First Episode Psychosis Psychosis is an experience that some people have in which they struggle with the ability to discern their experience from the current ongoing reality. This tends to arise from a variety of possibly traumas. But, the sooner it is treated, the better the prognosis. If you or someone you know is struggling, seek help from a professional. Recommendations - Abraham: Project Hail Mary (movie; https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/project-hail-mary/umc.cmc.7jxdlxvz304lj3iwhtrhbe8fv) - Shane: Our Band Could Be Your Life by Michael Azerrad (https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/michael-azerrad/our-band-could-be-your-life/9780316787536/) Holidays (25 Mar 2026): - American Red Cross Giving Day - Bed in for Peace Day - Green Independence Day - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade - International Waffle Day - Manatee Appreciation Day - National Cerebral Palsy Day - National Michele Chafer Half-Moon Cookie Day - National Pecan Day - Old New Year’s Day - Tolkien Reading Day - Autism Acceptance Week - English Tourism Week - National Cleaning Week - National Tsunami Awareness Week Links and References:  - https://dbh.ohio.gov/get-help/treatment-services/coordinated-specialty-care-for-first-episode-psychosis/first-episode-pyschosis/what-is-first-episode-psychosis - https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dhs/resources/mental-health-substance-use-disorder/first-episode-psychosis - https://www.mhealthfairview.org/condition/psychosis-first-episode - https://journals.healio.com/doi/10.3928/00485713-20250102-01 - https://portal.ct.gov/dmhas/initiatives/evidence-based/first-episode-psychosis - https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/step/psychosis/  - https://psicosis.som360.org/en/blog/cognitive-symptoms-psychosis 

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JAMA Psychiatry presents "Clozapine After 1 Failed Antipsychotic Drug Trial in First-Episode Psychosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial" by Xuan Li, Chang Lu, Zhaolin Zhai, et al. Published March 11, 2026. DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.0086.

For patients with #FirstEpisodePsychosis unresponsive to initial antipsychotic therapy, clozapine improved symptom response rates and reduced discontinuation due to insufficient efficacy vs olanzapine or amisulpride.

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Are We Really Addressing the Patient’s Needs? When treating patients, we often focus primarily on improving their clinical outcomes, and as such inadvertently overlook their broader care needs. These include their perceived problems across health...

🧪In today’s article, PhD student Lucia Maggioni highlights the importance of focusing on patients' needs in the care of people with #firstepisodepsychosis, drawing on her research showing higher levels of unmet needs in those with a history of #childhoodtrauma

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Sex-specific prolactin disturbance and divergent gonadal hormone correlates in first-episode schizophrenia AbstractBackground. Hyperprolactinemia and altered prolactin (PRL) levels are well-documented in schizophrenia. However, very few studies have investigated

Given prolactin’s roles in mood, stress, sexual health, and bone metabolism, early endocrine assessment could inform sex-specific care in schizophrenia.

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Caring for Women with First Episode Psychosis First Episode Psychosis (FEP) refers to the first experience of psychotic symptoms, such as hallucinations or delusions. I am a final-year psychiatry trainee with a long-standing interest in both FEP ...

In today’s article, psychiatry resident and researcher Alice Onofrio discusses the unique challenges women with #firstepisodepsychosis face, and why #genderspecific care is needed to support women’s #mentalhealth and #recovery.

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