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Haldol and Traumatic Brain Injury April 24, 2012 . 6 Comments
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents a uniquely challenging medical condition. Repair of the physical, emotional, and cognitive damage is a long and often grueling process. In the wake ... Read More
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Best Practices for Adult ADHD April 19, 2012 . No Comments
Attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) is most prevalent in children and adolescents, but adults are by no means immune. Numerous surveys have indicated that somewhere between 1% and 6% ... Read More
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Celexa April 16, 2012 . No Comments
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a relatively common condition that results in abdominal discomfort, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation. According to the Mayo Clinic, IBS develops more ... Read More
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Probation Officers Often Distort Risk Assessment for Mentally Ill Offenders April 16, 2012 . 10 Comments
Probation officers assume a large level of responsibility for the offenders in their care and the community at large. They are responsible for monitoring criminal offenders and assessing ... Read More
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Medical Students Are Losing Interest in Psychiatry April 13, 2012 . 11 Comments
There is already a shortage of psychiatrists in the United States, and now it appears that even fewer medical school seniors are choosing psychiatry as a specialty, according to a news ... Read More
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Aventyl As Part of a Smoking Cessation Program April 12, 2012 . No Comments
Despite mountains of evidence confirming the dangers of tobacco, smoking continues to be one of the world’s greatest public health crises. Habitual smokers face greater risks of heart ... Read More
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Abilify and Major Depression April 10, 2012 . 2 Comments
Despite decades of research and several new classes of antidepressant medications, successful treatment of depression is still an elusive goal. In particular, people with major depressive ... Read More
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Clozaril: Hope for Unresponsive Schizophrenia April 5, 2012 . No Comments
Clozaril (clozapine) is an atypical antipsychotic that until recently had fallen out of favor in the therapeutic community. The drug has been successfully used to treat the symptoms of ... Read More
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Elavil and Gastrointestinal Disorders in Children April 3, 2012 . No Comments
Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders that cause pain are a relatively common malady in children. These disorders, including irritable bowel syndrome and dyspepsia, among others, are responsible ... Read More
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Understanding Anxiety: A Shock and Startle Test with Xanax and Lyrica March 29, 2012 . No Comments
Making a diagnosis of generalized anxiety is sometime a tricky proposition. Anxiety has many manifestations as well as many underlying causes. Anxiety may be chronic and always at the edge ... Read More
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Paxil: How Effective Is It for Major Depression in Adults? March 27, 2012 . No Comments
Major depression continues to be one of the most common and debilitating chronic mood problems afflicting adults. According to the Mayo Clinic, there is no quick fix for those who have ... Read More
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Childhood Abuse Survivors Respond Well to CBT for Depression March 23, 2012 . 6 Comments
The most commonly used methods to treat major depressive disorder (MDD) are interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and antidepressants (ADM). Many people ... Read More
