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Antipsychotics—a branch of medication designed to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder—are important tools for mental health care management. They work by blocking the effect of dopamine, which can help reduce psychotic ...
Mar 18, 2024
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Among adolescents and young adults, mental health-related visits increased from 2006 to 2019, and the proportion with prescription of at least one psychotropic medication also increased significantly, according to a study ...
Mar 13, 2024
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A new study by the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA), based at SAHMRI, has found 6 out of 10 Australian aged care residents are taking antidepressant medication.
Mar 12, 2024
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The cost to American families of caring for a child with a mental health condition rose by almost a third between 2017 and 2021, a new report finds, to an average of $4,361 per year.
Mar 11, 2024
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An estimated 1.8 million incarcerated people in the United States have been recently exposed to a dangerous combination of heat and humidity, and on average experience 100 days of these conditions each year—many of them in ...
Mar 5, 2024
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By examining liver samples from 116 deceased persons with severe mental disorders, researchers have demonstrated that smoking, obesity and alcohol use can be decisive in determining how medicine will work for an individual ...
Mar 4, 2024
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Researchers from the University of Liverpool are calling for policy reform in the management of antipsychotic medication (APM) to support both patients and health care professionals.
Mar 4, 2024
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Antidepressant dispensing to adolescents and young adults increased sharply after the COVID-19 pandemic began, particularly among females, according to a new study.
Mar 1, 2024
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Cannabis products high in the nonintoxicating compound CBD can quell anxiety better than THC-dominant products—and without the potential side effects, new University of Colorado Boulder research suggests.
Feb 27, 2024
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Antidepressant dispensing to adolescents and young adults increased sharply after the COVID-19 pandemic began—particularly among females—a new study finds.
Feb 26, 2024
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