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Tranquillizer and Antidepressant Drugs in Practice. Part 3
Posted By Kelly On Friday, November 27th 2009 under: Depression Tags: Antidepressants, Canada, Depression, Drugs
(Country: Canada)
Psychiatric Problems in Children
Tranquillizers have been used to a moderate degree in the treatment of similar psychiatric conditions in children, as in the anxiety reactions and the associated somatic symptoms. They are also of value in childhood schizophrenia. Promethazine has been a particularly helpful drug with very minimal side effects. Promazine and thioridazine have proved to have a similar function. Children who have such problems as speech defects, enuresis, ... Read More
Tranquillizer and Antidepressant Drugs in Practice. Part 2
Posted By Kelly On Friday, November 27th 2009 under: Depression Tags: Antidepressants, Canada, Depression, Drugs
(Country: Canada)
Miscellaneous Group
The drugs in the miscellaneous group which are most widely used are meprobamate and Librium.
Meprobamate is marketed under the trade names of Equanil, Miltown and Tranquiline. It has presented minimal toxic effects but has been misused by many people prone to drug addiction. The drug is essentially an effective medication for anxiety reactions but should be avoided, or at least used with considerable caution, in individuals with character ... Read More
Tranquillizer and Antidepressant Drugs in Practice. Part 1
Posted By Kelly On Friday, November 27th 2009 under: Depression Tags: Antidepressants, Canada, Depression, Drugs
(Country: Canada)
A healthy controversy continues to be manifested in the field of psychiatry concerning the use of drug therapy. This controversy is related to the following factors:
(a) The complexity of new drugs and the multiplicity of drugs offered from month to month to the physician.
(b) The difficulty in determining the effect of the drug as distinct from the psychological influence of placebo administration.
(c) The pressure on the ... Read More