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Staying on the Medicine: The Schizophrenia Combination People Stick With Longer

Claims analyses presented at AMCP Nexus 2026 and reported by AJMC on October 27 found patients with schizophrenia stayed on olanzapine/samidorphan far longer, adhered better, and were hospitalized less than patients on olanzapine alone or other oral antipsychotics.

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Olanzapine/Samidorphan Tied to Longer Persistence in Schizophrenia — AJMC, October 27, 2026, reporting AMCP Nexus 2026 poster analyses

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The First Ninety Days: A New Scorecard for Opioid Treatment

RTI International researchers have built a quality measure that tracks emergency visits and hospitalizations in the first 90 days after people start opioid treatment — and the typical program's rate is 5 percent.

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RTI Researchers Introduce New Measure to Track Adverse Events Among Patients Starting Care at Opioid Treatment Programs — RTI International via PR Newswire, October 26, 2026

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The Second Year Can Be Worse: Bury Hospice Builds Grief Support That Stays

Bury Hospice's bereavement services — counselling, support groups, a walking group, and a creative group for grieving children — are built around an honest truth: the second year of grief can be worse than the first.

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Bury Hospice offering bereavement and wellbeing services — Bury Times, October 22, 2026

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Eight Sessions: The Therapy Trial That Eased Distress for Mothers Raising Children With Disabilities

A randomized trial of 80 mothers in Pakistan found eight weekly CBT sessions produced large reductions in depression, anxiety, and stress — and gains in life satisfaction and self-compassion — for mothers of children with intellectual disability.

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Eight Sessions of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Eased Distress in Mothers of Children With Intellectual Disability — ScienMag, October 27, 2026, reporting BMC Psychology

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The Emergency Room Is Telling a Story About Young Mothers

A CMAJ study of more than two million Ontario females found substance-related emergency visits rose nearly 5 percent a year among mothers — and about 8 percent a year among mothers under 25 — with alcohol still the largest single driver.

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Substance-related emergency visits rising fastest among young mothers, Ontario study finds — ScienMag, October 27, 2026, reporting the Canadian Medical Association Journal

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Before the First Session: What Utah's Eating Disorder Therapists Do — and Don't — Tell You Up Front

A CX Research Institute comparison of seven Utah eating disorder therapy providers found only one publishes session rates, only one publicly accepts Medicaid, and level-of-care clarity varies widely — a transparency map for families choosing care.

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CX Research Institute Publishes Comparative Study of Seven Utah Eating Disorder Therapy Providers — CX Research Institute, October 26, 2026

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A Million Times Someone Answered: The Recovery App Where No Plea for Help Goes Unanswered

Sober Sidekick reported more than 1 million peer support engagements in the year ending in October, with an independent review finding members with five or more first-day peer interactions were about twice as likely to still be engaged a year later.

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Sober Sidekick Members Exchanged More Than 1 Million Peer Engagements of Support in the Past Year — EIN Presswire, October 26, 2026

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The Night Owl Depression: Scientists Identify a 'Circadian' Subtype of Depression

University of Sydney researchers identify a "circadian" subtype of depression affecting about one in four patients — one that responds better to light therapy and melatonin than standard antidepressants.

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Researchers identify 'circadian' subtype of depression — University of Sydney, Oct 21, 2026

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Thinking About Thinking: The Psychosis Therapy That Helps Most Where Insight Is Weakest

An individual-participant analysis of 614 people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders found metacognitive training improved cognitive insight most in those who started with the least — explaining years of mixed trial results.

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Baseline Cognitive Insight Predictor of Metacognitive Training Efficacy in Psychosis — ScienMag, October 27, 2026, reporting Frontiers in Psychology

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One in Three Young Adults Is Asking a Chatbot About Drugs

A Rutgers study published in JMIR Formative Research found 32 percent of U.S. adults aged 18 to 29 have used generative AI for substance-related information — mostly about risks — and largely trust what it tells them.

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One in three young adults turns to AI for substance use — News-Medical, October 26, 2026, reporting Rutgers Health / JMIR Formative Research

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