Confronting Suicide Part 2: Prevention Top Focus for Colleges
... Top Focus for Colleges Jed was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, but not mental health disorders that can make a person higher-risk for suicide: depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety. Satow suspected Jed may have had one of those illnesses. During winter break … Read more on Arizona Public Media Can Your Anti-Anxiety Medication Kill You? The study did not find that antidepressants increase the risk of death, and these drugs can be effective at treating anxiety. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Prozac and Zoloft are popular options, but your doctor might also … Read more on GoodTherapy.org (blog) Read ...
Are There Drugs to Help a Person Stop Drinking.? Is Anabuse Only for Extreme Cases or Is It for Anyone Who Can
Question by me: Are there drugs to help a person stop drinking.? Is anabuse only for extreme cases or is it for anyone who can get a prescription? Best answer: Answer by w.b.Start smoking weed!! Answer by kaytedidntThe drug ondansetron (Zofran) appears to help some alcoholics–those whose drinking problem began when they are 25 or younger–cut back or stop drinking, according to a new report. Read more... ...
Why Do You Think the Media Wont Disscuss the Medications These School Shooters Are On?
Question by D. N: Why do you think the media wont disscuss the medications these school shooters are on? Holmes had been treated by a psychiatrist The Denver Post reported Jan. 7 that, according to newly released court papers, police removed a number of prescription medication bottles – four, to be exact – from Holmes’ apartment shortly after clearing it of explosives in the days following the July 20 shootings. They also seized immunization records. Read more... ...
What Should I Know Now That I Am Diagnosed With Dysthymia?
Question by : What should I know now that I am diagnosed with Dysthymia? I am only 14 and I have been dealing with depression for nearly 4 years. I was just recently diagnosed with dysthymic disorder. I don’t know too much about it besides that all the symptoms point straight to my personality and I will most likely be on medication soon. Is anyone else dealing with it? Why do they call it mild depression? I don’t know whats so “mild” about it… Will I have it my whole life? Please help! Best answer: Read more... ...
Eating Disorder as an Episode Heralding in Bipolar
by Pulpolux !!! Eating disorder as an episode heralding in bipolar If bipolar disorder is actually the diagnosis in these cases, treating them with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors can lead to poor outcomes. Several studies have explored the possible connection between bipolar disorder and eating disorder. Read more on Clinical Psychiatry News Digital Network Coming of age clinically Moreover, our misplaced words can preclude those who need treatment from seeking it. A fear of public speaking, … But unless you have an expert's diagnosis, you're probably not depressed, anxious, or bipolar. So enjoy your mental health and all of ...
Brain-Area Activity Might Predict Depression Treatment Response
by B.G. Johnson Brain-Area Activity Might Predict Depression Treatment Response The level of glucose metabolism in the brain's anterior insula may predict whether depressed patients are going to respond better to an antidepressant or cognitive-behavioral therapy. Abstract Teaser. Only 40 percent of patients with major depressive … Read more on Psychiatric News Weigh risks of depression meds during pregnancy But what kind of treatment? Medication is one option. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most common drugs prescribed for depression. SSRIs include fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), citalopram (Celexa) and escitalopram … Read more on Your Houston News Read ...
Major Depression Treatment: Progress Seen in the Treatment of Depression
The loss of interest in participating in day-to-day activities may occur gradually or unexpectedly at any place and time to any person because of shifts in mood, according to reports quoting psychology journals. A person who has experienced a great loss may run into such changes in his feelings. This is what men and women with depression go through as the disease progresses. Factors that could influence the development of depression may be determined because anybody can acquire it. Although pregnancy is a time of joy, depression may haunt these expecting women. Cases of birth defects found in Pennsylvania show that complications may arise when antidepressants are used during pregnancy. Read more... ...