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Short-lived Depressive Symptoms in Teens Lead Scientists to Re-examine Antidepressant Evaluation Methods A study published in the September issue of the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology showed that the the short duration of depressive symptoms in teens makes it difficult to gauge the efficacy of antidepressants versus placebos. Continue reading Short-lived Depressive Symptoms in Teens Lead Scientists to Re-examine Antidepressant Evaluation Methods
Two-Thirds of Depressed Patients Curable in One to Four Treatment Steps A study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) shows that more than two-thirds of patients can be relieved of depression if they work with doctors to try several medications and/or therapies until they find the best treatment for them. Th... Continue reading Two-Thirds of Depressed Patients Curable in One to Four Treatment Steps
Article: As ADD Kids Grow Up, Many Reject Medication As the original Ritalin generation enters adulthood, many childhood sufferers of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are choosing to wean themselves off the medications of their youth. Around 90 percent of c... Continue reading Article: As ADD Kids Grow Up, Many Reject Medication
Psychiatrists Ask: When to Discontinue ADHD Medication? An article published in the September issue of the Journal of Psychopharmacology studies the same questions many attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) patients ask as they enter adulthood: What are the long-term effects of using psychostimulants l... Continue reading Psychiatrists Ask: When to Discontinue ADHD Medication?
Article: Is America Overmedicating Its Foster Children? It seems the ever-increasing use of psychiatric drugs to treat children may be hitting hardest the troubled youngsters placed foster homes and residential facilities after their parents lose or forfeit custody: Parents and child advocacy groups are accusing... Continue reading Article: Is America Overmedicating Its Foster Children?
New Findings On Bipolar Medication Adding antidepressants to mood-stabilizing drugs offers no help treating bipolar disorder, shows a clinical trial funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and published online yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Three-hundred ... Continue reading New Findings On Bipolar Medication
Psychotherapy Critical To Treating Bipolar Disorder Intensive psychotherapy, in addition to medication, offers the best hope in helping people with bipolar disorder heal faster and stay better longer, shows a new study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Researchers split 293 bipolar p... Continue reading Psychotherapy Critical To Treating Bipolar Disorder
PsychBriefs: February 10-16, 2008 Our weekly wrap-up of news, interesting research, and noteworthy happenings in the worlds of psychiatry, psychology, and social work. Continue reading PsychBriefs: February 10-16, 2008
Psychiatrists Talking Less, Prescribing More Due To Insurance Policies The time patients spend in talk therapy with psychiatrists fell by 15 percent between 1996 and 2005, shows an examination of office-based psychiatrists published in this month's edition of The Archives of General Psychiatry. Continue reading Psychiatrists Talking Less, Prescribing More Due To Insurance Policies
Most Children On Antidepressants Not Receiving Therapy A large-scale study on children and teens on antidepressants shows that at least half do not receive therapy in conjunction with medication. The study used data from a database of 6.8 million youth with insurance claims for antidepressants. Data showed that only about 40 percent also received a referral for at least one therapy session. Continue reading Most Children On Antidepressants Not Receiving Therapy
ADHD Study Shows Behavior Modification As Effective As Pills Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may benefit as much from learning skills to cope with attention deficit as they do from taking ADHD drugs. Continue reading ADHD Study Shows Behavior Modification As Effective As Pills
More Than 1 in 10 Americans on Antidepressants The October 2011 National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief reveals that 11 percent of Americans over age 12 take antidepressant medications. Continue reading More Than 1 in 10 Americans on Antidepressants |
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