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Tardive Dyskinesia: Treat Functional Impairment, Not the AIMS Score

Psychiatric Times

The American Psychiatric Association updated their practice guidelines for the treatment of schizophrenia in 2020 and recommended “that patients who have moderate to severe or disabling tardive dyskinesia associated with antipsychotic therapy be treated with a reversible inhibitor of the vesicular monoamine transporter 2.” How can this be?

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Risk Factors for ADHD

Psychiatric Times

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Psychiatric Patients Restrained at Sky-High Rates at This L.A. Hospital

Mad in America

‘I have nightmares I’m being restrained,’ said Laidler, who has schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Those numbers doubled between 2020 and 2021 — the latest figures publicly available — even as the statewide average for other inpatient facilities barely increased.

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Role of Pediatricians in Diagnosing ADHD

Psychiatric Times

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What is Telemedicine?

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You can now chat with one of our providers online for a variety of different conditions, including: Depression Anxiety disorders ADHD & Substance abuse Addiction Alcohol abuse Insomnia Dementia or memory loss Bipolar disorder Our providers serve patients from teenage years to geriatric and older adults.

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The Connection Between ‘Bipolar Disorder’ and Migraine: Unraveling the History of a Family Line

Mad in America

” His mother was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Pool also did an extensive review of my medical records and diagnosed me with bipolar disorder. Part of this process was also coming to “accept my mental illness” and see many of my experiences through the lens of bipolar disorder.

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Desperate Measures: Ghaemi’s Response to Our Review of Lithium and Suicide Prevention

Mad in America

These mechanisms are not established, and arguably never will be, since mental illness typically consists of complex situations that are unlikely to be explained by a deterministic, mechanical model of causation (Moncrieff, 2020). On the one hand it feels as if they have never had it so good.