Ritalin and Prozac: Study finds more kids using both drug types together
...ns were for ADHD alone, or for multiple concurrent psychiatric disorders. SSRIs are not approved for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The study also reveals demographic trends among those who are being given the medications. Prescription rates for the two different drugs in the stud...Patients with social phobia benefit from long-term treatment with sertraline HCl
... social anxiety disorder) is the third most common psychiatric disorder in the United States, after depression and alcohol dependence and affects one out of every eight Americans. The disorder is slightly more common in women than in men and may be hereditary, according to the American Psychiatric Association. ...Drug-psychotherapy combo found highly effective in depression study
... The study took place at a dozen outpatient psychiatric clinics and academic medical centers nationwide. Patients had been depressed continuously for at least two years. On average, their condition was chronic for nearly 20 years. Patients were randomized to receive either Serzone ...Dr. Paul Janssen honoured for over 40 years pioneering new therapies for severe mental illnesses
...lutionising the lives of millions of patients with psychiatric illnesses around the world. Presenting the award, ...psychosis and allowed patients to be returned from psychiatric hospitals into the community. In 1993, RISPERDAL® (risperidone), a new generation antipsychotic,...Risky sexual behaviour linked to psychiatric disorders in young adults
Common psychiatric disorders, such as depression and substance depend... New Zealand examined the links between a range of psychiatric problems and aspects of sexual behaviour in over 900 men and women, all 21 years of age. The authors...Gender differences in private substance abuse treatment retention
... having higher incomes, and having lower levels of psychiatric severity relative to those who dropped out. For me...being African-American and having higher levels of psychiatric severity compared to those who remained in treatment longer. Among men, staying in treatment was pr...Hartford Institute/AACN award honors nursing schools for innovative gerontology education
...ollaboration by specialty faculty (gerontological, psychiatric mental health, and community health nursing) on one campus has led to the development of a Senior Nursing Clinic, which is staffed by students and faculty and provides students with personal experience in developing relationships with older adults as...Alcohol and drug treatment among HMO patients
... less educated, African American, and have greater psychiatric and family/social problems. Those with an alcohol-...e age of 18. They also tended to have more severe psychiatric and family/social problems and fewer social resources. A major finding of this study," she added, "......ions in psychiatry -- those scientists who have a psychiatric view of the mind and those with a neuroscientific view. "The ability to quantitate neurotransmitter activity both in the presence and absence of stimulation highlights and provides a criticism of the psychological assumptions behind the standard int...Medical hospitalization may be especially distressing for those with psychiatric disorders
... may have long-term negative effects on those with psychiatric conditions, according to a one-year study of male ...iety or distress -- but those who also suffer from psychiatric disorders may be hit even harder with such symptoms when they are hospitalized, according to the stu...Drinking and drugging can be painful
...es is cut in half, while they use 60 percent fewer psychiatric services, have a third fewer emergency admissions, and show a 75% reduction in detoxification admissions. However, in order for treatment to occur, the problems must first be identified." Both Miller and Degutis noted that health care practitioner...When VA hospitals cut inpatient psychiatric care, there is no overall reduction ineffective care and clinical outcomes for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients, Yale researchers reportin the February issue of 15 Medical Care. "We found no loss of overall effectiveness at programs tha...Finding sobriety, and saving money, through spirituality
...o not result in high rates of hospitalization or psychiatric visits after treatment. In fact, she said, another of the study's key findings is that patients in programs with a 12-step orientation had a higher rate of abstinence, in addition to much lower health-care costs, following treatment completion. "...Provincial spending on drugs increases, says University of Toronto study
Spending on psychiatric drugs in Ontario has risen dramatically in recent years due to increased use of newer, more expensive medications, says a study published in the September issue of Psychiatric Services. The researchers analyzed claims to the Ontario Drug Benefits Pro...People in low social classes delay seeking treatment for schizophrenia
...agues used the records of 352 patients referred to psychiatric services in Dublin to determine whether social cla... the age at which patients first made contact with psychiatric services. They found no link between social class at birth and risk of schizophrenia, but found more...Researchers find correlation between older adults' use of speech and the ability to gesture
... study of 14 aged subjects without neurological or psychiatric problems (average age of 74), researchers reported that the more words subjects spoke while attempting to pantomime performance of a simple activity, the more likely they were to make gestural errors. Clinicians have previously observed that subjects...Study shows weight loss with an antidepressant medicine in combination with lifestyle intervention
...f significant hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, or psychiatric disease, addiction to nicotine or recent cessation of smoking, use of weight loss agents in the past three months, or history of alcohol or substance abuse. All patients maintained a moderate exercise regimen in addition to a reduced-calorie diet (60...Nausea sometimes a red flag for anxiety and depression
...s without these complaints, Haug says. Based on a psychiatric scale that assessed their symptoms, 41 percent of ...t be found, it is important to investigate whether psychiatric disorders are also present, she says....Dr. Stephen Stahl to receive international prize for education in psychiatry and neurology
...that Stahl has focused on the complex mechanism of psychiatric drug and disease interactions, and has managed to develop teaching materials that present the essential concept of psychopharmacology and psychiatry in a simple visual form. Combining graphics, animation and multimedia presentation, Stahl developed c...