Table of contents for my book PREFACE INTRODUCTION HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE CHAPTER 1: THE ROLE OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY CHAPTER 2: BLACK BOX WARNINGS CHAPTER 3: IMPORTANT DSM-5 CHANGES CHAPTER 4: DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS AND ANTIDEPRESSANTS CHAPTER 5: BIPOLAR DISORDER AND MOOD STABILIZERS For rest of chapters, click on the link below- Download PDF
The future of mental health care The origin of mental hospitals, with their mission of delivering human medical care, dates back well before the TB sanatoriums: Asylums, as they were first called. The mental hospitals started in the late 1700s abroad and in the early 1800s here in the USA. At first, they were true […]
Finding Hope and Help in tragedy Whenever a person with a mental disorder (or assumed to have a mental disorder), veteran or civilian, commits a violent act that makes headlines. There is a call to address the “mental health issue” in violent crimes. However, “what is meant by the mental health issue” is generally unclear. The […]
Early Depression, anger may taint love life even 20 years later Negative emotions, people may have suffered as young adults, can have a lasting grip on their couple relationships demonstrated by research. A study followed 341 people for 25 years, and found that negative emotions, they may have suffered as young adults, can have a […]
Adults at higher risk of suicide attempt if parent abused alcohol, research findings People who grew up with a parent who abused alcohol may be 85 percent more likely to attempt suicide than people whose parents did not abuse alcohol, according to research. Furthermore, having divorced parents increased by 14 percent the risk that a […]
Gambling: A risky Business BOOKMAKERS are an easy target for politicians seeking a quick win. On March 2nd Maria Miller, the culture secretary, promised tougher regulation of high-stakes gaming machines, which allow betting-shop punters to wager up to £300 ($500) per minute. Her proposed rules, which include forcing customers to set a cap on the […]
The true cost of blind patriotism: Despair and Veteran Suicide Some veterans have always suffered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), though it has not always had that name. Today, PTSD is better understood and treated than it has ever been. Why, then, is suicide so much more prevalent in young men and women who have served […]
Medicare to Cover More Mental Health Costs For decades, older adults with depression, anxiety and other psychological conditions have received unequal treatment under Medicare. The program paid a smaller share of the bill for therapy from psychiatrists, psychologists or clinical social workers than it did for medical services. Read More