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- Top 25 Psychiatric Medication Prescriptions for 2011
These are the top 25 psychiatric medications by number of U.S. prescriptions dispensed in 2011, according to IMS Health. ...
- Dosed: The Medication Generation Grows Up
What happens when the use of psychotropic drugs in children becomes part of everyday life? If you were a child or raised children in the United States in the last 20 or 30 years, you ...
- Drug Effects on Alzheimer’s Patients Reassuring
Researchers have added further detail to their findings on the risks of common drugs for elderly people.
Dr. Chris Fox of ...
- Is Adult ADHD Linked to Addiction?
The prevalence of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) greatly exceeds the prevalence of this diagnosis among the adult ...
- Depression: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed
Depression is one of the most common forms of mental illness, yet at the same time also one of the most poorly understood. Most people have felt emotionally depressed at some point in their life. ...
- Increasing Treatment Adherence in Schizophrenia
"Adherence is one of the most important issues in illness management,” according to Dawn I. Velligan, ...
- How Family and Friends Can Aid Mental Health Recovery
Recovering from mental illness is terrifying and exhausting, both for the person diagnosed and those who ...
- Ben Behind His Voices: One Family’s Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope
Ben Behind His Voices is an inspirational story about a family’s experience with schizophrenia. The focus of Randye Kaye’s book is on her son Ben, who struggled for many years with mental health and substance ...
- Facing Bipolar: The Young Adult’s Guide to Dealing With Bipolar Disorder
This book on bipolar disorder is written specifically for teens and young adults with the condition. I chose to read it because I work in the education field and it is helpful to have some ...
- A Current Look at Chronic Depression
A chronic form of depression, dysthymia is characterized by depressed mood on most days for at least two ...
- Loud In The House of Myself: Memoir of a Strange Girl
I found "Loud In The House of Myself: Memoir of a Strange Girl" by Stacy Pershall to be a superbly written, first-person account of a young girl's struggle with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and bipolar ...
- 15 ADHD-Friendly Tips to Fire Up Your Focus
A wandering mind is common for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Whether you’re talking to your ...
- What You Need to Know About Treatment-Resistant Depression
Depression can be effectively treated with psychotherapy and medication. But it takes time to find the correct medication ...
- Childhood Psychological Disorders: Current Controversies
Childhood Psychological Disorders: Current Controversies by Alberto M. Bursztyn is the latest edition to the “Making Sense of Psychology” series. This series concerns itself with the psychological problems and challenges in the lives of today’s ...
- Kids On Meds: Up-to-Date Information About the Most Commonly Prescribed Psychiatric Medications
Kids On Meds by Dr. Kevin T. Kalikow is both an education and a go-to guide for the medical professional and layman alike. Parents will find this book particularly informative, whether they want to know ...
- Alternative Treatments for Depression
There are a wide range of alternative treatments for depression. Before seeking out a mental health professional or talking to their doctor, a ...
- OCD and ADHD: Is There a Connection?
By the end of his freshman year in college, my son Dan’s obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was so severe that he ...
- The Medication Question: Weighing Your Mental Health Treatment Options
Living in a world in which we are constantly bombarded with advertisements about the latest “miracle drug,” decisions regarding treatment for mental health issues are often difficult to make. Dr. Ronald J. Diamond’s The Medication ...
- The Quest for Mental Health
One thing about getting older is that history feels more relevant. I grew up in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Cognitive-behavioral therapy was in its infancy, and dialectical behavior therapy had not yet been ...
- Social Anxiety Disorder Treatment
Social Anxiety Disorder -- also known as social phobia -- is commonly treated by either psychotherapy or certain types of psychiatric medications. ...
- Surviving Depression: My Agonizing Struggle with Sanity
Robert L. Hamlett’s Surviving Depression offers a window into the life of a man to whom many people can relate. His style may not be as eloquent as some, but Hamlett does get his point ...
- Mistaken for ADHD
After reading this book I believe the title says it all: “Mistaken for ADHD.” The author, Dr. Frank Barnhill, attempts to help parents, teachers, social workers and doctors who deal with adolescents and young children ...
- Should You Consider Alternative Treatments for Anxiety Disorders?
Anxiety disorders are one of the most common psychiatric disorders. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), ...
- Bipolar Disorder: Helping Your Loved One Manage a Manic Episode
"Depression and bipolar disorder are often family diseases,” according to Psych Central associate editor and author ...
- Living with Depression: Why Biology and Biography Matter
Dr. Deborah Serani's new book, Living with Depression: Why Biology and Biography Matter along the Path to Hope and Healing is a solid entry in the self-help depression book genre, once you get past the ...
