News Clear link between antidepressant use and bipolar risk shown in ‘real-world’ study Use of antidepressants is associated with an increased risk of mania and bipolar disorder and clinicians should consider risk factors for these conditions when treating people with depression, according to researchers writing in BMJ Open on 15 December 2015.…Published: 22 December 2015
News SSRI antidepressant use in pregnancy linked to autism in children The use of antidepressants by women during the second or third trimester of pregnancy is associated with an 87% increased risk of autism spectrum disorders in their children, study finds. …Published: 16 December 2015
Opinion A different perspective on why prescriptions of ADHD drugs have soared Media concerns about the overdiagnosis and overmedication of ADHD are misguided.…Published: 14 December 2015
News Talking therapies are just as effective as drugs in depression Second-generation antidepressants and cognitive behavioural therapy are equally as effective in patients with depression, researchers have found.…Published: 10 December 2015
News Blood test could show whether an antidepressant is effective, research suggests Psychiatrists could be on the way to developing a test that predicts which patients with depression will benefit from which antidepressant.…Published: 2 December 2015
News New classification system to diagnose SSRI withdrawal proposed Researchers propose new model to help doctors withdrawing SSRI therapy.…Published: 25 November 2015
News Not enough evidence for omega-3 supplementation in depression Cochrane review says more evidence is needed on omega-3’s role in major depression before firm conclusions are drawn.…Published: 13 November 2015
Opinion Filling the gap in mental health research Ways to tackle the lack of funding in mental health research.…Published: 12 November 2015
Opinion A useful reference text of psychotropic medicines ‘Clinical handbook of psychotropic drugs 21st edition’, edited by Ric M Procyshyn, Kalyna Z Bezchlibnyk-Butler, J Joel Jeffries.…Published: 30 October 2015
News Antipsychotic drug aripiprazole could aid antidepressant therapies in older adults Elderly patients with depression who are not helped by a first-line antidepressant could benefit from the addition of an antipsychotic drug, finds a study published in The Lancet.…Published: 5 October 2015