FDA approved suzetrigine (Journavx): first pain med that works by blocking peripheral Na channels and doesn't enter the brain > Non-addictive > Equaled Vicodin in large trials of post-surgical pain > Possible benefits in diabetic neuropathy fda.gov/news-events/pr…

Cannabis can trigger psychosis, and this new Canadian study of 14 million shows how the risk of schizophrenia attributable to cannabis rose from 4% to 10% with legalization of cannabis (in 2018): pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39903464

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver (and Super Bowl LIX champion!) A. J. Brown has been open about his mental health since experiencing a mental health crisis in 2020. Thank you for speaking up about mental health, A. J.! 💚🦅

Our team's latest research in Hepatology Communications reveals significant improvements in ALD patients through multidisciplinary care. Reduced liver injury, alcohol use, & ER visits. Thanks AASLD #Hepatology #AddictionMedicine #Psychiatry journals.lww.com/hepcomm/fullte…

Intriguing social media data suggest LSD use may decrease gender dysphoria in some people, as well as precipitate new gender identities or gender questioning in others liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Read our latest #research on the contribution of #psychotherapy to #psychedelic treatment for #opioid #addiction, published with Springer Nature in Current Addiction Reports. Read here: rdcu.be/eaAo9

We explored online accounts discussing psychedelic use in people with anosmia. Of those reporting improved ability to smell, ~40% had benefits persisting at least one day post-psychedelic use. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40022524/

A pragmatic accelerated theta-burst stimulation protocol using only 3 intermittent theta-burst stimulation sessions per day and a nonexpensive, non-neuronavigated approach was found to be safe and effective for treatment-resistant depression. ja.ma/3FaIhTS

Generosity is an anti-depressant. Depressed people were randomly assigned to give less than a penny a day to charity. Over the next 2 months, moods improved and depression declined. The more they gave, the better they felt. Even small acts of kindness elevate mental health.

Psychedelics for opioid use disorder? Hopefully this paper answers the questions you may have about the current evidence in human clinical studies: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Use DOGE to deregulate methadone as addiction medicine, coalition urges Trump statnews.com/2025/04/02/add… via STAT

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Could your diet transform your mental health? Join Dr. Matt Bernstein as we dive deep into metabolic psychiatry and explore how the ketogenic diet impacts mood, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and more. Full episode now on X! #KetogenicDiet #MentalHealth

Why I routinely under-diagnose: 1)Initial impressions often wrong 2)We see patients on worst day- doesnt extrapolate to future 3)Easy to later up diagnose 4)Hard to erase wrong label 5)Harms of overdiagnosis far worse- stigma/meds 6)I wish all diagnosis could be written in pencil

NIH funding for OUD trials 💹during the 3rd wave of the opioid epidemic, with no significant gender disparities in funding among PIs. The study analyzed $ 1.6 B+ in grants across 197 trials (1997–2023). #OUD #NIH #ResearchEquity cureus.com/articles/32887…

Very nice study randomized controlled study first ever to show varenecline reduces vaping in youth 18 to 25 jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

The largest summary of supplements for depression. Saffron had the largest decrease in depressive symptoms.

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Most viewed this week from JAMA Psychiatry: GLP1-RA treatment for obesity and diabetes does not increase psychiatric adverse events compared to placebo and is linked to improvements in quality of life, emotional eating, and mental well-being. ja.ma/44SshRo

From JAMA Pediatrics: More screen time is associated with more depressive symptoms, potentially due to shorter sleep and worse white matter organization during early adolescence. ja.ma/4nnHMYd