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View Post: The Fort Hood Murders/Suicide and the Taboo Question
30 Nov 2009 by editor  
... to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and his profession as a psychiatrist, which exposed him to many posttraumatic stress disordered soldiers (exposure to which is known to be capable of causing secondary PTSD in therapists). .... “In my book Medication Madness I describe dozens of cases that I have personally evaluated involving relatively normal individuals who committed murder, mayhem and suicide while taking psychiatric drugs, especially antidepressants and ...
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View Post: Johns Hopkins: Depression
Anxiety on antidepressant medication dosages
11 Nov 2009 ...
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View Post: Johns Hopkins: Depression
Anxiety on antidepressant medication dosages
11 Nov 2009 ...
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View Post: Paxil Lawsuit Side Effects
25 Nov 2009
Paxil, a paoxentine hydrochloride tablets, is an antidepressant; antidepressants may increase the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in children and young adults. The drugs also inhabit the risk of overdose and dependency. Paxil is used to treat Major Depressive Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic disorder, Social Anxiety disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and posttraumatic Stress Disorder. For Major Depressive Disorder, Paxil should be administered ...
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View Post: Senator Asks How Many Troops Are on Antidepressants - Health Blog ...
12 Nov 2009 by Jacob Goldstein  
... a senator wrote to the secretary of defense this week asking for the “estimated number and percentage of troops since June 2005 who have been prescribed antidepressant medications while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.” ... Vision21 ( www.vision21care.com), for instance, is a social networking site used by veterans to help them cope with post-traumatic stress disorder anonymously. Sometimes it's easier to cope with this disorder by speaking to other soldiers going ...
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View Post: Senator Asks Pentagon To Review Antidepressants : Neuron Culture
12 Nov 2009 by David Dobbs none@example.com  
This is a good example of how reflexive diagnoses, as PTSD has become for any combat veteran (and sometimes even prospective combat veterans -- i.e., troops preparing to deploy), can do harm. They can lead you to ignore other possible ... " Eva Redei, David Lawrence Stein Professor of Psychiatry at Northwestern's Feinberg School, has presented a study that throws a monkey wrench in the scientific rationale that is used to justify giving out antidepressant medication. ...
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View Post: Cymbalta for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
17 hours ago by SWilson  
PTSD Central: PTSD, Phobias, & Anxiety. PTSD Central contains information on PTSD, anxiety, phobias, panic attacks, and other anxiety disorders. Home · About PTSD Central · Contact ... Other generalized anxiety disorder treatment methods include antidepressant medication, BuSpar, and cognitive behavioral therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a type of psychotherapy that is focus on changing thought processes and behavior. A patient receiving cognitive behavioral ...
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View Post: HM International Blog » Magnetic Remedy for Depression by Israel's ...
26 Nov 2009 by ambasoft  
Yet only about half the patients who take common medical treatments like antidepressant drugs actually see a therapeutic effect. Moreover, they suffer a broad range of undesirable side effects including weight gain, sexual dysfunction and even suicidal ... Brainsway has undertaken successful animal trials at the Weizmann Institute of Science, where the device was tested as a treatment for depression, addiction, and PTSD. “These were a great success,” says Lewkovitch. ...
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View Post: Anti-anxiety Medications
19 Nov 2009 by admin  
Frequently, an anxiety disorder, such as social anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder and social phobias respond well to psychotherapy, support groups, cognitive therapy and other psychological treatments. ...
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View Post: FCS2280/FY1004: Trauma and Adolescents
22 Oct 2007
Because the brain continues to grow throughout adolescence and adulthood, it is important to consider the effects of PTSD on this developmental process. Adolescents who have experienced trauma or have PTSD are more likely to have problems ... Some people may also benefit from the use of medications, such as antidepressant or anti-anxiety medication. Currently there is research being conducted on the use of propranolol in cases of trauma. Preliminary evidence suggests that ...
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