Topics: Amantadine | Austedo | Deutetrabenazine | Ginkgo | Ingrezza | Keppra | Levetiracetam | Melatonin | Psychopharmacology | Psychopharmacology Tips | Side Effects | Tardive dyskinesia | Valbenazine | Vitamin B6 | Vitamin E | VMAT2 Inhibitors

The VMAT2 inhibitors are FDA approved for tardive dyskinesia (TD), but there are 8 off-label options to consider as well. See how they stack up here, and learn why the atypical antipsychotics ─ with one exception ─ have not put an end to this insidious side effect.

Topics: Antidepressant Augmentation | Antidepressants | Brain Devices | Depression | Depressive Disorder | ECT | Esketamine | Free Articles | Ketamine | Neurotoxicity | Novel Medications | rTMS | Suicidality | TMS | Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation | Treatment-Resistant Depression

The FDA approval of esketamine (Spravalto) left some unanswered questions, including suicide, addiction, withdrawal, neurotoxicity, and bladder inflammation. Nolan Williams addresses those risks and looks at where esketamine fits among other options like TMS and ECT. Dr. Williams directs the Interventional Psychiatry Clinical Research Program and Brain Stimulation Lab at Stanford University.

Topics: Antidepressant Augmentation | Antidepressants | Antipsychotics | Bipolar Disorder | Deprescribing | Depression | Depressive Disorder | Mania | Metabolic syndrome | Mood Stabilizers | olanzapine | Psychopharmacology | Psychopharmacology Tips | Risperidone | Side Effects | Tardive dyskinesia

Atypical antipsychotics can work quickly in mood disorders, but their long-term risks give us pause. When is it safe to discontinue them? The answer, it turns out, depends on whether we look to industry-supported or industry-independent trials.

Topics: Depression | Depressive Disorder | Pharmaceutical Industry | Research Update | rTMS | TMS | Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation | Treatment-Resistant Depression

Two devices are available for transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Neurostar came first with the figure-8 coil, which is now off-patent, while Brainsway’s H-coil which claims to reach deeper into the cerebral cortex. See how they compare in the first head-to-head controlled trial, undertaken without industry support.

FDA Clears the Path for Magic Mushrooms. Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms, was fast-tracked by the FDA for major depression in November 2019.

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