Posted by floatingbridge on December 8, 2009, at 22:30:15
In reply to Antidepressants linked to major personality change, posted by herpills on December 8, 2009, at 18:44:37
> To drive down the rate of relapse in depression, Tang said, psychiatrists should focus on helping patients achieve fundamental personality changes and not just recover from a current episode of depression. Roughly half of those treated successfully for the disorder can be expected to suffer a recurrence in the following year.
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> "They should be thinking how to prevent relapse -- not just about short-term recovery, which we're pretty good at -- as soon as the patient walks through their door," Tang said.
>Yes. New diagnostic tools and psychiatrists more thoroughly educated in various therapies to assess who may benefit from therapy in conjunction w/ meds.
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