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Antipsychotics Lead to Worse Outcomes in First-Episode Psychosis
What happens when you give antipsychotic drugs at the first sign of psychosis? Worse outcomes, according to a new study in Schizophrenia Bulletin Open. Those who did not receive antipsychotics within...
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Placebo Effect—Not Antidepressants—Responsible for Depression Improvement
In a study of fluoxetine (Prozac) for adolescents, researchers found that the placebo effect predicted good outcomes, but the actual drug treatment did not. After accounting for “treatment guess”...
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Antidepressant Exposure In Utero May Negatively Impact Motor Skills in...
A new study in Frontiers of Pharmacology finds that antidepressant use during pregnancy is linked to reduced motor skills in children at 2 years old. The association, although mild, persists even when...
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SSRI Withdrawal has Social, Cognitive, and Emotional Consequences
A recent article published in the Health Expectations journal reveals that discontinuing the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI withdrawal) has an impact on the emotional, cognitive,...
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Two Out of Three Find Antidepressant Effects Not Worth Burdens
In a recent study published in BMJ Mental Health, a team led by Ethan Sahker from Kyoto University’s Department of Health Promotion and Human Behavior, alongside an international cohort of researchers,...
View ArticleDespite Safety Risks, Prescribers Receive Little Guidance of Monitoring...
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic that is often used as a last resort to treat schizophrenia that has not been responsive to other drugs, also known as “treatment-resistant schizophrenia” (TRS),...
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Antidepressant Use Tightly Correlates with Increased Suicide Rates
Proponents of antidepressants have long proposed the theory that increased antidepressant drug prescriptions would reduce suicide rates at the population level. Yet analysis after analysis has found...
View ArticleAntidepressant Use Linked to Sexual Dysfunction, Why Aren’t Prescribers...
In recent years, there has been a growing awareness surrounding the adverse long-term effects of antidepressants, particularly concerning treatment-emergent sexual dysfunction (TESD). A new study...
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Common Side Effects Leading to Antidepressant Discontinuation
A new article published in the Annals of General Psychiatry finds that the most common side effects associated with initiating antidepressant discontinuation are anxiety, agitation, suicidal thoughts,...
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Study Highlights Difficulty of Antipsychotic Withdrawal
A new article published in Psychopharmacology finds that insomnia, anxiety, depression, tremor, headache, and dizziness are common symptoms of antipsychotic withdrawal. The research, led by Wilhelm...
View ArticleDeprescribing Psychiatric Drugs to Reduce Harms and Empower Patients:...
Swapnil Gupta is an Associate Professor and Medical Director of Ambulatory Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital. She was trained as a psychiatrist in India and the United States, at SUNY...
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Antidepressant Use in Pregnancy Harms Child Development, Untreated Maternal...
A new study found that children exposed in utero to maternal depression actually had better problem-solving abilities than their peers. However, kids whose mothers took antidepressants had impaired...
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Long-term Outcomes Better for Those Who Stop Taking Antipsychotics
Stopping antipsychotic drugs is associated with better outcomes for people diagnosed with schizophrenia, according to a new study. In the long run, those who stopped taking antipsychotics had better...
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Study Links Prenatal Antipsychotic Exposure to Developmental Delays and ADHD
A new meta-analysis published in the International Journal of Caring Sciences finds a link between in-utero exposure to antipsychotics and increased risk for developmental delays and ADHD diagnosis....
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When Medication Changes More Than Symptoms: Antipsychotics’ Effect on Identity
While harmful physical effects of the use of antipsychotics are often discussed, one crucial adverse effect is often left out: their impact on identity. A new article by Maev Connely from the...
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Long-Term Benzo Use Linked to Increased Disability
In a new study, researchers found that long-term use of benzodiazepine drugs was linked to a higher risk of unemployment and disability. They suggest that the adverse effects of the drugs on cognitive...
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Case Studies Reveal Patient Empowerment Through Tapering Antipsychotics
A new study from Copenhagen University Hospital offers a rare glimpse into the personal experiences of six individuals as they navigate the complex process of tapering their antipsychotic medications....
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Wunderink: Antipsychotics Can Be Tapered Safely Without Increasing Relapse Risk
A new article by psychosis researcher Lex Wunderink suggests that antipsychotic drugs can be safely and effectively tapered without increasing the risk of relapse. The keys, according to Wunderink,...
View ArticleDemedicalizing Depression: An Interview with Milutin Kostić
Milutin Kostić is a practicing Serbian psychiatrist trained in the tradition of biological psychiatry who has become a new figure in the critical psychiatry movement. Affiliated with the Institute of...
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Remembering Bhargavi Davar: A Global Leader in the Struggle for Human Rights
The struggle for human rights, in global communities and for all, is, I think, at the center of human progress, and those who are leaders in this struggle deserve their place in an international...
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