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Antipsychotics, antidepressants, and benzodiazepines do not appear to have a protective association with all-cause mortality in patients with schizophrenia when controlling for immortal time bias (ITB), suggesting that the effects of these drugs on mortality may be overestimated in analyses not adjusting for ITB, according to a study.

Retinitis pigmentosa may predispose patients to depression, as reported in a retrospective study.

Depressive symptoms are a risk factor for new-onset home hypertension, as reported in a study.

People with anxiety disorders appear to obtain lasting benefits from lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)-assisted therapy, with improved wellbeing, reduced neuroticism, and increased extraversion, as shown in a study.

Cognitive decline in older adults with remitted major depressive disorder appears to be slower when they receive cognitive remediation plus transcranial direct current stimulation, according to a study.

A recent study suggests that successful treatment of depression alone is not enough to protect patients against the associated risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

In most countries, Mondays have the highest risk of suicide during weekdays, while New Year’s and the consecutive days are associated with a risk increase, according to a study. On the other hand, suicide cases on weekends and Christmas vary by country and territory.