Which Antipsychotics have Highest Pneumonia Risk?
Antipsychotic medications are critical in managing schizophrenia and other related disorders, but they come with various side effects, one of which is the increased risk…
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Is Lurasidone Safe with Weight Gain Risk?
While antipsychotic medications have significantly improved the lives of individuals with severe mental health disorders, the potential for weight gain should not be overlooked. Antipsychotic…
Geriatric Psychiatry Update: ChEIs for Psychotic Symptoms
According to this recent meta-analysis published in JAMA Neurology on June 26, 2023: Cholinesterase Inhibitors treatment improves psychotic symptoms in patients with Alzheimer’s disease &…
Antipsychotics & Weight Gain: Update 2023
PSYCHIATRY EDUCATION FORUM ACADEMY’S ANTIPSYCHOTICS & WEIGHT GAIN: UPDATE 2023 Dear PEFA Academy Members. We are excited to announce the release of our next educational…
Antipsychotics Induced Nocturnal Enuresis
Nocturnal Enuresis, also known as bedwetting, is one of the underrecognized side effects from atypical antipsychotics. A comparative cohort study found that approximately one in…
Journal Club 14: Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Antipsychotics for Acute Schizophrenia
Psychiatry Education Forum Academy is excited to release our next journal club discussion today. This journal club will focus on this clinically relevant topic of…
Antipsychotic of choice for “Schizo-Obsessive” Disorder?
BEFORE SCROLLING DOWN ==> SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS FIRST 🙂 There is growing evidence that patients with comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and schizophrenia may represent a…
Antipsychotics & risk of Hypersexual or Paraphilic Behaviors
We know that dopamine agonism can result in hypersexual or paraphilic behaviors but interestingly, case reports for second-generation antipsychotics association with increase in hypersexual behavior…
[Journal Club #10]: Antipsychotics & Weight Gain
Today we posted our 10th journal club in PEFA Journal Club’s discussion series, discussing the risk of weight gain with antipsychotics: Journal Club #10: Almost…
[Journal Club #6 + #7]: Two New Schizophrenia Medications with Novel Mechanism of Action
Today we posted the sixth and seventh journal club in PEFA Journal Club’s discussion series, discussing the following two newer antipsychotics for schizophrenia treatment: (A)…
[Journal Club #5 + Coffee Club]: Comparing 32 Oral Antipsychotics for Acute Schizophrenia Management.
Today we posted the following fifth journal club in PEFA Journal Club’s discussion series and discussion with a expert in our Coffee Club’s discussion section:…
Lumateperone: Mechanism of Action?
Lumateperone is the most recently approved FDA-approved medication for the treatment of schizophrenia. Watch the following short video discussion from our journal club regarding the…
PEF Clinical Fact: Antipsychotic of Choice in COVID & Pneumonia
INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE? JOIN PSYCHIATRY EDUCATION FORUM ACADEMY MEMBERSHIP This educational activity is dedicated to the essential and must-know clinical facts regarding the interaction…