Top 25 Psychiatric Medications for 2016
Most people understand that the role of psychiatric medications is to help alleviate the symptoms associated with different types of mental disorders, such as depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, schizophrenia, anxiety, and more. Psychiatric medications are an important part of a comprehensive treatment plan for effectively treating people who have a mental health concern or mental illness.
It’s good to know what drugs are being most-often prescribed for mental disorders in the U.S. These are the top 25 psychiatric medications by number of U.S. prescriptions dispensed in 2016, according to QuintilesIMS, a global infor...
Source: World of Psychology - October 12, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: General Medications Psychiatry Treatment medications for mental illness Psychiatric Drugs Psychiatric Medications psychiatric meds top psychiatric medications Source Type: blogs
Erasing the Stigma of Geriatric Anxiety and Learning to Help
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The effects of anxiety disorders are becoming ever more prevalent in our society. Even with new research shining a light on how many Americans suffer from these varying disorders, we have only begun to scratch the surface. This is especially true when it comes to understanding anxiety in the elderly.
Higher rates of loss, increased pain, chronic conditions, and multiple medications can all increase the levels of anxiety in senior citizens. This makes having the discussion about geriatric anxiety a crucial factor in aiding our loved on...
Source: Shield My Senior - May 31, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Vin Tags: Senior Safety Source Type: blogs
The truth about long-term antidepressant use
A great piece today in the Guardian by Aida Edemariam. Good to see such a comprehensive piece of reporting in the mainstream media.
This what you and I know has happened to many of us, but at the same time GSK continues to deny is a major health crisis because of Seroxat (and other SSRIs). In the UK, as the High Court action moves ever closer to trial, GSK and their expensive legal team still have their collective head in the sand – at least that’s their public stance. I believe that for many years GSK has known about the problems Seroxat causes while you take it, about the terrible problems people have wit...
Source: seroxat secrets... - May 6, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: admin Tags: Anti-depressant David Healy GSK Seroxat SSRI Source Type: blogs
If you have low back pain try these steps first
Low back pain, the scourge of mankind: it is the second leading cause of disability here in the United States, and the fourth worldwide. It’s also one of the top five medical problems for which people see doctors. Almost every day that I see patients, I see someone with back pain. It’s one of the top reasons for lost wages due to missed work, as well as for healthcare dollars spent, hence, a very expensive problem.
Looking at two kinds of back pain
Let’s talk about the most common forms of back pain: acute (which lasts less than four weeks) and subacute (which lasts four to 12 weeks). Most of these cases (approximate...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Back Pain Managing your health care Pain Management Source Type: blogs
Guest Poster Dr. Maher on Dealing with Changes in Psychiatry Through the Years (But Especially Now)
Obviously, psychiatry has changed over time. We've gone from a field where treatment was mostly psychotherapy-- I'll purposely omit insulin shock, leeches, and lobotomy-- to one of symptoms, prescriptions, and side effects, as though these things occur outside of the context of a person's life. Ah, you've heard merant before. And like all of medicine, it's no longer just about treating patients, it's about checking the right boxes, coding what happened in the session by the minute, those damn CPT codes, and now about the technology and the hits your fees take if you won't e-prescribe, file PQRS (?huh) data, and...
Source: Shrink Rap - March 26, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dinah Source Type: blogs
The scary evolution of direct-to-consumer advertising
One night in 1997, as Americans watched Touched by an Angel they were touched by something else unexpected: an ad for a prescription allergy pill called Claritin, sold directly to patients.
Prescription drugs had never been sold directly to the public before — a marketing tactic called direct-to-consumer or DTC advertising. How could average people, who certainly had not been to medical school, know if the medication was appropriate or safe without a doctor’s recommendation?
Soon, ads for Meridia, Propecia, Singulair, Paxil, Prozac, Vioxx, Lipitor, and Viagra followed — exhorting patients to “ask their doct...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 17, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/martha-rosenberg" rel="tag" > Martha Rosenberg < /a > Tags: Conditions Cancer Source Type: blogs
Mothers ’ Depression, Not SSRI Use, Best Explains Researchers ’ Results
Back in October, researchers published the findings from a study that suggested that mothers who take a common form of antidepressants (SSRIs like Prozac) while pregnant are at greater risk for producing offspring that will later have speech or language problems.
However, this month, the researchers got some push back in the journal where the original study was published. And in reviewing the results of the study, it appears the researchers overstated the association and import of the relationship they found.
There are a few classes of antidepressants prescribed to treat depression, but by far the most common class is kn...
Source: World of Psychology - March 17, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: Antidepressant Children and Teens Depression General Medications Minding the Media Parenting Psychiatry Research mother ssri use mothers and ssris risks of ssris Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor ssris for depression Source Type: blogs
My patient more than earned this moment of tranquility
The ER doc sounded genuinely concerned, which is never a good sign. “Sixty-year-old guy, no real medical history, dude is seriously hallucinating. Head imaging is negative. Can you come take a look at him?” I flitted through the chart. A car accident a few years ago that left him with chronic, poorly controlled migraines. Depression, on Prozac and well controlled. That was pretty much it. I grabbed my stethoscope and headed down to the ER.
I opened the patient’s door and stepped into a scene of biblical intensity. The man before me was frantic, gesticulating wildly with his right arm and clutching a small white Bible...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 28, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/ben-gold" rel="tag" > Ben Gold, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Emergency Source Type: blogs
Wellbeing: The Interdependencies of the Body, Mind & Spirit
By JIM PURCELL
In 1891, Dr. Luther Gulick proposed a red triangle as the YMCA symbol. In his words, the equal sides of the triangle stood for “man’s essential unity– body, mind and spirit– each being a necessary and eternal part of man, being neither one alone but all three.” True then, and equally true today, it highlights what is missing from most traditional approaches to wellness–the mental, emotional, and spiritual components. Hardly surprising given the remarkable resistance mental illness treatments encounter.
The term “mental illness” usually refers to recognized mental illnesses in acco...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
We need to pay better attention to medication side effects
Years ago, after I suffered a deep personal loss, my doctor prescribed Prozac, and I joined the millions of Americans who have taken an antidepressant. A few weeks later, I had my first panic attack — heart racing, sweating profusely, gasping for breath — sensations of terror normally reserved for life-threatening events. Attacks continued every half-hour and were so incapacitating that I could not even leave my house. My doctors were confounded. Perhaps the attacks were related to grieving, they thought.
It wasn’t until weeks later when a friend, a mental health nurse, showed me a study about Prozac that the situat...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 22, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/marlene-beggelman" rel="tag" > Marlene Beggelman, MD < /a > Tags: Meds Medications Source Type: blogs
Medications that Increase the Risks of Falling
Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and non-fatal injuries for adults 65 and older, and research suggests that those taking four or more medications are at an even greater risk than those who don ’t.ByAlzheimer's Reading RoomWhat ’s the Difference Between Alzheimer’s and DementiaHow to Test Your Memory for Alzheimer's and DementiaHow to Get Answers To Your Questions About Alzheimer's and Dementia“Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and non-fatal injuries for adults 65 and older, and research suggests that those taking four or more medications are at an even greater risk than those who don’t – perhap...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - February 1, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's care care of dementia patients dementia care health help alzheimer's help with dementia care medications falls Prescription Medications Risks risk of falling senior care Source Type: blogs
Five Meditation Practices For People Who Don ’t Want to Meditate
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If you've ever thought that meditation wasn't for you for whatever reason, you may be surprised to find out that you've been practicing it all along. While traditional meditation in a monastery does entail sitting in the lotus position for long periods of time, it's not the only method. Even monks practice meditation in different ways like when they're eating or doing medial chores.
The ru...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - January 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MeeraWatts Tags: creativity featured happiness health and fitness meditation philosophy self improvement alternative meditations best self-improvement blogs easy meditation practices health benefits of meditation mediation pickthebrain Source Type: blogs
9 Ways to Promote Gratitude in Your Life
Gratitude is good for us every way you look at it.
According to Sonja Lyubomirsky, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of California in Riverside, it boosts our happiness levels in a number of ways: by promoting the savoring of positive life experiences, by bolstering self-worth and self-esteem and thereby helping to cope with stress and trauma, by building social bonds and encouraging moral behavior, and by diminishing negative emotions and helping us adjust to new situations.
Gratitude has a number of health benefits as well. “Research suggests that individuals who are grateful in their daily lives actually ...
Source: World of Psychology - January 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Depression Happiness Inspiration & Hope Mental Health and Wellness Mindfulness Motivation and Inspiration Self-Help Appreciation Bipolar Gratitude Journaling Loving Kindness Meditation Sonja Lyubomirsky thanks Source Type: blogs
Helping Doctors Get Help
Every year, roughly 400 doctors and medical students die from suicide. To put this in perspective, there are roughly 100 medical students in a medical school class, and schooling takes four years: each year in the United States, we lose an entire school worth of doctors to suicide. For some perspective: there are 141 medical schools and 31 osteopathic schools in the country; educating students takes time, money, and a tremendous amount of resources, and we have a doctor shortage. Losing a school worth of physicians each year is an awful thing. Furthermore, surveys have shown that roughly 30% of medi...
Source: Shrink Rap - December 25, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dinah Source Type: blogs
Can genetic testing help determine the best medications for you?
The saying “if it seems too good to be true, it likely is” applies to so many things in life. As the director of the Clinical Pharmacogenomics Service at Boston Children’s Hospital, I spend a significant amount of time discussing what pharmacogenomics testing cannot tell us. I am sure you are wondering why I would take a negative approach instead of touting the miracles of pharmacogenomics testing, since after all, that is my job. Well, as with many things, it is complicated.
Pharmacogenomics can potentially guide drug choices
Pharmacogenomics is the study of gene expression on the ability to metabolize or break down...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - December 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Shannon Manzi, PharmD Tags: Drugs and Supplements Genes Health Managing your health care Source Type: blogs
