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Study Finds Rates of SGA-Related Neuromotor Side Effects Are Similar in Youth, Adults 
Psychiatric News (Today) - Rates of extrapyramidal side effects (EPS) in young people related to use of second-generation antipsychotics (SGA) do not appear to differ from those reported in adults and are particularly low... - Older News
- Stay Poor? Upward Mobility Is Bad For Your Health
Science 2.0 (Yesterday) - Youth from low-income families who succeed academically and socially may actually pay a price when it comes to their health, because relentlessly pursuing goals can undermine health.read more... -
A Past That Never Was: Implanted Abuse Memories Still Cause Damage Today Science 2.0 (Yesterday) - When 21-year-old nurse Carol Felstead went to her doctor complaining of repeated headaches, she wasn’t just prescribed painkillers. Instead, she was referred for psychotherapy that would ultimately involve hypnosis to... -
People With Depression, Anxiety May Be Less Responsive to Opioids for Chronic Low Back Pain Psychiatric News (Yesterday) - Opioids are frequently prescribed to treat chronic low back pain, but new research published online in Anesthesiology suggests these drugs may be less effective and more prone to abuse when taken... - Cigarette Smoking Associated With Increased Risk Of Psychosis Science 2.0 (3 days ago) - We have known for some time the people suffering from schizophrenia and other psychoses smoke more than the general population.read more...
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APA Responds to Inaccuracy in Times Editorial on Psychology, Torture Psychiatric News (3 days ago) - APA acted to correct a significant inaccuracy in an editorial in yesterday’s New York Times about the American Psychological Association and its policies regarding the involvement of psychologists in the... -
Study Examines Association Between SSRIs, Birth Defect Risks Psychiatric News (4 days ago) - Prenatal use of sertraline may not pose the risk of birth defects in offspring that some previous reports have suggested, according to a study published this week in BMJ.To estimate... -
Smoking Linked to Schizophrenia 
WebMD (4 days ago) - People with schizophrenia are three times more likely to smoke than those who don't have the mental health condition, a study published in Lancet Psychiatry says....
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