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Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Clinical and animal research sponsored by NIMH and other scientific organizations has provided information leading to both pharmacologic and behavioral treatments that can benefit the person with OCD. A combination of the two therapies often ... Read more... »

Medications for OCD

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

The modern era in the pharmacotherapy of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) began in the late 1960s with the observation that clomipramine, not other tricyclic antidepressants such as imipramine (Tofranil), was effective in treating OCD. Clomipramine is ... Read more... »

Side Effects of Medications for Schizophrenia

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Antipsychotic drugs, like virtually all medications, have unwanted effects along with their beneficial effects. During the early phases of drug treatment, patients may be troubled by side effects such as drowsiness, restlessness, muscle spasms, tremor, ... Read more... »

Medications for Schizophrenia

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Antipsychotic medications have been available since the mid-1950s. They have greatly improved the outlook for individual patients. These medications reduce the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia and usually allow the patient to function more effectively and ... Read more... »

Stuttering: Myth vs. Fact

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Stuttering: Myth vs. Fact Stuttering specialist Catherine Montgomery had a blind patient who stuttered. Someone once asked him which was more difficult to deal with in life — blindness or stuttering. "The man thought for ... Read more... »

Medications for Depression

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

The kind of depression that will most likely benefit from treatment with medications is more than just "the blues." It is a condition that is prolonged, lasting two weeks or more, and interferes with a ... Read more... »

Medications: Special Considerations

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Children, the elderly, and pregnant and nursing women have special concerns and needs when taking psychotherapeutic medications. Some effects of medications on the growing body, the aging body, and the childbearing body are known, but ... Read more... »

Medications and Car Accidents

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

It is not clear why older adults have a higher rate of car accidents. Some speculate that vision loss or slowed reaction time plays a role. But a recent Canadian study suggests that a class ... Read more... »

Choosing the Best SSRI

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

As the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia & Depression in Great Neck, N.Y., pointed out, mood disorders are caused by a flaw in chemistry, not character. That's why medications that alter brain chemistry play ... Read more... »

It’s Not Necessarily All in Your Head

Monday, December 4th, 2006

The smell of garbage was strong enough to be disturbing. The young man repeatedly looked for the source but couldn’t find it. “Do you smell it?” he would ask friends. “Do you smell it?” His ... Read more... »

Paroextine may help treat compulsive hoarding

Monday, November 13th, 2006

New research has found that certain antidepressants work well to reduce symptoms of compulsive hoarding. It's very common to have a collection of some kind — acquiring and retaining nonessential objects is nearly universal and found ... Read more... »

Marijuana may help delay Alzheimer’s symptoms

Monday, November 13th, 2006

A new study suggests that compounds related to marijuana may help limit memory loss in Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's is the leading cause of dementia among the elderly, and with the ever-increasing size of this population, cases ... Read more... »

Medications for Anxiety, Panic and Phobias

Saturday, November 4th, 2006

Everyone experiences anxiety at one time or another: "butterflies in the stomach" before giving a speech or sweaty palms during a job interview are common symptoms. Other symptoms of anxiety include irritability, uneasiness, jumpiness, feelings ... Read more... »

Medications: Symptom Relief, Not Cure

Saturday, November 4th, 2006

Just as aspirin can reduce a fever without clearing up the infection that causes it, psychotherapeutic medications act by controlling symptoms. Like most drugs used in medicine, they correct or compensate for some malfunction in ... Read more... »

Why Do Women Get the Blues?

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

"When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions." The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, William Shakespeare, 1600-01 Diagnosing Depression in Women Did you know that women are twice as likely to experience ... Read more... »

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