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Harvard Mental Health Letter back issues
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Understanding the risks of antipsychotic treatment in young people.(Report)
March 1, 2009... Understanding the risks of antipsychotic treatment in young people
Advice for managing side effects in children and teenagers.
Antipsychotic prescriptions for children and teenagers have increased dramatically since the late 1990s, although the FDA has approved only three such drugs...
Treating obsessive-compulsive disorder.(Report)
March 1, 2009... Treating obsessive-compulsive disorder
Options include medication, psychotherapy, surgery, and deep brain stimulation.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which affects 2% to 3% of people worldwide, often causes suffering for years before it is treated correctly * both because of...
Overcoming cocaine or stimulant addiction.(Report)
March 1, 2009... Overcoming cocaine or stimulant addiction
Medications offer modest help; vaccines are in development.
Illegal stimulants include cocaine, methamphetamine (also known as speed, meth, ice, or crank), and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (often called MDMA or ecstasy). These are among the...
In brief: Study suggests how to tailor cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with eating disorders.(Report)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... In brief
Study suggests how to tailor cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with eating disorders
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is often used in the treatment of patients with eating disorders. A randomized controlled study published in December 2008 suggests that more...
In brief: Brain scans indicate that depression can increase pain perception.(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... In brief
Brain scans indicate that depression can increase pain perception
Patients with major depression sometimes literally feel as though they are in pain. A small brain imaging study published in November 2008 suggests why depression might amplify the perception of pain.
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