The results "indicate that KarXT, if approved, could represent a game-changing therapeutic advance in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia,” noted Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.
The study "contributes to efforts that may one day redefine the diagnostic system in psychiatry, which may have practical clinical implications," commented Dr. Tiffany Herlands.
"The mixed stimulant-opioid addiction is a different one. We do not have a strategy to treat it, and many programs will be taken by surprise,” said Dr. Adam Bisaga.
"Eating disorders are not a choice," says Dr. Evelyn Attia. "They are serious psychiatric illnesses that are potentially lethal, but if properly identified are entirely treatable."
“Gestational surrogacy can allow tens of thousands of prospective parents to have children. States should support rather than block the creation of such families,” writes Dr. Robert Klitzman.
“For some people, this illness is highly disabling, but there’s a significant number of people who have this illness who are able to live very fulfilling lives,” said Dr. Lisa Dixon.
During pregnancy, hormone levels increase between six- and eight-fold, then in 24 hours after delivery they are gone. “That’s a real jolt to the central nervous system,” says Dr. Margaret G. Spinelli.
