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First ‐episode schizophrenia linked to increased risk of diabetes
Patients with schizophrenia are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, independent of medication use, according to new research. The study results have major implications and should be considered a “wake‐up call,” they said. (Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update)
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - February 23, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Schizophrenia Source Type: research

Antipsychotic prescribing down for youth, especially for the youngest
The trend in prescribing antipsychotics for youth has gone down from 50 per 1,000 in 2008 to 30 per 1,000 in 2013, researchers have found. They looked into the reasons for this decrease and found that the largest decrease was for children under age 6. (Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update)
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - January 27, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Antipsychotics Source Type: research

CDER updates labeling on opioids, other abusable medications
New actions from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) focus on the agency's Opioids Action Plan, first announced a year ago. (Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update)
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - January 26, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: From the FDA Source Type: research

Fluid IQ associated with psychiatric disorders
Various psychiatric disorders are associated with reductions in fluid intelligence — the ability to solve new problems without using prior learned knowledge. Researchers found that there were stronger associations between fluid intelligence reductions and current disorders than with past disorders, suggesting it is the active symptoms of psychiatric disorders that interfere with cognitive functioning. They recommend that early identification and treatment of children in school settings will help promote academic achievement and long‐term success in people with psychiatric disorders. For the study, the researchers used ...
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - January 26, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Research Roundup Source Type: research

Mental health advocates urge ACA protections
As Congress begins to take legislative action on repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), mental health advocates are building on momentum urging consumers and families to let lawmakers know how important it is to maintain protections the health care reform offers them. (Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update)
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - January 26, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: News Source Type: research

Asymptomatic children of schizophrenia patients have decreases in cortical surface area
It is well‐known that schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have genetic factors. A new study has found that children of parents with schizophrenia had decreases in cortical surface area, associated with prodromal symptoms, researchers have found. Children of parents with bipolar disorder did not have decreases in surface area. There were no differences in cortical thickness. (Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update)
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - January 26, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: What's New in Research Source Type: research

Supreme Court holds hearing on education standards for children with disabilities
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Jan. 11 heard oral arguments on a potentially groundbreaking case that could determine what level of educational benefit schools are required by federal law to provide to children with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). (Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update)
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - January 26, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Education Source Type: research

Teen use of drugs and alcohol down: MTF
The annual Monitoring the Future (MTF) study has found that use of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco is down — the lowest rates since the 1990s. The only type of drug use that remains high is marijuana use among 12th graders. (Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update)
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - December 26, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Substance Use Disorders Source Type: research

Avoid extended anesthesia if possible in young children and pregnant women
Janet Woodcock, director of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, has issued new safety information on anesthesia use in young children and pregnant women. On Dec. 14, 2016, she issued a Drug Safety Communication (http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm532356.htm) to inform health care providers, parents, and caregivers of children younger than three years, and pregnant women in their third trimester, that the repeated or lengthy (more than three hours) use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs may adversely affect children's developing brains. Woodcock wrote, “To better inform th...
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - December 25, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: From the FDA Source Type: research

Research Roundup
Oregon CSC program identifies youth in early stages of psychosis Chronic psychotic disorders most costly of mental diseases (Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update)
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - December 25, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Research Roundup Source Type: research

Surgeon general issues report warning youth against vaping
Shortly after its release of the landmark report on alcohol and drugs last fall, the Office of the Surgeon General issued another report warning against the use of e‐cigarettes by youth and young adults. Vaping “has the potential to create a whole new generation of kids who are addicted to nicotine,” said Vivek Murthy, M.D., the U.S. surgeon general, in announcing the report in early December. (Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update)
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - December 25, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: News Source Type: research

MH treatment not keeping pace with rising increase in youth depression
New research examining depression trends in young people found a nearly 40% increase in depression among teenagers and young adults. Additionally, there has not been a corresponding increase in mental health treatment for this population during that time, according to new research. (Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update)
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - December 25, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: What's New in Research Source Type: research

Coordinated specialty care in first episode of psychosis could improve outcomes long term
The delivery of a new treatment approach called coordinated specialty care (CSC) to every young person experiencing early schizophrenia could help address the lifetime prevalence associated with high levels of functional impairment and low expectations for recovery, according to new research. (Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update)
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - December 25, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: What's New in Research Source Type: research

Cures Act brings mental health reform, but much more needed for children and adolescents
Last month, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act, which represents major progress into mental health reform. Along with major changes to this country's mental health system, the legislation provides $1 billion to address opioid addiction, and $4.8 billion to the National Institutes of Health for new medical research. (Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update)
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - December 25, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Mental Health Reform Source Type: research

Symptom severity, comorbidity, parental mental health problems predict ADHD persistence into adulthood
Some children with attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continue to have it as adults, and some don't. Factors that affect whether it persists or not were assessed by researchers using the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD (MTA); they found that symptom severity as a child and parental mental health problems were linked to persistence of ADHD into adulthood. (Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update)
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - November 24, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Source Type: research