J&J Will Share Research Data, Yale University to Oversee Access
Yale University has agreed to screen access - with Johnson & Johnson's input - to detailed clinical trial data on the pharmaceutical giant's products.  ...
Japan Leads the Way Away From “Schizophrenia” as a Concept
Schizophrenia Bulletin follows the movement change to the name and concept of "Schizophrenia", revealing that Japan has taken the lead. Â Japan, to remove the...
J&J Gets $257 Million Risperdal Verdict Thrown Out in Louisiana
A Louisiana appeals court has thrown out a $257 million verdict which held Johnson & Johnson liable for deceptive practices in marketing its antipsychotic...
Judge Approves Investigation Into The Effects of Effexor
Utah judge Robert Dale is allowing the defense of David Edward Drummond, Jr., who is serving a life sentence for shooting his wife in...
FDA Applies Uneven Standards to New Drugs’ Safety and Efficacy
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that, although "many patients and physicians assume that the safety and effectiveness of...
PA Supreme Court Rules Pharmas Responsible for Defective Drugs
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that pharmaceutical companies can be held liable for negligent design and marketing of drugs, agreeing with the family...
Loss of a Parent in Childhood Raises Psychosis Risk
Children who lose a parent before the age of 3 are 84% more likely to experience psychosis as adults, according to research published in...
Antipsychotics Ineffective Against Cocaine, Stimulant Addictions
Although cocaine and psychostimulant dependence are thought to be related to increased dopamine release, research from Tokyo and Long Island finds that the effect...
Fluoxetine in Adolescence Raises Sensitivity to Stress in Adults
Research on neurochemicals associated with moods in mice and rats finds that, while less depression-like behavior was observed in those receiving fluoxetine (Prozac) administration...
Body of Missing Man Found; Paxil Withdrawal Blamed
The body of 78 year-old Bob Farthing, who had been missing since Wednesday, was found in the back seat of his car Friday evening.  "He...
Child Abuse/Psychosis Link Not Genetic
Although psychosis is more common in the parents of people with psychosis than those without, the difference cannot be attributed to genetics, research from...
The Psychosis Must Go On
Comedians score high on scales of psychotic traits, according to research published today in British Journal of Psychiatry. "The creative elements needed to produce humor...
Prenatal Antidepressant Exposure Raises Risk to Newborn of Pulmonary Hypertension
Researchers from Canada find the risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn is increased for infants exposed to SSRIs in late pregnancy. Results...
Mindfulness Meditation Comparable to Medication for Depression
Researchers from Johns Hopkins, publishing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, reviewed the research literature on mindfulness meditation to find that it...
Non-Distressed Psychosis-Like Experiences Not Linked to Serious Mental Illness
Research from the University of Maryland finds that "Although 'psychosis-like experiences' (PLEs) may reflect elevated risk for onset of serious mental illness," further examination...
Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews Finds Systematic Under-Reporting of Adverse Events
A systematic review by researchers from Canada, the U.K., and China finds that the 4,644 systematic reviews studied "compounded the poor reporting of harms...
Childhood Abuse Predicts Lack of Resilience From Depression
A study of 1,128 adults drawn from Canada's National Population Health Survey finds that more than three quarters (77%) recovered from depression in 2...
Early Attachment Deprivation Predicts ADHD Symptoms
A study in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology finds that in a sample of 641 adopted adolescents, an increase in the level of ADHD...
Over-Diagnosis More Problematic Than Under-Diagnosis
Christopher Dowrick and Allen Frances write, in an article for the British Medical Journal, that though the prevalence of major depressive disorder in the...
Denmark to Hold Psychiatrist Responsible for Suicide
The Danish Agency for Patients' Rights is holding a psychiatrist responsible for a patient's suicide, which came 11 days after an 8-minute consultation that...
Suicide Attempts Similar With Various Antidepressants for Children
Researchers from Vanderbilt University and the University of Alabama found, in a retrospective study of increased suicidal behavior among 36,842 children who were new...
Substance Use “Dramatically Higher” Among Those With Severe Psychosis Diagnoses
In "the largest assessment of substance use among individuals with severe psychotic illness to date," researchers from Washington University and the University of Southern...
The Myth of Schizophrenia as a Progressive Brain Disease
Noted schizophrenia researchers Robin Murray, Robert Zipursky and Thomas Reilly write in Schizophrenia Bulletin that "mental health professionals need to join with patients and...
NY Times: A.D.H.D. Experts Re-Evaluate Zeal for Drugs
Authors of a 1999 paper that promoted medication over behavioral therapy for A.D.H.D.,  in fact dismissing behavioral therapy as unnecessary in light of the apparent...
Go to Sleep
A blog in Scientific American reviews sleep’s role in "Obesity, Schizophrenia, Diabetes... Everything".  The article notes  a tight link between depression and sleep apnea,...
