Antidepressant usage related to troubles in identifying feelings…
Individuals on antidepressant medication tend to report experiencing diminished emotional awareness, a condition known as alexithymia, according to a preliminary study. The researchers compared fifty-seven individuals on antidepressant medication (namely fluoxetine, […]
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Medication found to have the same efficacy for treating Depression…
The results from a systematic review of the literature to compare and provide clinical recommendations on the comparative effectiveness of treatment with second-generation antidepressants (SGAs) versus nonpharmacologic treatment for major depressive […]
Efficacy and safety of SSRI’s, SNRI’s, and Placebo’s for common psychiatric disorders among children and adolescents…
A meta-analysis – a review of previous research – by psychologists from the University of Basel in collaboration with the Harvard Medical School and the American National Institute of Mental Health has compiled […]
Depression: How effective are antidepressants?
Like psychological approaches, antidepressants are a key part of treating depression. They aim to relieve symptoms and prevent depression from coming back. Opinions vary on how effective antidepressants are […]
How do psychiatric drugs work ?…
This research paper challenges the assumption that drugs for psychiatric problems act against neurochemical substrates of disorders or symptoms. The researchers, question this very assumption, proposing that drugs’ action be […]
A Comparison of the Efficacy of Clonazepam and Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy for the Treatment of Social Phobia
There is a growing body of evidence that social phobia may be treated effectively by either pharmacologic or cognitive-behavioral interventions, but few studies have examined the relative benefits of these […]
A Dose-Ranging Study of the Effects of Ethyl-Eicosapentaenoate in Patients With Ongoing Depression Despite Apparently Adequate Treatment With Standard Drugs
Research has found low blood levels of eicosapentaenoic acid in depressed patients. The researchers tested the antidepressive effect of ethyl-eicosapentaenoate in 70 patients with persistent depression despite ongoing treatment with an […]
The Psychoactive Effects of Psychiatric Medication: The Elephant in the Room..
The psychoactive effects of psychiatric medications have been obscured by the presumption that these medications have disease-specific actions. This research paper discusses how psychoactive effects produced by different drugs prescribed […]
The benefits of antidepressant medication?
Meta-analyses (multiple studies) of antidepressant medications have reported only modest benefits over placebo treatment, and when unpublished trial data are included, the benefit falls below accepted criteria for clinical significance. […]
