10February2010
Posted by Jessi Kirk under: Articles of interest.
The following links to an article about a study of prescribing practices by psychiatrists. It shows that Polypharmacy (using combinations of medications) is growing significantly for treatment of depression. The article also expresses concern that there is no evidence base to support this.
MedPage Today
Submitted by: Darrell H.
10February2010
Posted by Jessi Kirk under: Articles of interest.
A summary of what recent research has shown about the genetics of addiction.
Genome Web
Submitted by: Darrell H.
10February2010
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The latest study about the effects of atypical antipsychotics in children. This article comes from Psychiatric Times.
Psychiatric Times
Submitted by: Darrell H.
10February2010
Posted by Jessi Kirk under: Articles of interest.
The following is a news article about a new study on depression and how the brain works. According to it most antidepressants do not affect one of the key targets for treating depression.
Science Daily
Submitted by: Darrell H.
10February2010
Posted by Jessi Kirk under: Articles of interest.
The FDA has approved a new long acting injection of the antipsychotic Zyprexa. The following article tells about the treatment protocol that must be used when using this product. Many critics feel that this protocol is such that this treatment is practically unusable.
Medical News
Submitted by: Darrell H.
10February2010
Posted by Jessi Kirk under: Articles of interest.
The following link contains information and details about the Compassionate Allowance Outreach Hearing…
Social Secutiry Online
7October2009
Posted by Jessi Kirk under: Articles of interest.
Following is a link to the abstract of a new study in the British Journal of Psychiatry and the relationship between age of onset and cognition in Schizophrenia. The abstract is easy to read and short. To see the full article you have to be a subscriber to the magazine.
Age at Onset and Cognition in Schizophrenia
Submitted by: Darrell H.
7October2009
Posted by Jessi Kirk under: Articles of interest.
Following is a link to an abstract from the British Journal of Psychiatry on a study concerning age of onset of schizophrenia and white matter abnormalities in the Brain. In order to see the full article you need a subscription. The abstract is short and easy to read.
Effect of Age
Submitted by: Darrell H.
7October2009
Posted by Jessi Kirk under: Uncategorized.
Following is a study from Baylor University on Clergy and Mental Illness. It talks about how they react to mental illness in their parishioners. It also states that clergy are most often consulted about psychological stress not psychologists or other mental health professionals.
New Baylor Study
Submitted by: Darrell H.
7October2009
Posted by Jessi Kirk under: Articles of interest.
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