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February 10, 2008
Why Electroconvulsive Therapy Works
Despite the popular disgust for this treatment, ECT is still used in patients with psychiatric disorders that have not responded to other therapies, most commonly major depression and bipolar disorder.
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Posted on February 10, 2008 09:39 PM by bipola278.
Filed in Mental Health Update under bipolar disorder.
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Psychedelics Revisited
On Friday, we mentioned the BBC production called “What on Earth is Wrong with Gravity.” Below is another video by the same producers called “Psychedelic Science,” which surveys the past and present of psychedelic drugs, and the new era of scientists exploring ways to use these drugs again for therapeutic purposes (i.e., the treatment of schizophrenia and addiction).
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Posted on February 10, 2008 01:42 PM by schizo284.
Filed in Mental Health Update under schizophrenia.
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February 09, 2008
The Henderson
Psychminded reports that mental health minister Ivan Lewis has cast doubt on the value of the soon-to-close Henderson Hospital’s model of treatment.
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Posted on February 9, 2008 09:50 PM by border279.
Filed in Mental Health Update under borderline personality disorder.
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