Major Depressive Disorder
PAXIL is indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder.
The efficacy of PAXIL in the treatment of a major depressive episode was established in 6-week controlled trials of outpatients whose diagnoses corresponded most closely to the DSM-III category of major depressive disorder. A major depressive episode implies a prominent and relatively persistent depressed […]

Young adults who had bipolar disorder as children are likely to suffer from manic episodes, according to an article released on October 6, 2008 in Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Bipolar disorder is a severe mood disorder that involves episodes of mania and […]

Wow. Just go live at the Agonist today - Ian AND Stirling are on!
Just, wow.
Essential Insanity | The Agonist

At the end of World War II the US had about half the world’s economy. Admittedly that’s because Europe had been bombed into oblivion, but even when Europe rebuilt the US was still far, far ahead. The […]

I found this well-written, though it appears anonymous memoir from someone who dealt with bipolar secretly for most of his life. Here are a couple excerpts:
Dealing with any type of mental illness isn’t easy but I want to make it public that I have been dealing with one since I was 16 years old. I […]

I should really not wait so long to write. Let’s see. Friday was my last day of work. I couldn’t wait to get out of there. I had a handful of interviews, including one with the company that I had my breakdown in 2005. Thankfully, that asshole doesn’t work there anymore. But I didn’t get […]

At times it is difficult to find words to describe these sensations, to understand what the mind is picking up on and interpreting in this way. Deconstruction of my mental space during these periods is difficult to analyze because even the referral points of identity that are normally used as a foundation to ground one’s […]

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq:TEVA) announced that following a hearing on September 12, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has vacated an April 2008 ruling, which granted Teva 180-day exclusivity for its Risperidone Tablets, AB-rated to Janssen’s Risperdal® Tablets. As a result of this decision, the U.S. Food and Drug […]