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Levels, Labs, and Lessons

Psychiatric Times

Cambridge University Press; 2021. Stahl’s Handbooks. Huddart R, Hicks JK, Ramsey LB, et al. PharmGKB summary: sertraline pathway, pharmacokinetics. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2020;30(2):26-33.

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Test Anxiety – How to Calm Your Nerves Before a Big Test

Clear Behavioral Health

Emotional Symptoms Emotional symptoms of testing anxiety may include overwhelming fear, helplessness, low self-esteem, irritability, and mood swings. Additionally, getting a good night’s sleep, nutrition, and consistent exercise routines can aid in long-term coping strategies. Begin your journey to manage your test anxiety today.

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Accutane and Mental Health: Converging Physical and Emotional Well-being

Lightwork

Research has found that isotretinoin may have potential psychiatric side effects, including mood changes and depression. Assessing Risk Factors for Mental Health Issues During Treatment Certain individuals face heightened risks of experiencing mood disorders during isotretinoin treatment.

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Enlarging the Treatment Lens for Postpartum Depression

Mad in America

No one helped us to understand how the sleep disturbances we experienced could play havoc with our moods. More recently, in 2021, Dr. Corey Laskey published detailed recommendations regarding drug treatment for PPD in the magazine U.S. The Washington Post published an article in 2021 and found that while the U.S. Pharmacist.

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Change of Heart: Understanding Cardiovascular Disease in Women with ADHD

ADDitude

Unless their ADHD, sleep problems, and mood disorder are treated first, they will likely be too exhausted, forgetful, or disorganized to make changes to their lifestyle. 2021 Feb 16;143(7):e239-e248. Tailoring Treatment to ADHD Patients When treating patients with cardiac problems, doctors often start with lifestyle changes.

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Dear Mr. Kennedy

ADDitude

2, 3, 4 Lifestyle factors such as nutrition, exercise, and sleep exert epigenetic changes on DNA that influence how strongly or weakly ADHD genes are expressed. Levels of dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin also increase with exercise, thus improving focus, working memory, and mood to enable better learning. 13 August 2021).