Category Archives: Mental Health

Healthcare Uniforms – What they mean to patients

Posted on June 24, 2011 by admin

I remember being in the hospital the last time I had some major stuff happen in my life. It was like I was in another place, a sort of out of body experience. I spoke, but it was as if … Continue reading →

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Fire and Flood Insurance

Posted on June 17, 2011 by admin

Thanks for the guest post by Esteban Vinson Did you know that most insurance companies don’t automatically include flood insurance? I didn’t know that, and I’m telling you guys because I got in quite a pickle a few years back … Continue reading →

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Depot antipsychotic drugs. Place in therapy

Posted on January 27, 2011 by admin

Abstract The pharmacokinetics of depot antipsychotic medications are such that an intramuscular injection given at intervals of from 1 to 4 weeks will produce adequate plasma concentrations that are sufficient to prevent relapse over the dosage interval. Such medication is … Continue reading →

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Too many drugs for teen mental patients?

Posted on January 27, 2011 by admin

A new paper in the Wisconsin Medical Journal questions how frequently juveniles are being prescribed psychiatric medications in the state. The researcher, a child psychologist at Rogers Memorial Hospital in West Allis, reviewed 200 admissions to a state mental health facility … Continue reading →

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