AMA Moves to Ban Direct-To-Consumer Pharmaceutical Ads
According to the AMA, direct-to-consumer advertising of pharmaceuticals and medical devices drives up health care costs and should be banned. [More…]
Read MoreDelays In Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Bipolar Disorder
According to a study in PLOS One journal, there is often a substantial delay before diagnosis and treatment initiation of patients with bipolar disorder. Researchers sought to investigate factors associated with the delay before diagnosis of bipolar disorder and the onset of treatment in secondary mental healthcare. Medical records of 1364 adults diagnosed with bipolar […]
Read MoreTask Force Report on Antidepressant Use in Bipolar Disorders
The International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) Task Force Report on Antidepressant Use in Bipolar Disorders has been published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. The task force commented that there is “striking incongruity between the wide use of and the weak evidence base for the efficacy and safety of antidepressant drugs in bipolar disorder.” […]
Read MoreWhite House Conference on Mental Health
This week, the White House organized a conference on mental health with a particular emphasis on stigma and awareness. President Barack Obama opened the conference by calling for a more robust national discussion on mental illness, saying the time had come to bring the issue “out of the shadows.” He added, that his goal was […]
Read MorePain conditions among veterans with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
A study published in General Hospital Psychiatry evaluated the rates of chronic, noncancer pain conditions in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) System. Researchers used a cross-sectional design that used administrative data extracted from VHA treatment records of all individuals receiving VHA services in one year (N=751). They […]
Read MoreBipolar Disorder – A Focus on Depression
Live today, neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand Bipolar Disorder – A Focus on Depression. [More…]
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