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How Stress and Bipolar Disorder Interact: Causes, Course, and Treatment

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Stress and bipolar disorder (BD) interact bidirectionally. Stress, particularly in early life, appears to have lasting effects and marks for early onset of BD, although the exact mechanism is poorly understood. The relationship of stress…

A New Oral Medication for Postpartum Depression

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The first oral pill approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat postpartum depression, called Zurzuvae, developed by Sage Therapeutics, is now available by prescription. The medication, approved in August, is currently available…

Call 988!

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The “988 Lifeline” service was launched in July 2022, progressing from the narrow focus on suicide prevention as the “National Suicide Prevention Lifeline” to a wider attention of forms of acute distress (and also requiring a much…

Cannabis DUI

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The legalization of cannabis in certain regions has sparked a shift in the landscape of substance use among young people, with an emerging trend indicating that more individuals are driving under the influence of cannabis than alcohol. As…

A New PAM on the Block

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Most of our readers know about antianxiety medications like Valium or Klonopin, and may know that their generic names are diazepam or clonazepam. The “pam” in these names stands for Positive Allosteric Modulator, and this fancy term means…

Supplements with Antianxiety Effects

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Many people are interested in using herbs and vitamins, collectively called nutraceuticals, either alone or with therapy or medication to feel more in control of their treatment. Nutraceuticals are supplements derived from food sources…

Cocaine and its Negative Side Effects

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As with other drugs, cocaine affects the nerve cells of the ventral segmental area, which extends into the nucleus accumbens, one of the reward centers of the brain. Cocaine acts as a reuptake inhibitor of dopamine, whose increased presence…

Brain, Behavior, and Drugs

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I. The complex and adaptive brain Brain architecture: gross anatomy, neurons How the brain communicates Adaptation and learning II. How drugs hijack the brain Pleasure and the reward center: the dopamine…

The Diagnosis of Bipolar II Disorder

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Bipolar II Disorder is a mood disorder, characterized by shifting states between hypomania and depression. Diagnosing Bipolar II Disorder is particularly difficult, because those with this disorder often do not recognize their hypomanic…

What’s Your Caffeine IQ?

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Caffeine Facts For most people, moderate caffeine (200 – 300 mg, or about 2-3 cups of coffee a day) aren’t harmful. But heavy caffeine use (more than 500 mg) can cause insomnia, nervousness, restlessness, irritability, nausea…

How Stress and Bipolar Disorder Interact: Causes, Course, and Treatment

A New Oral Medication for Postpartum Depression

Call 988!

Cannabis DUI

A New PAM on the Block

Supplements with Antianxiety Effects

Cocaine and its Negative Side Effects

Brain, Behavior, and Drugs

The Diagnosis of Bipolar II Disorder

What’s Your Caffeine IQ?

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