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BIPOLAR JUDGE: Board Questions Judge’s Mental Health After Courtroom Rant
BIPOLAR JUDGE: Board Questions Judge’s Mental Health After Courtroom Rant By Ann Blake-Tracy on December 11, 2014 Judge Cynthia Brim Judge Cynthia Brim removed from the bench Illinois Courts Commission says unmedicated Cynthia Brim isn’t fit to be a judge … Continue reading
39-year-old woman who hanged herself after being assessed as a low suicide risk
The Gloucestershire Review Thursday, 23 October 2014 THE DISTRAUGHT family of a 39-year-old woman who hanged herself after being assessed as a low suicide risk have lashed out at the mental health treatment the mum-of-two received. After an inquest into … Continue reading
Psychiatrists’ Prescriptions for First-time Psychosis Often Don’t Follow Guidelines
Psychiatrists’ Prescriptions for First-time Psychosis Often Don’t Follow Guidelines December 12, 2014 “Many patients with first-episode psychosis receive medications that do not comply with recommended guidelines for first-episode treatment,” states a National Institute of Mental Health press release about a … Continue reading
ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND WEIGHT GAIN
Experts say that for up to 25% of people, most antidepressant medications — including the popular SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) drugs like Lexapro, Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft — can cause a weight gain of 10 pounds or more. “This … Continue reading
SAFETY UPDATE CLINICIENNE (CHAMPIX, CHANTIX) AND SERIOUS PHYSCIATRIC ADVERSE EFFECTS
SAFETY UPDATE CLINICIENNE (CHAMPIX, CHANTIX) AND SERIOUS PHYSCIATRIC ADVERSE EFFECTS Editor’s Note: The basis for this article is US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) Briefing Documents. These documents are detailed analyses prepared for and made public prior to a … Continue reading
Lives destroyed by happy pills
Lives destroyed by happy pills: As our use of antidepressants DOUBLES in a decade, experts say thousands are being given dangerous drugs they don’t need By Jerome Burne for MailOnline Updated: 07:00 GMT, 29 June 2010 View comments Clare Morgan … Continue reading
French on cocktail of pills
By Henry Samuel, Paris 12:01AM GMT 26 Dec 2012 Renowned as a land of douceur de vivre, or the sweet life, France is also the country where pill-popping to stave off depression or other mental afflictions has reached new heights. “More than … Continue reading
Antidepressants dangers 