The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003 represents the most significant expansion of Medicare benefits since the program's inception and has important implications for mental health. Medicare will become a major payer for psychotropic medications through the new ...
For decades, Americans struggling with obesity have relied on trendy fads and quack cures that promised the Moon but either did not deliver results or were dangerous to their health. But today, innovative new anti-obesity medications are allowing millions of Americans to manage obesity. Fill...
combined with subsequent optimization of leads through modern medicinal chemistry, followed by toxicology and metabolic studies and an understanding of basic pharmacokinetics, would lead to a range of new and more effective medications for those who did not respond well to the original antipsychotics, ...
While there is no definitive cure, treatment options and medications are available to manage and regulate one's symptoms. 5) Can poor mental health affect my physical health? One's mental health status directly correlates to one's physical health. Just as poor physical health can lead to the...
Symptoms can reappear, even in stabilized patients, when the medications are discontinued, creating a heartbreaking dilemma for patients. In contrast, psychedelic therapies address the cause of symptoms rather than merely suppressing them. Here, a medication is administered acutely for only a few ...
But many researchers say the study of SCT, which is still in its early stages, can’t yet support a formal diagnosis. Critics dismiss the construct as fatally flawed and argue that SCT is an outgrowth of misdiagnosis of ADHD that could result in many being prescribed inappropriate medications....
We prescribe psychotropic medications to treat a variety of mental health problems that impair healthy functioning. Medications may help you during a particularly difficult time, or may be needed on a long-term basis for persistent symptoms. Psychological testing We examine ADHD and other learning...
As mental illnesses become better understood, and new medications are discovered, and consumers of mental health services gain greater traction in the field, discussions increasingly are focusing not on coping with serious mental illness, but on recovering from. it. Enough critical mass has been ...
The evolution of modern psychiatry: A chronicle of long-acting antipsychotics and mental illness This research paper presents a comprehensive historical analysis of long-acting antipsychotic medications (LAI) tracing their evolution from the early days... FP Iliu,RM Lacu,CI Varlam,... - 《Bulletin...
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an acute and severe disease that threat to human health significantly. The occurrence of AKI tends to delay patients’ recovery and reduces their long-term quality of life. In the absence of specific treatments, early diagnosis and intervention are crucial for improvi...