When the Pain Won’t Stop: Discussing Depression, Suicide, and the Controversy Over Antidepressants

When the Pain Won’t Stop: Discussing Depression, Suicide, and the Controversy over Antidepressants – Dr. Nierenberg discusses suicide in relation to depression and bipolar disorder, the importance of individualized treatment, and the controversy over the use of antidepressants. Watch Dr. Nierenberg’s UF Grand Rounds here: psychiatry.ufl.edu

Ask the right questions before participating in clinical trial

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If you participate in a placebo-controlled study, you could receive a placebo instead of the active treatment. Before you make your … If the investigational drug or treatment works for me, can I continue to receive it when the trial ends? Who will be …
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Newtown School Shooting: Resources to Help Parents of Mentally Ill Children

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A 2002 study found that only 23 percent of U.S. adolescents who needed mental health treatment had actually received it in the prior year, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. About 60 million Americans …
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Predicting who's at risk for violence isn't easy

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Still, a combination of risk factors in troubled kids or adults including drug use and easy access to guns can increase the likelihood of violence, experts say. But warning signs "only become crystal clear in the aftermath, said James Alan Fox, a …
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