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Comparing the Cognitive Effects of Repeated IV Ketamine and ECT in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Secondary Analysis of the ELEKT-D Trial
September 3, 2025
Patients treated with ketamine demonstrated superior cognitive functioning compared with those treated with ECT following a 3-week treatment course. No differences between treatments were observed among responders in at...
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Five-Year Outcomes of First Suicide Attempts: Lethality, Recurrence, and Mortality
September 1, 2025
Recurrence of suicide attempt occurred in 37.2% of patients, with 27.8% having ≥3 attempts. Alcohol use predicted high-lethality first attempts, and female sex predicted multiple reattempts.
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Artificial Intelligence in Depression – Medication Enhancement (AID-ME): A Cluster Randomized Trial of a Clinical Decision Support System for Personalized Depression Treatment Selection and Management
August 27, 2025
This study provides preliminary evidence that longitudinal use of an AI-enabled clinical decision support system can improve outcomes in MDD.
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N-acetylcysteine for Co-occurring PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial
August 27, 2025
Among individuals with PTSD and alcohol use disorder receiving CBT and either NAC or placebo, both groups had significant reductions in both PTSD symptom severity and alcohol use, with...
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Lumateperone as Adjunctive Therapy in MDD: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 3 Trial
August 25, 2025
In patients with MDD with inadequate antidepressant response, adjunctive lumateperone 42 mg significantly improved depression symptoms and severity versus adjunctive placebo, and it was generally well tolerated.
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Levomilnacipran, but Not Duloxetine, Inhibits Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Throughout Its Therapeutic Range
August 25, 2025
Levomilnacipran and duloxetine are both potent serotonin reuptake inhibitors at all therapeutic regimens for MDD. Potent norepinephrine reuptake inhibition can be achieved from initiation with levomilnacipran, in contrast to...
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Effect of Aripiprazole or rTMS Augmentation Versus Switching to Venlafaxine on Quality of Life
August 11, 2025
Augmentation with aripiprazole, but not rTMS, improved quality of life significantly versus venlafaxine XR/duloxetine switch in patients with treatment-resistant depression.
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The Characteristics and Burden of Cognitive Impairments in Schizophrenia in the US
August 11, 2025
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data showed that over half of adults with schizophrenia report cognitive impairments, which were associated with higher healthcare costs and lower quality of life.
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Onfasprodil (MIJ821) in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Phase 2, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Proof-of-Concept Study
August 6, 2025
Onfasprodil appeared to be effective and well-tolerated across all dosing regimens in patients with TRD and demonstrated rapid onset of action (24 hours) with evidence of antidepressant effects to...
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Effects of Alcohol Use on Cognition in Individuals With Neurocognitive Disorders
August 6, 2025
In a memory clinic cohort of patients with neurocognitive disorders, alcohol related cognitive impairment resulted in specific deficits involving cognitive control during delayed recall task.
