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In my editorial in the previous issue of Psychiatric News, I discussed the risk of socio-cultural factors affecting the integrity of psychedelic clinical trials (PCTs). In light of these substances’ cultural significance, history, and powerful effects (including observable changes in consciousness), rigorous clinical trial design—with randomization, blinding, and control requirements above those typical of nonpsychedelic psychotropic clinical trials—is required. A high level of stringency for psychedelic
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Winners of this prestigious award have demonstrated innovative services; a focus on quality improvement; effective use of psychiatrists, peer specialists, and other staff; and involvement of consum…
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Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced in April that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the antipsychotic Fanapt (iloperidone) for the acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder in adults. Iloperidone has been approved for the acute treatment of schizophrenia since 2009. The approval was based on a phase 3 clinical trial of 414 adults with a history of bipolar I disorder. After four weeks of treatment, patients treated with iloperidone exhibited a 14-point
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The 2024 federal budget includes vital funding for the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and other federal agencies overseeing and implementing mental health and sub…
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Involvement of psychiatrists on an inpatient treatment team was crucial to identifying a safe discharge plan for a patient with opioid use disorder (OUD) with a peripherally inserted central cathet…
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Mashup Score: 0Microsoft AI Expert: APA, MH Professionals Must Help Guide Future of AI and Mental Health - 2 day(s) ago
The future of artificial intelligence and its impact on psychiatry was prominent among the topics discussed at APA’s Board of Trustees meeting in March.
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Mashup Score: 12A Call to Action: Test Our Patients for Hepatitis C - 2 day(s) ago
Psychiatrists need to be knowledgeable about hepatitis C, as it is associated with various psychiatric and neuropsychiatric symptoms, and patients are at increased risk for this infection.
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Mashup Score: 5White House Calls for Stakeholder Action on Overdose Deaths - 3 day(s) ago
The Biden administration has challenged organizations and businesses of all sizes to help keep their employees, customers, and communities safe with improved access to opioid overdose reversal medi…
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Eleven years after I began working the most rewarding job I could imagine, it is time for me to say goodbye as CEO and medical director of APA. It has been a remarkable journey, made memorable by challenges, opportunities, surprises, and a few setbacks, but also by many achievements; at every point I have been sustained by the support and expertise of the extraordinary APA leadership—Board and Assembly members; presidents, past and present; component members; and the best administration a CEO could ask
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Mashup Score: 6Countertransference: A Lost Art - 3 day(s) ago
Countertransference is defined as a therapist’s internal and external reactions to a client that are influenced by the therapist’s personal vulnerabilities and unresolved conflicts. While transference and countertransference are elements of psychiatrists’ everyday work, there are moments when the definition and managem ent of transference can be especially useful to review. I recently encountered a patient who stirred up some pretty strong negative emotions, including anger, frustration, disappointment,
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EDITOR'S DESK | In this follow-up editorial, I will review some of the major challenges specific to #psychedelic clinical trials (PCTs) in the domains of randomization, blinding, and control interventions and propose specific solutions. https://t.co/maTpftBroX @APAPsychiatric https://t.co/RHkL0TxDQI