Tuesday, June 2, 2015 Depression – In memory of Robin Williams Depression, anxiety and panic attacks are not signs of weakness. They are signs of trying to remain strong for far too long. Following the tragic death of Robin Williams, I ask you share this on your wall for just a day to raise awareness…
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Glenn Treisman, M.D., Ph.D., Eugene Meyer III Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine at Johns Hopkins, presents on the treatment of exercise to help with depression. Treisman describes problems with trials of antidepressant treatment, continues with why depression is important to every physician and discusses the evidence for exercise as a treatment and preventive for depression.…
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NOTE 2017: Brintellix’s name was changed to Trintellix after approval because there were a number of mix-ups at pharmacies due to a different drug with a similar name. 2nd NOTE 2017: (Nowadays the atypical antipsychotics, rather than lithium, can be used as a first line drug for mania.) WARNING: The sound gets abruptly louder around…
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The Trump Administration The 45th President and His Administration This article is a collaboration between ProPublica, WNYC and The New Yorker and is not subject to our Creative Commons license. In the spring of 2012, Donald Trump’s two eldest children, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr., found themselves in a precarious legal position. For two…
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Alternative medicine for depression. There is natural medicine for depression, that can be used as add on treatment. Some of these herbs for depression can be used alone to help mild to moderate symptoms. In this video I discuss some of the options for helping your depression without prescription medication or in addition to your…
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ImageCreditEleni Kalorkoti CHICAGO — I was on my way home from dropping my kids off at preschool when a police officer called to ask if I was aware there was an outstanding warrant for my arrest. “No, no,” I told him. “I didn’t know that.” I needed to call my husband, but my fingers were…
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SKIP AHEAD: 2:20 – Mechanism of Antidepressants 3:16 – General Principles of Antidepressant Use: Suicide, Mania & Serotonin Syndrome 7:51 – Tricyclic Antidepressants 9:10 – TCA Side Effects 10:40 – SSRIs 11:47 – SSRI Side Effects 13:01 – SNRIs 13:33 – Atypicals: Bupropion, Mirtazapine & Trazadone Antidepressant mechanism – One hypothesis for the pathophysiology of…
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A grandfather was left fighting for his life after he developed sepsis from ‘biting his nails‘. Ricky Kennedy believes he’s lucky to be alive after contracting the infection which is renowned for being a ‘silent killer’. The 57-year-old claims that the sepsis started after he nibbled his nail down too far and a blister ended…
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