precipitating psychosis.
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