The oral and extended-release injectable formulations of naltrexone showed similar effectiveness in reducing heavy-drinking days when initiated in a hospital setting for patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD), a randomized trial has found. The study also found no significant between-group difference in acute health care utilization.
{"title":"Oral and injectable naltrexone both reduce drinking in hospital patients with AUD","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31335","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The oral and extended-release injectable formulations of naltrexone showed similar effectiveness in reducing heavy-drinking days when initiated in a hospital setting for patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD), a randomized trial has found. The study also found no significant between-group difference in acute health care utilization.</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"36 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144519900","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":"Cannabis-related hospitalization linked to risk of dementia","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31341","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31341","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"36 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144520019","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":"Long-term treatment with valbenazine improves TD in elderly adults","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31342","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31342","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"36 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144519903","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}
Military veterans with comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) who received topiramate in combination with prolonged exposure therapy (PE) showed greater improvement in PTSD symptoms than those receiving PE alone, a new study has found. The combination treatment did not lead to significant improvement in alcohol use outcomes compared with PE alone. Study results were published online March 19, 2025, in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
{"title":"Combining topiramate with prolonged exposure therapy improves PTSD symptoms","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31320","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Military veterans with comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) who received topiramate in combination with prolonged exposure therapy (PE) showed greater improvement in PTSD symptoms than those receiving PE alone, a new study has found. The combination treatment did not lead to significant improvement in alcohol use outcomes compared with PE alone. Study results were published online March 19, 2025, in the <i>American Journal of Psychiatry</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"36 7","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144191020","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}
Microdosing of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) over a 6-week period showed no significant benefits over placebo in reducing symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults, a Phase 2A trial has found. Both the LSD and placebo groups experienced marked improvement, the investigators reported.
{"title":"Microdosing of LSD does not show efficacy in adults with ADHD","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31324","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31324","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Microdosing of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) over a 6-week period showed no significant benefits over placebo in reducing symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults, a Phase 2A trial has found. Both the LSD and placebo groups experienced marked improvement, the investigators reported.</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"36 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144190860","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":"Climate change and psychopharmacology","authors":"Lawrence H. Price M.D.","doi":"10.1002/pu.31327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31327","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"36 7","pages":"7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144191024","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":"Heatwaves exacerbate risk of illnesses in patients with mental health conditions","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31326","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"36 7","pages":"6-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144191019","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 meta-analysis comprising 27 trials comparing glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists and placebo in patients with type 2 diabetes or obesity found no significantly increased risk of suicidal behavior in conjunction with the popular medications. The incidence of suicide and self-harm was very low in both the GLP-1 and placebo groups. Results of the review were published online March 19, 2025, in JAMA Psychiatry.
{"title":"Review of GLP-1 trials finds low incidence of suicide risk","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31321","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A systematic review and meta-analysis comprising 27 trials comparing glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists and placebo in patients with type 2 diabetes or obesity found no significantly increased risk of suicidal behavior in conjunction with the popular medications. The incidence of suicide and self-harm was very low in both the GLP-1 and placebo groups. Results of the review were published online March 19, 2025, in <i>JAMA Psychiatry</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"36 7","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144191021","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":"Greater anticholinergic burden associated with poorer cognition in patients with psychosis","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31325","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"36 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144190861","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":"Quetiapine augmentation more effective than lithium in treatment-resistant depression trial","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/pu.31328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pu.31328","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22275,"journal":{"name":"The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update","volume":"36 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144191025","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}