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Permanent skin discoloration possible with Daytrana patch
The Food and Drug Administration has warned that the Daytrana patch (methylphenidate transdermal system) may cause permanent skin color changes. The Daytrana patch, for attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder, now has a new warning on the label to describe chemical leukoderma. This is a skin condition that causes the skin to lose color due to repeated exposure to specific chemical compounds. The condition is not physically harmful, but it is disfiguring. The areas of skin color loss described with the Daytrana patch ranged up to 8 inches in diameter. This condition is not thought to be reversible, which may cause emotio...
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - July 28, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: From the FDA Source Type: research

Research Roundup
Primer on ADHD, depression, and anxiety medications published for pediatricians Poverty damages child brain development, but interventions work Most teens treated for SUDs on outpatient basis, 45% for marijuana CDC warns about increase in adverse effects from synthetic cannabinoids Buprenorphine may be more practical than methadone for pregnant women with opioid use disorders in Tennessee (Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update)
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - July 28, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Research Roundup Source Type: research

NASMHPD launches Early Intervention in Psychosis online resource center
The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) has launched a website for information on treatment and research on Early Intervention in Psychosis. (Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update)
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - July 28, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: What's New in Research Source Type: research

Added parent training no better than contingency management for teen cannabis addiction
Comprehensive parent training doesn't provide any additional treatment benefits for teens with cannabis use disorders, according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. For the study, “Clinic‐ and Home‐Based Contingency Management Plus Parent Training for Adolescent Cannabis Use Disorders,” researchers at Dartmouth College and the University of Texas compared interventions for treatment of adolescent cannabis use disorders, focusing on one intervention with parent training and one without. (Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Ps...
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - July 28, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: What's New in Research Source Type: research

RAISE program reveals positive outcomes for youth, effective monitoring
The results of an early intervention program to help young people recovering from first‐episode psychosis are proving positive in terms of client engagement and in the subsequent fidelity measurement of the team‐based intervention to determine if the program met performance expectations, according to new studies featured in a special section in the July issue of Psychiatric Services. (Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update)
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - July 28, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Schizophrenia Source Type: research