Search results for "Antidepressants"
Priming to diagnose an atypical case, avoid representativeness
A patient's deteriorating mental health status points to an underlying cause. But it takes “priming” for an endocrinologist to look for the right diagnosis despite the lack of a prototype case.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/07/mindful.htm
1 Jul 2011
Two antidepressants ineffective for depression in patients with dementia
Sertraline (Zoloft) or mirtazapine (Remeron) was not better than placebo for depression in Alzheimer's disease, and both drugs were associated with higher rates of nausea and drowsiness, a British study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/26/2.htm
26 Jul 2011
Newer antidepressants not necessarily safest for older people
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are associated with an increased risk of several severe adverse outcomes in older people compared with older tricyclic antidepressants, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/09/1.htm
9 Aug 2011
Rise in antidepressant prescriptions questioned
Prescriptions for antidepressants given by nonpsychiatrists to patients without a specific psychiatric disorder increased more than 12% in 12 years, leading to the drug class becoming the third most commonly prescribed, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/16/1.htm
16 Aug 2011
Daily citalopram dose shouldn't be higher than 40 mg
The antidepressant citalopram hydrobromide (Celexa) should no longer be used at doses greater than 40 mg/d, according to a new warning from the FDA.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/30/7.htm
30 Aug 2011
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond about bedside vs. scanning and how to take blood pressure.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/09/letters.htm
1 Sep 2011
Alzheimer's markers make management tougher
New guidelines and diagnostic advances are identifying Alzheimer's disease and its precursors much earlier in the course of the disease. The bad news is that, for now at least, these improvements may only create more dilemmas for general internists for the role of biomarkers and communicating with patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/09/alzheimers.htm
1 Sep 2011
Warnings on Celexa, Zofran; new use of Botox for incontinence
Recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/11/fda.htm
1 Nov 2011
Antidepressants no easy fix in primary care
Is depression on the rise, or just the prescriptions for it? Primary care is poised to play a bigger role in mental health care, and that puts an educational burden on internists to learn the proper role of medications.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/antidepressants.htm
1 Jan 2012
The politics of health care
What could state legislation mean to physicians as they discuss culturally controversial but clinically important issues with patients?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/editors.htm
1 Jan 2012