Compared with monotherapy, for 16 weeks significantly improved Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale total score in patients with schizophrenia -- but they also saw many more side effects like weight gain and sexual dysfunction. (Lancet Psychiatry)
According to GlobalData, will have to compete with low-cost aripiprazole and quetiapine generics if approved for adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder. Developer AbbVie for this indication to the FDA last month.
Combination treatment of 1.0-mg twice daily plus a nicotine patch significantly improved smoking cessation among smokers who also drink heavily, according to a randomized clinical trial of 122 people. (JAMA Network Open)
A was released from Guantanamo Bay and sent home to Saudi Arabia for mental health care for schizophrenia. (New York Times)
Novamind announced it is moving forward with a phase II clinical trial testing .
An online casino in the U.K. was fined over £1 million after sending free spins to during the annual "Safer Gambling Week." (The Guardian)
announced it broke ground on a $72-million, 150-bed psychiatric hospital. (Masslive.com)
A with 670 people inside -- many of whom "have been bedridden for years" -- was taken over by Russian forces. (Reuters)