Kendrick, Michael J. Levels of Empowerment, Planet Advocacy, Issue Number 7, March 2004, pp 6-7.
Monday, May 19, 2003
Antipsychotics and Bipolar Disorder
The most recent "Bipolar Disorders Expert Column Series" in Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health - "New generation, or atypical, antipsychotics -- medications that were initially developed for the treatment of psychosis in general and schizophrenia in particular -- are being used increasingly in the treatment of bipolar disease. Medications such as olanzapine, which has a formal indication for bipolar disease from the US Food and Drug Administration, clozapine, quetiapine, and risperidone have become important tools for the clinician in helping to stabilize acutely ill bipolar patients and preventing them from becoming ill again. These medications may have efficacy beyond being simply antimanic agents, but may have utility as true mood stabilizers; they may actually help prevent mood fluctuations that interfere with social and occupational functioning...." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].
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The most recent "Bipolar Disorders Expert Column Series" in Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health - "New generation, or atypical, antipsychotics -- medications that were initially developed for the treatment of psychosis in general and schizophrenia in particular -- are being used increasingly in the treatment of bipolar disease. Medications such as olanzapine, which has a formal indication for bipolar disease from the US Food and Drug Administration, clozapine, quetiapine, and risperidone have become important tools for the clinician in helping to stabilize acutely ill bipolar patients and preventing them from becoming ill again. These medications may have efficacy beyond being simply antimanic agents, but may have utility as true mood stabilizers; they may actually help prevent mood fluctuations that interfere with social and occupational functioning...." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].
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Researchers Identify New Variety of Dementia
NewsRx story at PsycPORT on research presented at the annual American Academy of Neurology meeting by researchers at the University of Florida who "believe they have identified a new form of dementia, a disease that develops mostly in elderly people and is characterized by a progressive, generally irreversible loss of mental capabilities."
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NewsRx story at PsycPORT on research presented at the annual American Academy of Neurology meeting by researchers at the University of Florida who "believe they have identified a new form of dementia, a disease that develops mostly in elderly people and is characterized by a progressive, generally irreversible loss of mental capabilities."
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HHS expands online health information for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
May 13 HHS press release on "two new online health resources of special interest to Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. The new Web sites expand on the department's Steps to a HealthierUS initiative, which underscores the President's call to action for healthy lifestyles through public awareness of disease prevention efforts." See the Just For You page at the Healthfinder web site, which now includes a new section devoted to Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations, and Asian American Health, a companion Web site launched by the National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine.
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May 13 HHS press release on "two new online health resources of special interest to Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. The new Web sites expand on the department's Steps to a HealthierUS initiative, which underscores the President's call to action for healthy lifestyles through public awareness of disease prevention efforts." See the Just For You page at the Healthfinder web site, which now includes a new section devoted to Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations, and Asian American Health, a companion Web site launched by the National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine.
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