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This video discusses the signs and symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobic disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It discusses the classes of medicines used to treat each disorder, possible side effects, and precautions to take. It also considers the use of psychotherapy in treatment.
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Describing the range of behaviors and symptoms that should be taken into consideration when assessing for mental illnesses, this video explains the need for multiple indicators and persistence of indicative behaviors. It discusses issues that should be discussed at the initiation of intervention, discusses the main classifications of psychotropic medications and their actions and side effects, and considers non-pharmaceutical treatments.
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This video looks at the signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder and differentiates between bipolar 1 and bipolar 2. It considers the types of medications used to treat bipolar disorder, discussing their mechanisms of action and side effects, and discusses what laboratory tests should be done to assess those side effects. It also explains how to minimize side effects.
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Looking at the signs and symptoms of depression and its potential pathophysiology, examines when to use the different classes of antidepressant medications: tricyclics, MAOIs, SSRIs, and multiple-mechanism antidepressants. It also considers their mechanisms of action and possible side effects.
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"Every day millions of people take psychiatric drugs. In Better Than Prozac Samuel Barondes considers the benefits and limitations of Prozac, Ritalin, Valium, Risperdal, and other widely used medications, and the ways that superior ones are being created." "In tracing the early history of these drugs Barondes describes the accidental observations that led to their discovery, and their great impact on our view of mental illness. He goes on to show...
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"The APA Handbook of Psychopharmacology provides a comprehensive working knowledge of basic pharmacology and psychopharmacology, examines the utility of pharmacotherapy for addressing different dimensions of human suffering, and highlights the broader professional and social issues surrounding this work in a language that is suitable for a broad readership. This 33-chapter handbook is designed as a library reference that captures the most current...
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Miller takes readers on an eye-opening tour of psychotropic drugs, describing the various kinds, how they were discovered and developed, and how they have played multiple roles in virtually every culture.
""Morphine," writes Richard J. Miller, "is the most significant chemical substance mankind has ever encountered." So ancient that remains of poppies have been found in Neolithic tombs, it is the most effective drug ever discovered for treating pain....
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Flautist Eric Banyon, lamenting the loss of his lady through his music, unwittingly frees the young elven noble Korendil from the magical prison in which he had been held for centuries, and is enlisted to help his new friend in a fight against an evil elf lord who is out to conquer California.
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"Keen provides a critical appraisal of psychopharmacology, including its philosophical assumptions, its professional practice, and its practical results. Psychopharmacology's popularity in our culture encourages a displacement of attention from our problems in the world to chemicals in our brains. Based on the objectifications of science, Keen asserts this practice amounts to neglect and, ultimately, violence."--Jacket.
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"Do antidepressants actually work, or are they just glorified dummy pills? How can we tell one way or the other?In Ordinarily Well, the celebrated psychiatrist and author Peter D. Kramer addresses the growing mistrust of antidepressants among the medical establishment and the broader public by taking the long view. He charts the history of the drugs' development and the research that tests their worth, from the Swiss psychiatrist Roland Kuhn's pioneering...
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Discussing theories on the causes of schizophrenia and examining signs and symptoms of the disease, This video differentiates between schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders, explores issues of assessment, differentiates between first- and second-generation medications for treating schizophrenia, and looks at motor side effects of schizophrenia medications.
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The study of sacred and magical plants goes beyond biology - it is also the study of culture and belief. From aloe vera to witch hazel, plants have been used throughout history in rituals and sacred ceremonies by people around the world. Collected here is information about over 200 sacred and magical plants, each entry exploring the plants' cultural and historical significance. The author, Christian Ratsch, states, "Magic is a gateway to other realities."...
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"Khat, marijuana, peyote--are these dangerous drugs or vilified plants with rich cultural and medical values? In this book, Lisa Gezon brings the drug debate into the 21st century, proposing criteria for evaluating psychotropic substances. Focusing on khat, whose bushy leaves are an increasingly popular stimulant and the target of vehement anti-drug campaigns, she explores biocultural and socioeconomic contexts on local, national, and global levels....
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"This book describes the expansion of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) (fifth edition)--both the manual and its application--and the resulting over-medication of society. The author discusses revisions and additions that have only deepened the epidemics of major depression, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, social anxiety disorder, attention deficit disorder and bipolar disorder"--Provided by publisher.
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"We live in an era in which medicalization--the process of conceptualizing and treating a wide range of human experiences as medical problems in need of medical treatment--of mental health troubles has been settled for several decades. Yet little is known about how this biomedical framework affects practitioners' experiences. Using interviews with forty-three practitioners in the New York City area, this book offers insight into how the medical model...
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