Posts Tagged ‘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 MoreWhy cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) should be first-line treatment for chronic insomnia
. Cognitive behavioral therapy offers a drug-free method for managing insomnia (Harvard Health): “Many people with insomnia turn to sleeping pills, which often have unwanted side effects. Few of them know about an equally effective therapy that targets the root cause of insomnia without medications. Called
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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