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Sarcosine for Schizophrenia; Abilify Lawsuit; Rural America Suffering

— News and commentary from the psychiatry world

Last Updated September 12, 2019
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Children born to mothers who suffered from were twice as likely to experience symptoms of ADHD themselves. (ScienceDaily)

The amino acid supplement , otherwise known as N-methylglycine, may be helpful as adjunctive treatment to antipsychotics for schizophrenia. "Because it is freely available and fairly cheap, there is nothing to stop somebody with schizophrenia from buying it and trying it themselves, which underscores the need for health professionals to get our heads around it," said David Curtis, MD, PhD, of the University College London. (British Journal of Psychiatry)

A genetic link may underlie of bipolar disorder, regardless of environmental influence. (JAMA Psychiatry)

Are there extra treatment barriers for ? (NPR)

Several plaintiffs in a joint lawsuit in Pennsylvania are claiming aripiprazole (Abilify) caused them to . (Pennsylvania Record)

Compared with urban areas, rural America saw from 1999-2001 and 2014-2016. (JAMA Network Open)

But, rural America is also , and is in some cases slashing appointment wait times by 9 months. (NPR)

Researchers at Brown University are the recipients of an NIH grant of over $50 million to assess . (Brown Daily Herald)

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    Kristen Monaco is a senior staff writer, focusing on endocrinology, psychiatry, and nephrology news. Based out of the New York City office, she’s worked at the company since 2015.