Nemeroff on Psychiatry Index

 
 

  • Stigma in Psychiatry, Part 2 of 2 Why are clinical trials for psychiatric medication held to a different standard vs trials in other diseases? Dr. Charles Nemeroff's latest video blog critiques the inconsistent policy.
  • Stigma in Psychiatry, Part 1 of 2 Bias from multiple sources deprives mental illness of the resources and research applied to other diseases, according to the latest video blog from Dr. Charles Nemeroff.
  • Imaging Brain Abnormalities in Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline personality disorder is one of the most challenging conditions to treat, Dr. Charles Nemeroff notes in his latest videoblog. What does imaging tell us about its neurologic underpinnings?
  • Placebo in Psychiatric Clinical Trials Why is placebo relatively effective in antidepressant trials? Should psychiatric drugs be tested against placebo? In his latest videoblog, Dr. Charles Nemeroff discusses the placebo effect.
  • Weighing Risk and Benefit for Treatment of Depression in Pregnancy and Post Partum Drug transmission through the placenta or breast milk makes treating depression tricky in pregnant or postpartum women, Dr. Charles Nemeroff reports in this videoblog. Nontreatment is risky too.
  • Improved Foster Care Reduces Risk for Psychiatric Illness Better services in foster care directly relate to lower incidence of psychiatric conditions later in life, Dr. Charles Nemeroff reports in his latest videoblog.
  • New Developments in Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry Could subtypes of depression be identified and treated as readily as bacterial infection? In his latest videoblog, Dr. Charles Nemeroff addresses the potential for genetic testing in psychiatry.
  • Treating Patients With Depression and Comorbid Cardiovascular Disease In Dr. Nemeroff's next videoblog, learn which antidepressants are most effective and which to avoid in treating depression with comorbid cardiovascular disease and why you should treat to remission.
  • The Relationship Between Depression and Cardiovascular Disease Dr. Nemeroff's videoblog outlines multiple abnormalities in the platelet-clotting cascade and other physiologic alterations that place depressed patients at higher risk for cardiovascular disease.
  • Genes That Mediate Risk for Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Genetic inheritance and early traumatic life events contribute to the development of MDD and PTSD in adults. Emerging data indicate that specific genes may be used to identify individuals at risk.
 
 
 
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