All Entries in the "Psychiatry" Category
Antidepressant and driving not good together
Brunnauer, of the Academic Hospital of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Neurology in Wasserburg, examined the effects of antidepressant treatment on driving skills in patients with major depressive disorder. He measured visual perception, reaction time, selective attention, vigilance, and stress tolerance. No clinically relevant psychomotor disturbances were seen in 24 per cent of the patients. Mild-to-moderate impairments [...]
Never mix Prozac with Ecstacy
Researcher of the University of Maryland, Baltimore have recently published a paper in American College of Clinical Pharmacology annual meeting regarding combination of the antidepressant drug Prozac and the club drug Ecstasy increases the risk of acute toxic effects of Ecstasy. And according to them this is one of the leading cause of Ecstasy-related [...]
Fish oil reduces risk of Alzheimer’s disease
A substance found in fish oil may be associated with a significantly reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s and other dementias, report researchers. The scientists found that people with the highest blood levels of an omega-3 fatty acid called docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA, were about half as likely to develop dementia as those with lower levels. [...]
Antidepressants during Pregnancy
Depression is becoming a very major public health problem in developed countries and is already one is developing countries. As the world becomes advanced the risk factors for Depression also seems to be increasing and it is becoming difficult for may to keep pace with advances. Recent studies done by American College of Obstetrics and [...]
Sugary drinks makes you hyperactive
Water is one of the prime creature of nature was the first choice of drink in old world but now are the days of cols and sugary drinks. Everyone in super market seems to be buying either artificial juice or some sort of aerated drinks. But have you ever thought of side effects of these [...]