News tagged with psychotropic drugs
Interest in shock treatment is growing despite decades-old controversy
Recently, actress and writer Carrie Fisher told Oprah Winfrey that she receives electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) regularly to treat depression caused by her bipolar disorder. Taken aback, Winfrey asked, "They still do that?"
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 02, 2011 |
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Study cautions: Psychotropic medications overprescribed to children
A new study from the Journal of Marital & Family Therapy warns of the dramatic rise in the use of psychotropic medications for children. One in every fifty Americans is now considered permanently disabled by mental illnes ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 20, 2010 |
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More mental health care called for in wake of Ft. Hood shootings
The recent shootings at the Ft. Hood, Texas army base, allegedly by an army psychiatrist, have placed much-needed focus on mental health care in the army. In an article published in the December issue of the journal CNS Sp ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Sedatives may increase suicide risk in older patients
Sleeping tablets have been associated with a four-fold increase in suicide risk in the elderly. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Geriatrics have shown that, even after adjusting for the presence of psychi ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Widespread stress among vets
Veterinarians frequently suffer psychosocial stress and demoralization associated with heavy workloads. Research published in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology analyses the extent ...
Feb 25, 2009 |
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