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Aug
2014
How Clinicians Should Respond to the Death of Robin Williams
Posted On August 19, 2014  By [email protected]  And has No Comment

CT by Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC When Robin Williams committed suicide this week, he shocked a nation who had delighted for years in the bright light of his rapid-fire, witty humor [1]. Many were left asking: “How could this funny man be suffering so profoundly?” […]

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19
Aug
2014
Adjunctive Lithium Effective for Second Generation Antidepressants, Tricyclics
Posted On August 19, 2014  By [email protected]  And has No Comment

Antidepressant augmentation with lithium seems effective for both tricyclic antidepressants and second generation antidepressants, according to a recent systematic review and meta-analysis published in the online Journal of Affective Disorders. While previous research on lithium augmentation focused mostly on tricyclic antidepressants, this meta-analysis covered lithium augmentation with […]

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19
Aug
2014
Little Evidence to Support Sleep/Wake Drugs for Shift Workers: Study
Posted On August 19, 2014  By [email protected]  And has No Comment

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK – Many shift workers use over-the-counter and prescription drugs to stay awake or fall asleep at the appropriate times – but the evidence behind those practices is weak, researchers say. Use of these drugs for this purpose “has been studied to […]

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