Depression and Anxiety
Puppy Prozac is now available....it's called Reconcile, and is chewable. (No word on whether humans can take it if they also prefer a chewable Prozac that tastes like beef.) Reconcile is primarily for separation anxiety. There's also a link that talks about positive behavior reinforcement. One suggestion that is very useful is to not make a [...]
The U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) found that between 1994 and 2004, the suicide rate for people 45-54 years old rose by 20 percent. The researcher interviewed for the article had a good point - we focus suicide prevention problems on the young and elderly, and overlook people of middle age. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22258413/
Out of 184 children and teens being evaluated for psychiatric disorders, 57% had a history of allergic disorders, including asthma. Young people with internalizing disorders (such as depression and anxiety) were almost twice as likely to have a history of allergies than young people without an internalizing or externalizing disorder. (ADHD is an example of an [...]
Two studies being published in the New England Journal of Medicine did not find a link between birth defects and the mothers' antidepressant use. A total of almost 30,000 infants and their mothers were studied. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19464132/ For many, the benefit of being healthy outweighs the risk of stopping medication. Untreated depression can cause stress and possible [...]