FDA Okays Novel Schizophrenia Drug
Updated: 2010-10-29 16:49:48
WASHINGTON -- The FDA has approved the novel, atypical antipsychotic lurasidone (Latuda) for the treatment of adult schizophrenia.- WASHINGTON -- The FDA has approved the novel, atypical antipsychotic lurasidone (Latuda) for the treatment of adult schizophrenia.
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SRI) Use Associated with Reduced Intention to Breastfeed
Updated: 2010-10-26 14:38:58Given the potential health benefits of breastfeeding on both mother and baby, the U.S. Public Health Service for Healthy People 2010 set a goal to have 75% of mothers breastfeed in the early postpartum period and 50% of mothers to continue breastfeeding to 6 months by the year 2010 (US Dept of Health and Human [...]Exercise improves executive function in our aging brains
Updated: 2010-10-14 11:30:00: skip to main skip to sidebar Deric Bownds' MindBlog This blog reports new ideas and work on mind , brain , and behavior as well as random curious stuff Deric s Website HOME DERIC'S MIND BLOG BIOLOGY OF THE MIND BOOK AND COURSE LECTURES AND WRITING DERIC PERSONAL , Piano Performance , Professional , Personal History EMAIL DERIC MINDBLOG : PODCASTS The I-Illusion The Beast Within MindStuff : a user's guide Lecture given at Istanbul Cognitive Neuroscience meeting , May , 2010 : Who wants to know The Nature of our Subjective I Twitter Updates Follow me on Twitter Scientific American Partner Search : MindBlog Selected Blog Categories acting choosing 260 aging 122 animal behavior 165 attention perception 308 autism 19 brain plasticity 184 consciousness 156 culture 16 culture politics 425 dericMGH Psychiatry Academy Event Announcement
Updated: 2010-10-13 20:16:56Mood Disturbance and Associated Symptoms Across the Reproductive Lifecycle of Women Saturday, November 20, 2010 9:15 am to 3:15 pm The precise relationship between psychiatric symptoms and female reproductive function remains to be clarified. Investigators continue to examine questions related to premenstrual symptoms of worsening of mood and anxiety, affective instability during pregnancy, as well [...]Insomnia Across the Female Life Cycle
Updated: 2010-10-12 14:59:20In the July 2010 issue of Current Psychiatry, you will find a thorough review on the evaluation and treatment of insomnia in women across the life cycle. The bottom line is that many women experience insomnia during times of hormonal transition. The authors provide some useful guidelines for evaluating women who present with sleep problems [...]Risk of Depression is High in the Parents of Young Children
Updated: 2010-10-05 19:29:59The New York Times published an interesting article on the high risk of depression among new parents. While we are now more aware of depression in mothers after delivery and making greater efforts to screen for postpartum depression, the article points out that both parents are at risk for depression and that the risk extends [...]MGH Psychiatry Academy Event Announcement
Updated: 2010-10-04 20:40:07Mood Disturbance and Associated Symptoms Across the Reproductive Life Cycle of Women Saturday, November 20, 2010 9:15 am to 3:15 pm The precise relationship between psychiatric symptoms and female reproductive function remains to be clarified. Investigators continue to examine questions related to premenstrual symptoms of worsening of mood and anxiety, affective instability during pregnancy, as [...]