{"title":"Alcohol use history predicts antidepressant response to ketamine","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31412","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146083389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A systematic review and network meta-analysis that included 151 studies has found marked differences in individual antidepressants' physiological effects, particularly on cardiometabolic measures. Current treatment guidelines for depression do not reflect these clinically meaningful differences, the investigators stated. Results of the network meta-analysis were published online Oct. 21, 2025 in The Lancet.
{"title":"Meta-analysis finds wide variation in antidepressants' physiological effects","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31402","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A systematic review and network meta-analysis that included 151 studies has found marked differences in individual antidepressants' physiological effects, particularly on cardiometabolic measures. Current treatment guidelines for depression do not reflect these clinically meaningful differences, the investigators stated. Results of the network meta-analysis were published online Oct. 21, 2025 in <i>The Lancet</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 2","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146057947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Toward precision psychiatry","authors":"Lawrence H. Price M.D.","doi":"10.1002/pu.31399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31399","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 1","pages":"7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145626862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xanomeline-trospium (Cobenfy®) is a new antipsychotic with a mechanism of action different from that of currently available typical and atypical antipsychotics. Instead of blocking dopamine D-2 receptors, xanomeline-trospium acts as an agonist at muscarinic M1/M4 receptors, resulting in decreased dopamine release in psychosis-implicated regions of the brain. The trospium component of the combination serves as a selective muscarinic antagonist in the periphery, thereby alleviating xanomeline-mediated cholinergic effects.
{"title":"Neutropenia associated with xanomeline-trospium","authors":"Y. W. Francis Lam Pharm.D., FCCP","doi":"10.1002/pu.31393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31393","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Xanomeline-trospium (Cobenfy®) is a new antipsychotic with a mechanism of action different from that of currently available typical and atypical antipsychotics. Instead of blocking dopamine D-2 receptors, xanomeline-trospium acts as an agonist at muscarinic M1/M4 receptors, resulting in decreased dopamine release in psychosis-implicated regions of the brain. The trospium component of the combination serves as a selective muscarinic antagonist in the periphery, thereby alleviating xanomeline-mediated cholinergic effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 1","pages":"2-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145626864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Twelve weeks of treatment with memantine resulted in significant improvement in social impairment among youths with autism spectrum disorder, a placebo-controlled trial has found. Memantine also did not result in significantly more adverse events compared with placebo. Study results were published online Oct. 1, 2025, in JAMA Network Open.
{"title":"Memantine improves social impairment in youths with autism spectrum disorder","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31392","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Twelve weeks of treatment with memantine resulted in significant improvement in social impairment among youths with autism spectrum disorder, a placebo-controlled trial has found. Memantine also did not result in significantly more adverse events compared with placebo. Study results were published online Oct. 1, 2025, in <i>JAMA Network Open</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145626715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Treatment with a single dose of a pharmaceutical formulation of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) resulted in a dose-dependent reduction in anxiety in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), a Phase 2b study has found. The two highest of four tested dose strengths of the MM120 formulation demonstrated significant improvement relative to placebo.
{"title":"Single dose of LSD formulation improves anxiety in Phase 2b trial","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31394","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Treatment with a single dose of a pharmaceutical formulation of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) resulted in a dose-dependent reduction in anxiety in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), a Phase 2b study has found. The two highest of four tested dose strengths of the MM120 formulation demonstrated significant improvement relative to placebo.</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 1","pages":"3-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145625825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Polygenic risk for bipolar disorder linked to lithium response in depression treatment","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31397","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31397","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145626867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nearly five years of post-approval safety data for esketamine nasal spray have uncovered no new safety concerns associated with the formulation, an analysis has found. Most adverse events occurred during the first treatment session, with incidence decreasing over the course of treatment. Results were published online Sept. 10, 2025, in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
{"title":"Post-approval analysis finds favorable safety for esketamine nasal spray","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31391","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31391","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Nearly five years of post-approval safety data for esketamine nasal spray have uncovered no new safety concerns associated with the formulation, an analysis has found. Most adverse events occurred during the first treatment session, with incidence decreasing over the course of treatment. Results were published online Sept. 10, 2025, in the <i>American Journal of Psychiatry</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 1","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145625620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solriamfetol improves symptoms in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31396","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31396","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"37 1","pages":"6-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145626868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}