Singulair, a popular asthma medication, could be linked to severe side effects, including suicide, a study from the FDA found ...

Purpose. The influence of medications and diagnoses on fall risk in psychiatric inpatients was evaluated. Methods. In this retrospective case–control study, psychiatric inpatients age 18 years ...

Factors to consider include the benefits of nursing, the wishes of the parents, the risk of infant exposure to medication, the severity of maternal psychiatric symptoms (and thus, the desirablity ...

By empowering psychologists to take on this expanded role, Oklahoma can address its mental health crisis with evidence-based ...

There are multiple classes of drugs prescribed to treat psychiatric conditions, and the exact ways in which they work at the neurobiological level to alleviate symptoms are not always understood ...

Since a schizophrenia drug, the first in decades with an innovative mechanism of action, gained US regulatory approval in September, some researchers have proclaimed a new era for psychiatric ...

History of benzodiazepines and z-hypnotic drug use prior to a traumatic injury increases the risk for persistent opioid use after a traumatic injury.

Psychiatric medication—mainly antidepressants—is also an effective treatment for OCD. Psychiatric medication tends to reduce the intensity of OCD thoughts and urges. Source: Anna Shvets/Pexels ...

Dr. Marc Lashley received almost no training in medical school in how to deal with children’s mental health issues. But when he started practicing as a pediatrician, he found there was a ...