Posts Tagged ‘non-pharmacologic’
Systematic evidence review finds cognitive behavioral therapy as effective as antidepressant medicines in treating depression
Depression: Treatment Beyond Medication (The Dana Foundation): “Major depressive disorder affects nearly 7 percent of people in the US aged 18 and up, according to the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. Those who seek treatment will most likely be prescribed a second-generation antidepressant medication such as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), tricyclic antidepressant (TCA),…
Read MoreTime is over for “one size fits all” dementia treatments. Next: How to best integrate non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic approaches
. Time to ‘just say no’ to behavior-calming drugs for Alzheimer patients? Experts say yes (Medical Xpress): “Doctors write millions of prescriptions a year for drugs to calm the behavior of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. But non-drug approaches actually work better, and carry far fewer risks, experts conclude in a…
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