Mind Your Mental Health
... your mental health According to the US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), anxiety disorders last at least six months — unlike the relatively mild, brief anxiety caused by an event such as speaking in public or a first date — and can get worse if not treated … Read more on New Straits Times Grandparents find solace with each other through new support group after … "We feel that she's got some kind of personality disorder and we've been told that from a counselor we went to. We had to try to ...
Why Would a Drug Rehab Center Put a 16 Year Old Boy on Antidepressants and Antipsychotics Without?
Question by .: Why would a drug rehab center put a 16 year old boy on antidepressants and antipsychotics without? diagnosing him with depression or any mental disorder, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder? They are administering these drugs to him for aggressiveness and behavioral problems. Since when have antipsychotics been used in adolescents for aggressive behavior? Is this ethical? Is this the 21st century version of electroshock therapy and lobotomy? Why is a drug rehab facility taking someone off of street drugs and putting him on pharmaceutical drugs? Best answer: Answer by Jaymaybe their trying to ween him off the other drugs. Read more... ...
When Anxiety Interrupts a Child's Life
... ability to lead a normal life — go to school, sleep at a friend's house, learn to swim, cross a street — it morphs into a disorder that often warrants treatment. According to Golda S. Ginsburg, an expert on … Read more on New York Times (blog) In Gun Debate, a Misguided Focus on Mental Illness Anxiety disorders, in contrast, do not seem to increase the risk at all. Alcohol and drug abuse are far more likely to result in violent behavior than mental illness by itself. In the National Institute of Mental Health's E.C.A. study, for example … Read more on New York Times Read ...
An Antidote for Hypersomnia
... with seven patients who remained sleepy despite above-ordinary sleep amounts and treatment with stimulants, Emory researchers showed that treatment with the drug flumazenil can restore alertness, although flumazenil's effectiveness … Read more on Emory University News and Events 5 Signs Drinking Is Making Your Holiday Less Merry Filed under: psychiatric treatment centers … addiction psychiatry and addiction medicine. Dr. Sack served as a senior clinical scientist at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) where his research interests included affective disorders, seasonal and circadian rhythms, and … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog) Read ...
My Depression Medicine Didn’t Work
... Depression Medicine Didn’t Work – This visit discusses what to do when your anti-depressant medicine doesn’t work. And it discusses the TMAP algorithm for depression treatment. by ckaiserca Reduce Depression and Enhance Happiness with the Seven-a-Day Diet Filed under: depression medicine Drug manufacturers—responsive to the rising demand for depression treatments—have created an extensive cafeteria of drugs. The National Institute of Mental Health website lists over 50 approved antidepressant and antianxiety drugs—from Abilify to … Read more on AARP News (blog) Integrative Way: Depression and inflammation Read ...
More Data Supports 'Special K' Drug as Treatment for Depression
... data supports 'Special K' drug as treatment for depression Filed under: treatment depression Data supporting the potential of intravenous ketamine to revolutionize the treatment of major depression keeps streaming in. Researchers from Yale and the National Institute of Mental Health have studied 30 patients with depression and tracked their … Read more on Fox News Current genetic tests unlikely to improve antidepressant treatment, study finds Filed under: treatment depression Published in PLOS Medicine, the study is the largest to date to look at the link between genetic markers and antidepressant response and suggests that genetic tests will not meaningfully improve the treatment of depression with antidepressants … Read ...