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Medications Used to Treat ADHD: A Short Review

Posted on March 14, 2018 by JLake

Pharmacologic treatments of ADHD My previous post summarized the epidemiology, causes of ADHD. In this blog post, I review the efficacy and adverse effects of conventional pharmacologic treatments of ADHD. Subsequent posts will discuss the evidence for non-pharmacologic treatment strategies … Continue reading →

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Limitations of conventional medications used to treat bipolar disorder

Posted on November 8, 2015 by JLake

Different medications are used to treat bipolar disorder including mood stabilizers (e.g. lithium carbonate and valproate), antidepressants, antipsychotics and sedative-hypnotics. Mood stabilizers do what the name implies, that is they keep the mood from going up and down between episodes … Continue reading →

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Many individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder do not respond to treatment

Posted on November 6, 2015 by JLake

It is estimated that fewer than one half of individuals who take prescription medications following a first manic episode have good long-term control of their symptoms. To make matters more complicated, as many as 40% of bipolar patients who are … Continue reading →

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