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Schizophrenia research in 2026: report from the annual meeting of the Schizophrenia International Research Society
Abstract SIRS 2026, held under the theme “Schizophrenia Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence,” brought together researchers, clinicians, and persons with lived experience to take stock of a field whose tools for measuring, predicting, and intervening in psychosis have expanded rapidly.
Prevention and treatment of side-effects from psychiatric medications - InSight+
A recently released report by the Lancet Psychiatry Physical Health Commission highlights how prescribers and patients can make evidence-based decisions in maximising benefit and minimising side-effects from psychiatric medications. Psychiatric medications are amongst the most widely prescribed medications in Australia, with 18% of the population prescribed a psychotropic according to 2023-2024 data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Holistic prevention and management of physical health side-effects of psychotropic medication: second report of the Lancet Psychiatry Physical Health Commission
Get full text access Log in, subscribe or purchase for full access. References 1. Firth, J ∙ Siddiqi, N ∙ Koyanagi, A ∙ et al. The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: a blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness Lancet Psychiatry. 2019; 6:675-712 2. Ghaemi, SN Toward a Hippocratic psychopharmacology Can J Psychiatry. 2008; 53:189-196 3. Pillinger, T ∙ Howes, OD ∙ Correll, CU ∙ et al.
Prevalence of multimorbidity in people with and without severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background People with severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia-spectrum disorder and bipolar disorder, face poorer health outcomes from multiple chronic illnesses. Physical multimorbidity, the coexistence of two or more chronic physical conditions, and psychiatric multimorbidity, the coexistence of three or more psychiatric disorders, are both emerging concepts useful in conceptualising disease burden.
Making meaning of multimorbidity and severe mental illness: A viewpoint
Introduction People with severe mental illness (SMI), such as schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder, experience significantly poorer physical health than those without SMI (Firth et al., 2019), which is associated with a greater burden of disability, frailty and premature mortality (Bendayan et al., 2022; Pearson et al., 2022; Plana-Ripoll et al., 2019a).
Alteration patterns of peripheral concentrations of cytokines and associated inflammatory proteins in acute and chronic stages of schizophrenia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
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Incidence of systemic physical multimorbidity among people with schizophrenia-spectrum or bipolar-spectrum disorders compared with age-matched and sex-matched individuals in Queensland, Australia: a statewide, hospital cohort study
ArticlesVolume 13, Issue 9p771-782Open access Affiliations & Notes aMetro South Addiction and Mental Health Service, Brisbane, QLD, Australia bMedical School, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia cSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia dQueensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Brisbane, QLD, Australia eGriffith Criminology...
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