Tag Archives: Depression

This is Your Brain on TMS

Posted on March 6, 2017 by cchrstl

TMS is now available in St. Louis, according to local TV commercials promoting this crippling form of brain stimulation. Techniques such as “transcranial magnetic stimulation” (TMS) are psychiatry’s latest experiment in treatment of the “mentally ill.” In TMS, a magnetic … Continue reading →

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The Screeners are Screaming Again

Posted on March 12, 2016 by cchrstl

The Screeners are Screaming Again Just when you thought that calls for ubiquitous mental health screening was winding down, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is calling for widespread depression screening for children. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is made up … Continue reading →

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Risky Business of Sleep Drugs

Posted on March 5, 2016 by cchrstl

Risky Business of Sleep Drugs After reading about the dangers of sleeping pills in the February 2016 edition of Consumer Reports magazine, we thought you might like to know something about that. Some psychotropic drugs are prescribed as sleeping pills. Trazodone, … Continue reading →

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Another Day Another Anti-depressant (Again)

Posted on February 25, 2016 by cchrstl

Another Day Another Anti-depressant (Again) On July 10, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Rexulti (brexpiprazole, an atypical antipsychotic) tablets to treat adults with so-called schizophrenia and as an add-on treatment to an antidepressant medication to treat adults with … Continue reading →

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The Name Game, Latuda

Posted on June 24, 2015 by cchrstl

The Name Game, Latuda Latuda, Latuda, bo-buda Banana-fana-fo-fuda Fee-fi-mo-muda Latuda One might as well be talking gibberish, since Latuda does not make any sense. Unless you consider that it makes a lot of cents. We recently saw a commercial on … Continue reading →

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Germanwings Co-pilot Who Purposefully Crashed Plane Had Spent 18 Months In Psychiatric Treatment

Posted on March 29, 2015 by cchrstl

Germanwings Co-pilot Who Purposefully Crashed Plane Had Spent 18 Months In Psychiatric Treatment Numerous reports are now surfacing that Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz who purposefully crashed Flight 9525 into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board, had in … Continue reading →

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Is Marijuana a Treatment for Depression?

Posted on December 29, 2014 by cchrstl

Is Marijuana a Treatment for Depression? Marijuana’s popularity may be based on the perception that it is safer than cigarettes and alcohol as a treatment for depression, but multiple studies show that marijuana is not the harmless drug many believe … Continue reading →

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New study throws into question long-held belief about depression

Posted on October 26, 2014 by cchrstl

New Study Throws into Question Long-Held Belief About Depression [The following Press Release is from the American Chemical Society ACS News Service Weekly PressPac: Wed Aug 27 2014. Read the original here.] “Mice Genetically Depleted of Brain Serotonin Do Not … Continue reading →

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Contrave

Posted on September 21, 2014 by cchrstl

Contrave The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new weight loss drug on September 10. Aren’t you excited? Don’t get your hopes up, we’re going to tell you all the reasons you should not take this drug. I … Continue reading →

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U.S. Military Mental Health Costs Skyrocket

Posted on October 1, 2013 by cchrstl

U.S. Military Mental Health Costs Skyrocket [The following report is from NextGov.com, an information resource for federal technology decision makers, and the CRS report cited.] The Congressional Research Service (CRS) just put a price tag on the mental health costs … Continue reading →

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