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“You would think that, whether in psychiatry or general medicine, drugs for almost any other condition would be a better place to start than a drug for schizophrenia," says Dr. Paul Appelbaum.

The first set of proposed changes to DSM-5 since the web portal was opened for submissions are now being posted for public comment on the DSM-5 web site, writes Dr. Michael B. First.

Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman said many psychiatrists would likely want to try digital Abilify, especially for patients who just had their first psychotic episode and are at risk of stopping medication.

Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman called the result “Very interesting and encouraging.” “It’s the first window into a novel mechanism for antidepressants,” he said.