Bipolar Disorder Patients Often on Multiple Prescriptions Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentJuly 28, 2014Diagnosing bipolar disorder can be a long process. Physicians may only see a patient on days when they are in a low mood, and they may only catch the depressive part of the disorder. Likewise, if a physician only sees the mania in the patient, they may mistake the disorder for anxiety or another mental…
Breaking the Taboo of Depression Among African American Men Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentMay 12, 2014The psychotherapeutic community attempts to cater to the needs of all people suffering from mental health disorders, regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, socio-economic background or personal life history. But this strategy of inclusivity has in many respects been a failure, especially for individuals of color. While only one-third of those victimized by mental disorders will…
Misdiagnosis Huge Problem for Bipolar Patients Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentApril 30, 2014Bipolar disorder is a severe psychiatric disorder. It is a chronic and disabling condition and was ranked as the sixth-leading cause of disability by the World Health Organization in 1990. The illness involves significant economic cost, and comes with a greatly increased risk of mortality—people with bipolar disorder are 20 times more likely to commit…
Advances in Understanding How SSRIs Work Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentMarch 27, 2014The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 20 million Americans experience depression significant enough to warrant medical treatment, and 11 percent of those over 12 years of age are given antidepressants. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most widely prescribed antidepressants in the nation. But the drugs are not without their…
Suppressing Emotions in PTSD May Make Symptoms Worse Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentJuly 28, 2013Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has gained more attention since the first Kuwait/ Iraq invasion some 20 years ago. During the intervening years, as war efforts have expanded into Afghanistan, the number of men and women dealing with this intense anxiety disorder has risen too. Soldiers with PTSD have been affected by a traumatic experience in…
Bipolar Women and Men on Different Planets Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentJuly 7, 2013Women with bipolar disorder experience this mental health condition differently from men. For one example, women are more likely to have rapid cycling bipolar disorder. This means having more frequent and quick changes in mood. We also have more complicating factors when it comes to the symptoms of the disorder. Women have more changes in…
Irritable? Anxious? Those Are Signs of Depression Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentJuly 2, 2013Depression comes in many forms and levels of severity. Everyone has a different way of showing it. For some people, it creeps up on them slowly and over a long span of time, which would make it more difficult to detect outward changes.
Links Between Hyperthyroidism and Bipolar Disorder Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentJune 22, 2013Hyperthyroidism is the medical term doctors use to describe excessive production of hormones in your thyroid gland, a small organ that sits in the lower front region of your neck. You rely on your thyroid hormones for a number of essential body functions, but an overabundance of these substances can significantly harm your health. Current…
Depakote Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentMarch 12, 2012Depakote is a brand name for valproic acid, an anticonvulsant drug that is commonly used as a mood stabilizer to treat bipolar disorder in both adults and children.
Abilify Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentMarch 2, 2012Abilify is the brand name of a medication called Aripiprazole. It is a commonly prescribed medication classified as both an antipsychotic and an antidepressant. It comes in several forms, including tablets, injections, and liquid. This medication is quite similar to the other atypical antipsychotics such as Risperdal in that it offers effective control of serious…
