In case you missed any vital updates, here’s a recap of this week in Psychiatric Instances, together with
From Victory to Vulnerability: Black Athlete Mothers on Maternal Well being Dangers By Supply and Past
This week was Black Maternal Well being Week, which shines a highlight on the pressing want to deal with the staggering disparities Black ladies face in well being care. In line with the Facilities for Illness Management, maternal morbidity and mortality dangers stay elevated by means of the primary 12 months postpartum, with greater than half of deaths occurring after supply. The voices of Black athlete moms, like Serena Williams and Dominique Dawes, illustrate the systemic gaps persist and why maternal psychological and bodily well being deserve pressing consideration by means of supply and past. Learn extra right here.
The Lancet Fee Tackles Self-Hurt
The not too long ago launched Lancet Fee report on nonfatal self-harm addresses the worldwide prevalence, causes, cultural views, and responses to self-harm. Self-harm is widespread, affecting a minimum of 14 million individuals worldwide yearly. Sehba Husain-Krautter MD, PhD, and Jacob M. Appel, MD, JD, MPH, discover the idea of self-harm as a habits influenced by particular person and social elements, not a psychiatric prognosis. Learn extra right here.
The Sluggish Highway to Psychosis
In our newest Tales From the Clinic article, be taught extra about prodromal signs of schizophrenia, which embrace cognitive deficits, temper modifications, and subthreshold psychotic signs, usually previous full psychosis by weeks to years. As much as 75% of sufferers with schizophrenia expertise prodromal symptom levels. Detecting people within the prodromal stage of schizophrenia earlier than their first episode of psychosis presents an opportunity for early interventions that would probably forestall the onset of full-blown psychosis. Learn extra right here.
Treating Schizophrenia: Bringing Collectively Pharmacists and Clinicians for Affected person Care
Pharmacists can play an important position in supporting remedy adherence, contributing to the prevention of treatment errors, and addressing real-world boundaries to look after sufferers with schizophrenia. Michael McGuire, PharmD, an affiliate professor of pharmacy follow and psychiatry at Belmont College, shares his ideas on how psychiatric professionals and pharmacists can finest work collectively to enhance affected person care. Learn extra right here.
Reflections on 50 Years in Psychiatry: An Interview with Jesse H. Wright, MD, PhD
Jesse H. Wright, MD, PhD’s contributions to psychiatry span 5 a long time, throughout which he has influenced numerous psychiatrists, developed revolutionary educating strategies, and superior digital psychological well being interventions. In celebration of his achievements, Mehak Pahwa, MBBS, and Iyanjesu Adereti, MBBCh, interviewed Wright on his profession, cognitive habits remedy, and mentorship. Learn extra right here.
Answering 3 Medical Questions within the Wake of the Removing of the Clozapine REMS Requirement
In February 2025, the US Meals and Drug Administration introduced the clozapine REMS protocol was not crucial and will even be a barrier to entry. Chances are you’ll be asking your self, “Is it essential to nonetheless monitor bloodwork? What ought to we do with long-term sufferers on clozapine by way of monitoring?Ought to the elimination of the REMS change which sufferers are thought-about for clozapine remedy?” Michael Asbach, DMSc, PA-C, Psych-CAQ, solutions these 3 scientific questions within the wake of this REMS elimination. Watch the video right here.
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