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ifeminists
November 17, 2004
Byron Fraser |
Review: Your Drug May Be Your Problem Excerpts from the book Your Drug May Be Your Problem: How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric Medications by Peter Breggin and David Cohen delineating the adverse effects of these medications and how to stop taking them.   |
Reason
October 2005
Maia Szalavitz |
In Defense of Happy Pills While psychotherapy validated by research has its place, there is no convincing reason why it should be considered inherently superior to drugs. Pleasure can be just as important for emotional recovery and growth as pain, if not more so. |
Reason
April 2004
Joli Jensen |
Emotional Choices What story you choose to believe about antidepressants reveals a deeper truth about who you are. |
Salon.com
March 9, 2000
Lawrence H. Diller, M.D. |
Kids on drugs A behavioral pediatrician questions the wisdom of medicating our children. |
Chemistry World
February 26, 2008
James Mitchell Crow |
Q and A: Do Antidepressants Work? A widely-reported analysis of clinical trial data for Prozac and related antidepressant drugs has claimed that the medicines work little better than chemically-inactive placebos in all but the most severely depressed patients. |
Nursing
April 2008
Kathryn Murphy |
Shedding the burden of depression & anxiety Learn about types of depression and available treatments. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2002
Ward & Zamorski |
Benefits and Risks of Psychiatric Medications During Pregnancy Decisions regarding the use of psychiatric medications should be individualized, and the most important factor is usually the patient's level of functioning in the past when she was not taking medications. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2002 |
Depression in Women Is depression common in women?... What are the symptoms?... What causes depression?... Symptoms of Depresssion... How is depression treated?... Are antidepressants safe for any woman with depression?... etc. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2000
Son & Kirchner |
Depression in Children and Adolescents Depression among children and adolescents is common but frequently unrecognized. It affects 2 percent of prepubertal children and 5 to 8 percent of adolescents... |
AskMen.com
January 6, 2001
Joshua Levine |
Dealing With Depression Clinical depression is an illness characterized by a cluster of feelings, thoughts and behaviors that are strikingly different from a person's normal range of feeling and functioning... |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2006 |
Depression: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is depression?... What causes depression?... Symptoms of Depression... How is depression diagnosed?... etc. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2007
Shashi & Subhash Bhatia |
Childhood and Adolescent Depression Safe and effective treatment of major depression in this age group requires accurate diagnosis, suicide risk assessment, and use of evidence-based therapies. |
Reason
December 2007
Will Wilkinson |
The Great Depression Is an epidemic of depressive disorder really sweeping America? Book review: The Loss of Sadness: How Psychiatry Transformed Normal Sorrow Into Depressive Disorder, by Allan V. Horwitz and Jerome C. Wakefield. |
BusinessWeek
April 26, 2004
Carol Marie Cropper |
A Cloud Over Antidepressants Do some popular drugs cause suicidal behavior in teens? |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2003
Jones et al. |
Common Problems in Patients Recovering from Chemical Dependency This article describes how to care for patients recovering from chemical dependency, including special concerns that arise during the treatment of common medical conditions, to avoid adverse outcomes or relapse into addiction. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2004
Birrer & Vemuri |
Depression in Later Life: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge Depression in elderly persons is widespread, often undiagnosed, and usually untreated. Because there is no reliable diagnostic test, a careful clinical evaluation is essential. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2001
Thomas P. Guck |
Assessment and Treatment of Depression Following Myocardial Infarction Depression is an independent risk factor in the development of and mortality associated with cardiovascular disease in otherwise healthy persons... |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2006
Warner et al. |
Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome occurs in approximately 20% of patients after abrupt discontinuation of an antidepressant medication that was taken for at least six weeks. |
Nurse Practitioner
March 2012
Vanya Hamrin et al. |
Evaluation and Management of Pediatric and Adolescent Depression The primary care setting is an appropriate venue for screening and identifying pediatric depression. Nurse practitioners can provide initial management or referral to psychiatric mental health professionals for evidence-based treatments. |
ifeminists
December 28, 2005
Tony Zizza |
If Depression Hurts, Eli Lilly Is Killing Us Eli Lilly's latest marketing campaign is a form of propaganda that speaks to how low Big Pharma will go to keep Americans in chemical handcuffs. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2002 |
Depression What is depression?... What causes depression?... How is depression diagnosed?... How is depression treated?... What about suicide?... |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2002
Bhatia & Bhatia |
Diagnosis and Treatment of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder From 2 to 10 percent of women of reproductive age have severe distress and dysfunction caused by premenstrual dysphoric disorder, a severe form of premenstrual syndrome. Current research implicates mechanisms of serotonin as relevant to etiology and treatment. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2000
Robert L. Phillips, Jr. |
Depression and Sexual Desire Asking a depressed patient about libido and sexual function and tailoring treatment to minimize adverse effects on sexual function can significantly increase treatment compliance and improve the quality of the patient's life... |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2003
Ables & Baughman |
Antidepressants: Update on New Agents and Indications Many antidepressants have been released in the United States over the past two decades. This article is an update of information about the newer agents for depression and new indications for older antidepressants. |
Wired
September 25, 2007
Patrick Di Justo |
From Benzedrine to Abilify, Chronicling America's Love of Psychiatric Drugs A history of what Americans have used to battle depression. |
Salon.com
March 13, 2002
Janelle Brown |
Swift injustice Anger and frustration dominate reactions to the quick guilty verdict in the murder trial of Andrea Yates... |
Reason
July 2007
Brian Doherty |
'You Can't See Why on an fMRI' What science can, and can't, tell us about the insanity defense. |
Reason
January 2003
Jacob Sullum |
Head Games What are the rules for defining mental illness? |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2000
Kim S. Griswold, M.D., M.P.H. & Linda F. Pessar, M.D. |
Management of Bipolar Disorder A comprehensive management program, including collaboration between the patient's family physician and psychiatrist, should be implemented to optimize medical care... |
ifeminists
February 16, 2005
Byron Fraser |
Marginalized No Longer! In Broken Brains or Wounded Hearts--What Causes Mental Illness, Ty C. Colbert elucidates his very innovative concept of a forced choice: the emotional pain model does not lay the blame on the individual, but eventually opens the door for him to take charge of his own life and set of choices. |
Nurse Practitioner
October 2011
Krauter & Cook |
Pharmacogenetics and the pharmacological management of depression One CYP450 enzyme, CYP2D6, is responsible for the metabolism of 30% of all drugs including many antidepressants. Phenotypes of metabolizer status affect antidepressant treatment outcomes and adverse drug reactions. |
Wired
August 24, 2009
Steve Silberman |
Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why. The fact that taking a faux drug can powerfully improve some people's health -- the so-called placebo effect -- has long been considered an embarrassment to the serious practice of pharmacology. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2001
John Koo |
Psychodermatology: The Mind and Skin Connection Psychodermatology, or psychocutaneous medicine, focuses on the boundary between psychiatry and dermatology. Understanding the psychosocial and occupational context of skin diseases is critical to the optimal management of psychodermatologic disorders... |
ifeminists
June 21, 2006
Tony Zizza |
Tom Cruise Was - Right! In American, when even choosing to be a jerk in your automobile is now viewed as suffering from a mental disorder that requires therapy and drugs, psychiatry is 100% -- pseudoscience. |
BusinessWeek
September 5, 2005
Capell & Arndt |
Drugs Get Smart Future medicines will more effectively target what ails you by tailoring treatment to your specific genetic profile. Personalized medicine will also help prevent another Vioxx. |
AskMen.com
Harold Russell |
Depression & Fatigue A recent study of adults showed fatigue and lethargy to be the most common and debilitating symptoms of depression. This finding could change the way that physicians treat this illness. |
Chemistry World
April 2008
Derek Lowe |
Column: In the Pipeline The recent row over antidepressants reminds us how little we know about the brain. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2000
Jennifer Travis Lange |
Primary Care Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Current treatment strategies combine patient education; pharmacologic interventions, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, trazodone and clonidine; and psychotherapy... |
ifeminists
August 2, 2006
Tony Zizza |
Wrong Verdict in Yates Case The verdict that came down in the new Andrea Yates murder trial of "not guilty by reason of insanity" is absolutely insane. She needs to spend the rest of her life in prison for drowning not one child, or two, or three, or four, but five children. |
Salon.com
April 9, 2002
Ivan Oransky |
Robo-docs Medical errors kill more people each year than auto accidents, breast cancer or AIDS. Can automating medicine prevent tragedies like the Andrea Yates case? |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Avoid This Multibillion-Dollar Market It's just too crowded, but there's no doubt that psychiatric drugs are big business for some drugmakers. |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2000
Ted D. Epperly |
Health Issues in Men: Part II. Common Psychosocial Disorders During screening examinations and, when appropriate, other health-related visits, family physicians should be alert for signs and symptoms of common psychosocial disorders in men. Health issues of concern include alcohol and substance abuse, domestic violence, midlife crisis and depression. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2002
Zamorski & Albucher |
What to Do When SSRIs Fail: Eight Strategies for Optimizing Treatment of Panic Disorder Effective management of panic disorder is a common challenge for family physicians. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the drugs of choice for this condition because of their safety and efficacy. But not all patients have a favorable response to SSRI therapy. |
Reason
May 2002
Brian Doherty |
Ill-Treated The continuing history of psychiatric abuses is laid out in Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill, by Robert Whitaker... |
AskMen.com
Ross Bonander |
Overcome Social Phobia If you cower under the brutal house lights of social phobia, the good news -- or the bad news -- is that you're not alone. Learn how millions have learned to cope with their disorder. |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2005
Maizels & McCarberg |
Antidepressants and Antiepileptic Drugs for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain The development of newer classes of antidepressants and second-generation antiepileptic drugs has created unprecedented opportunities for the treatment of chronic pain. These drugs modulate pain transmission by interacting with specific neurotransmitters and ion channels. |
Psychology Today
Mar/Apr 2009
Kathleen McGowan |
Good Morning, Heartache Depression is a daily reality against which millions struggle. Many have found a variety of strategies to help them not just survive, but thrive. |
Salon.com
October 25, 2000
Cynthia Kuhn & Wilkie Wilson |
Cured but worried I've been taking medication for my attention-deficit disorder. The drug really helps, but I'm afraid of its long-term effects... |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2006
Samuel K. Moore |
Psychiatry's Shocking New Tools Electronic implants and electromagnetic pulses are picking up where psychoactive drugs have failed. |
Nurse Practitioner
December 2008
Gill & Saligan |
Don't Let SAD Get You Down This Season Information about seasonal affective disorder includes diagnostic tools and common therapies. |
