Doctors have a lot of standard medications they use to treat many common physical disorders. For example, when I hit the diabetes border, my doctor prescribed metformin, a reliable (and inexpensive) drug to help control my blood sugar. It has worked admirably and the only side effect disappeared after a few weeks.
It's different with mental illnesses. While there are basically four types of drugs that are used in treating bipolar disorder, within each of those types is a bewildering array of...
In my last blog, I related how it helps to be a bit crazy to come up with a visionary idea. We bipolars tend to be blessed with craziness... Read more »
Bipolar 1 and Bipolar 2 disorders have a lot in common. Both, of course, are characterized by mood swings. Both respond to the same types... Read more »
On Anxiety Connection I wrote about anxious personality types and it got me to wondering if there are personality types which are more... Read more »
More and more evidence supports the use of psychological interventions, with or without medication, for the treatment of depression. In... Read more »
Right now, the headlines are filled with the autopsy results of Anna Nicole Smith. Her use of prescription medication to cope with her pain... Read more »
Bipolar disorder symptoms are cyclic. Patient's cycle into manic episodes, then return to normal before cycling into a depressive episode. This... Read more »
You never find happy individuals walking into a psychiatrist’s office for the first time. People with bipolar disorder only seek help when their... Read more »
Sexuality is a complex, multidimensional phenomenon that incorporates biologic, psychologic, interpersonal, and behavioral dimensions. It is... Read more »
A story I heard about Lee Trevino goes something like this: The championship golfer needed to sink a crucial putt. At the critical moment, a train... Read more »
This is a study to assess the safety and effectiveness of the drug lurasidone in people who have bipolar I depression. This national study is... Read more »
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