Archives for December, 2009
Drug Therapy in Psychiatry. Part 4
Posted By Kelly On Sunday, December 27th 2009 under: Manuscripts Tags: Drugs, Psychiatric Illnesses, Psychiatric treatment
The drugs, of course, are used not only in psychotic patients but in many neurotic patients. The tranquilizing drugs are prescribed in large quantities outside of mental hospitals and practically every physician today prescribes these drugs to patients when he assumes that some emotional symptomatology is present. Observations made in this country do not confirm some of the statements made in the European literature that many severely neurotic patients recover ... Read More
Limbic – Energy Level, Agitation, Emotions
Posted By Kelly On Saturday, December 26th 2009 under: Images Diagrams Tables, Uncategorized
The noradrenergic projection from the locus coeruleus to limbic cortex may mediate emotions, as well as energy, fatigue, and psychomotor agitation or psychomotor retardation. ... Read More
Drug Therapy in Psychiatry. Part 3
Posted By Kelly On Saturday, December 26th 2009 under: Manuscripts Tags: Drugs, Psychiatric Illnesses, Psychiatric treatment
At present we are using drugs in large numbers of patients. This does not necessarily mean that these patients should not have a physical and mental examination and that details of their psychiatric illness are not appraised. Mass use of the drugs should not assume that the patient is physically well, suffering from some form of emotional disorder, and then prescribing one or the other of the tranquilizing drugs to ... Read More
Frontal 2 – Attention
Posted By Kelly On Friday, December 25th 2009 under: Images Diagrams Tables
Other noradrenergic projections from the locus coeruleus to frontal cortex are thought to mediate the effects of norepinephrine on attention, concentration, and other cognitive functions, such as working memory and the speed of information processing. Alpha 2 postsynaptic receptors may be important in transducing postsynaptic signals regulating attention in postsynaptic target neurons. ... Read More
Drug Therapy in Psychiatry. Part 2
Posted By Kelly On Friday, December 25th 2009 under: Manuscripts Tags: Drugs, Psychiatric Illnesses, Psychiatric treatment
Most of the reliable information on the action of these compounds relates to psychotic patients. A considerable literature also exists on then-use in neurotic patients. However, the interpretation of data with these patients is far less reliable than with psychotic patients. The oral use of chlorpromazine and reserpine in neurotic patients shows that both are effective. We do not know in what type of patient which drug would be preferable ... Read More
Frontal 1 – Depression
Posted By Kelly On Thursday, December 24th 2009 under: Images Diagrams Tables
Some noradrenergic projections from the locus coeruleus to frontal cortex are thought to be responsible for the regulatory actions of norepinephrine on mood. Beta 1 postsynaptic receptors may be important in transducing noradrenergic signals regulating mood in postsynaptic targets. ... Read More
Drug Therapy in Psychiatry. Part 1
Posted By Kelly On Thursday, December 24th 2009 under: Manuscripts Tags: Drugs, Psychiatric Illnesses, Psychiatric treatment
October 17, 1956
We should like to discuss several aspects of the problem from a clinical point of view, namely, what kind of drugs should be selected for treatment, indications for the use of tranquilizing drugs, the question of dosages, and how long treatment should be continued. It also would be important to assay our present knowledge regarding the therapeutic efficacy of the drugs now available and what we are able ... Read More
Norepinephrine
Posted By Kelly On Thursday, December 24th 2009 under: Images Diagrams Tables
The distribution in the human brain of neurons and their projections (arrows) containing catecholamine neurotransmitters. ... Read More
Paxil and Weight Gain
Posted By Kelly On Wednesday, December 23rd 2009 under: Question - Answer Tags: Antidepressants, Drugs, Effexor, Paxil, Prozac, Wellbutrin, Zoloft
Question. I have been taking 30 mg of Paxil daily for nearly two years. I have gained about 15 pounds that I can't drop even though I've increased my activity level and decreased my food intake. All the literature mentions weight loss but nothing is said about weight gain. A friend taking Paxil also experienced weight gain, as have my husband and three friends who are on Prozac. How can ... Read More
Epinephrine
Posted By Kelly On Wednesday, December 23rd 2009 under: Images Diagrams Tables
The distribution in the human brain of neurons and their projections (arrows) containing catecholamine neurotransmitters. ... Read More
Hello, everybody, who is interested to be healthy. My name is Kelly. I learnt about depression by my own experience. Now I am ok. Here I want to share my thoughts and ideas how to treat depression symptoms.