Australian Psychiatry Review

In January Australian Psychiatry Review closes with a focus section on illicit substance induced psychosis. Highlights from the literature include the ANZJP’s announcement of a series looking forward to the ICD-11, alongside the research plans of the winners of John Cade Fellowships in 2013. The AJP considers efforts to enact Kendra’s law in New York state, requiring outpatient treatment for for patients with severe mental illness. The BJP reports that parents can successfully deliver CBT to anxious minors, guided by professionals, and that community treatment orders appear to increase coercion without improving mental health. Translational Psychiatry includes a report that omega-3 fatty acids and multivitamins can worsen psychotic symptoms when added to antipsychotic medications. Links to all articles discussed in the podcast can be found in the podcast transcript.