By: Papadoc, MD
Sarah, That was an excellent and poignant story about your sister. Unfornately, There are paranoid folks out there who think Psychiatry is hocus pocus and will contnue to discriminate against mental...
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As a physician, I would love that everyone in this country get the absolute best medical care. However, the Law of Unintended Consequences will kick in with this latest mandate. I strongly believe that...
View ArticleBy: Cass A
Congress should be reading Senator Grassley's reports about psychiatry being the most heavily influenced by Pharma of any medical specialty. These drugs can cause serious long-term consequences that...
View ArticleBy: Papadoc, MD
To Class A: All medicines can cause side effects. Sen Grassley might have you believe that these drugs are different from others. they are not. In most cases the disease is worse than the treatment....
View ArticleBy: Anonymous
Psychotropics are needed to treat mental illness, full stop. Family members of these patients will be the first to attest to that, for not only the patient but their family members lives are...
View ArticleBy: Randy Crenshaw, MD
According to ClinicalEvidence.com, in mild to moderate depression, there is no reliable evidence that any one treatment is superior in improving symptoms of depression, but the strength of evidence...
View ArticleBy: Kelly
Thanks for the information on the mental health parity. It's good to see they're doing something about mentlal health benefits. We recently wrote an <a...
View ArticleBy: Dr Roy
When it comes down to money, and behavioral illness, there are affordable capabilities at places like OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions, taking about 45mins, that screen for all sorts of brain...
View ArticleBy: The Elephant's Child
I am a pharmacist, and I have seen many drugs, especially the anti-epileptics used for off-label treatments to stabilize mood or relieve pain. Off-label uses rely on docs knowing the current standard...
View ArticleBy: Clinton
To the allaged "Doctor from AZ" who says "mandates" are what is driving up healthcare: Are the illnesses you and your family suffer from worth more than the illnesses of people who have schizophrenia...
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