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Geographic Differences in Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorder in the US Veteran Population
January 19, 2026
Significant regional differences were observed in cannabis use and cannabis use disorder (CUD). Veterans in the Pacific region had the highest rates of cannabis use and CUD.
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Innovation in Psychiatric Drug Development: A Quantitative Analysis of FDA-Approved Psychiatric Drugs, 2012–2024
January 12, 2026
Innovation in psychiatric drug development in the past 13 years was limited, with most new drugs representing incremental advances rather than groundbreaking innovations.
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Lack of Generalizability of PTSD Treatment Trials: The Recent Brexpiprazole-Sertraline Trials as an Example
November 26, 2025
In an outpatient psychiatry sample, nearly 95% of patients who want treatment for PTSD would not have qualified for the trials of brexpiprazole-sertraline for PTSD.
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Triple Network Model–Based Functional Dysconnectivity in Young People With Major Affective Disorders With or Without Suicidal Ideation
November 19, 2025
In young people with major affective disorders, suicidality is associated with extensive functional dysconnectivity in the triple networks (default mode network, salience network, and frontoparietal network).
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Effect of Adjuvant Metformin on Adherence to and Persistence of Treatment With SGAs in Nondiabetic Patients
November 17, 2025
Use of metformin with second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) was associated with improved adherence and persistence to SGAs at both 180- and 365-day follow-up in adults with Medicaid and commercial insurance.
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Targeting Intolerance of Uncertainty during Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Prevent Postpartum Anxiety Disorders
November 5, 2025
A 6-week CBT protocol targeting intolerance of uncertainty significantly reduced the risk of postpartum anxiety disorder onset versus care as usual, and patient satisfaction with treatment was high.
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Neurocognition and Impulsivity in Veterans with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders: Suicide Attempters Versus Nonattempters
October 29, 2025
Poorer working memory is associated with suicide attempt independent of depression, while verbal learning impairments associated with suicide attempt may be influenced by depression.
