While psychotropic medications can help people return to leading a productive and fulfilling life, they can have serious side effects and need to be carefully monitored by a physician. We look into things to know about common psychotropic medications.
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A new study published in the journal Lancet this week reveals a common genetic link between 5 popular mental disorders. The report was based on an examination of data involving more than 60,000 people from across the globe. The results show that the following 5 disorders share several “genetic glitches” that can spark a reaction […]
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Researchers have always believed there was a link between mental illnesses and creativity and a massive study in Sweden has landed more credence to this belief. It has been a commonly held notion for years that there was a link between mental illnesses such as bipolar, and schizophrenia. The study to be published in the […]
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The lead author of a study funded by the Ontario Mental Health Foundation suggests that pregnancy could have a positive impact on women with bipolar disorder. With his team, Verinder Sharma, a scientist with the Lawson Health Research Institute, performed a full review of the existing literature in order to understand what was known about […]
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