What can psychiatrists do in times of Covid-19 to diminish the impact of the virus?:.

COVID-19 and psychotropic medication (COVID-19 en psychofarmaca voorschrijven): five considerations to enable safe and informed prescribing, with a table listing preferred agents for each psychotropic medication class in the curre…

First study comparing benzodiazepine vs. GHB tapering in patients with GHB dependence. Great work by Harmen Beurmanjer, Arnt Schellekens and colleagues.

The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex unraveled: thanks to impressive collaborative work by Katrina Grasby, Sarah Medland, Hilleke Hulshof and many others:

Detection of a new genetic locus for antipsychotic-induced weight gain in the OPTIMiSE cohort through collaborative work with colleagues from INSERM, Maastricht UMC, Amsterdam UMC, Northwell, Yale, Glostrup, Mount Sinai, and Copenhagen:

Kick-off meeting voor onze nieuwe trial die snel zal starten in o.a. het UMCU en GGNet: merformine als behandeling van antipsychotica-geïnduceerde gewichtstoename (MELIA), door het ZonMW programma Goed Gebruik Geneesmiddelen gefinancierd. We verwelkomen n…

Meta-analysis of clozapine response predictors:.

Wat als je patiënt stopt met clozapine? (What do you do if your patient stops clozapine?). About half of patients with schizophrenia who try clozapine don't respond well to this agent. With Noraly Stam, Heidi Taipale, Jari Tiihone…

De nieuwste artikelselectie staat weer online, dit keer samen met Angela Carlier gemaakt: samengevat in één zin per artikel de meest interessante bevindingen in de psychiatrie van het afgelopen kwartaal (althans, zo vinden wij):

Major breakthrough in psychiatric genetics research: most psychiatric disorders share lots of genetic underpinnings.

Waarom amisulpride zo'n goed antipsychoticum is, ook bij eerste psychose. Spijtig dat het nog steeds zo lastig is het in Nederland aan patiënten voor te schrijven.

Large collaboration identifies the first genome-wide loci for PTSD:.

Genetic evidence for a role of dyslipidemia in schizophrenia patients, independent of medication status.

Poor air quality linked to increased incidences of bipolar disorder in the USA and Denmark:

Large genetic study shows genetic correlations between anorexia nervosa and both obsessive compulsive disorder and metabolic traits:.

Viewpoint on how suicide and infanticide in the postpartum period may be prevented:

Shared common genetic variation between background EEG oscillations and genetic generalized epilepsy (but not between background EEG and focal epilepsy)

When unconsented genetic testing may constitute the only viable and morally justifiable diagnostic workup in patients with severe psychosis and impaired mental competence:.

On the importance of thorough phenotyping in psychiatric genetics:

Differences between physicians' and nurse practitioners' viewpoints on clozapine prescribing: