Treatment is available for anxiety disorders. This may include therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and medication. Treatment is effective in reducing the symptoms of anxiety and helping people to live normal, productive lives.
Too often, however, people with anxiety do not receive the treatment that can help them. The ADAA estimates that only one third of people with anxiety disorders receive proper treatment. Although there are a number of reasons why they do not get treatment, the impact...
My editor wanted me to write a SharePost about schizophrenia and violence in light of the Arizona shooting by Jared Loughner who shot... Read more »
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The Sunday morning session at the NAMI 2008 convention featured two psychiatrists working on the cutting-edge of research and treatment for... Read more »
At the 2008 convention, I was fortunate to catch up with Dr. Ken Duckworth, NAMI's medical director, and his colleague, Stephen... Read more »
Studies suggest that up to one-quarter of children suffer from chronic pain and that six to eight percent of children endure pain that is frequent,... Read more »
Doctors at the University of California, Irvine, have found that a large number of adults who have both high blood pressure and high cholesterol are... Read more »
Drugmaker Vanda Pharmaceuticals has submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new schizophrenia medication... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has agreed to review a new medication to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The med, asenapine, is a... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given priority review to the antipsychotic med Abilify for the treatment of pediatric schizophrenia.... Read more »
Learn More One of the most challenging and frustrating aspects of schizophrenia derives from a lack of knowledge and understanding. Quite simply, the more you learn, the easier it becomes to understand and explain what is happening and why....
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