MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'anti psychotics'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:49:29 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036528&cid=t_296907_140_f&fid=34844&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheicarusproject.net%2Falternative-treatments%2Fharm-reduction-guide-to-coming-off-meds-greek-translation The Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs, published by The Icarus Project and Freedom Center, is now available in Greek - thanks to the dedicated volunteer translation work of Marianna Kefallinou.You can download the Greek version here.Οδηγός Μείωσης της Βλάβης για τη Διακοπή των Ψυχιατρικών Φαρμάκων (Source: The Icarus Project - Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness) The Icarus Project - Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036528 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:25:03 +0100 5036528 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3044685&cid=t_296907_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F01%2Fgovernment-response-to-professor-sube-banerjee%25e2%2580%2599s-report-on-the-prescribing-of-anti-psychotic-drugs-to-people-with-dementia%2F Title: Government response to Professor Sube Banerjee’s report on the prescribing of anti-psychotic drugs to people with dementia Skinny: Government response to Professor Sube Bannerjee’s independent clinical review of the use of anti-psychotic drugs.  This was conducted in recognition of widespread concern about the over-prescription of anti-psychotic drugs, and as part of the priority being given to improving care for people with dementia. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 2p. Published: 12/11/2009 Posted in Alzheimers Disease, Dementia, Grey Literature, NHS Tagged: Alzheimers Disease, Anti-Psychotics, Dementia, Drug Therapy, Ethics, Grey Literature (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3044685 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:40:20 +0100 3044685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3044686&cid=t_296907_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F01%2Fthe-use-of-antipsychotic-medication-for-people-with-dementia-time-for-action-a-report-for-the-minister-of-state-for-care-services%2F Title: The use of antipsychotic medication for people with dementia: Time for action. A report for the Minister of State for Care Services Skinny: Clinical review of the use of anti-psychotic drugs conducted in recognition of widespread concern about the over-prescription of anti-psychotic drugs, and as part of the priority being given to improving care for people with dementia. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 63p. Published: 12/11/2009 Posted in Alzheimers Disease, Dementia, Grey Literature, Older People Tagged: Alzheimers Disease, Anti-Psychotics, Drug Therapy, Ethics, Grey Literature (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3044686 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:35:36 +0100 3044686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2882995&cid=t_296907_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fnemeroff-seroquel-and-accme.html Roy Poses has discussed the atypical antipsychotic drug Seroquel (quetiapine) several times on this site, pointing out manipulation of clinical research results to enhance the appearance of efficacy, and suppression of studies with unfavorable results. I call this augmenting the marketed profile of the drug. Daniel Carlat has commented on published Seroquel data here and ClinPsych here.AstraZeneca, the marketer of Seroquel, has also been busy with continuing medical education (CME) programs that augment Seroquel’s profile. Last December 8, one such program went on line, aired by the provider CME Outfitters. The program’s title was “Atypical Antipsychotics in Major Depressive Disorder: When Current Treatments Are Not Enough.” The corporate logo for CME Outfitters is Education with I... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2882995 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:32:00 +0100 2882995 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1531140&cid=t_296907_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Flooking-after-patients-with-dementia-3.html I've an "idea about dementia" LewisThe government has a protocol which determines how it responds to any new, or newly perceived, crisis in health care. Let us suppose that the latest crisis involves condition X. The protocol goes like this:Announce a “new”strategyCriticise GPs for the lamentable way that they are currently treating XFeed stories to the media about the poor way X is being treatedCommit the government to “raising public awareness” of XPledge to investigate ways to improve the management of XPledge to instruct doctors how better to do their jobsIntroduce new clinics to improve the early diagnosis of XIntroduce and fund new “key workers” to deal with XSay that X is a “huge problem and set some new targets for early diagnosis.It has just happened with “dementia... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1531140 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:55:00 +0100 1531140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1526055&cid=t_296907_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Flooking-after-patients-with-dementia-2.html Even I was taken aback by the anger caused by the post below.Look at some of the comments. They just go to show that, unless and until you have hands-on experience of caring for a close relative with dementia, you are unlikely to have any idea of the enormity of the task. So many indignant telescopes being lifted up to so many blind eyes.Most people with mild to moderate dementia live at home. If they are lucky, they have a spouse to do the caring or, occasionally, they live with their children. Sometimes they are left to their own devices with neighbours, social services, family doctors, CPNs, and psycho-geriatricians doing their best. It is the Twilight Zone of medicine. Underfunded. Often ignored. Alzheimer's has a certain cachet these days. People buy the flag and support the Alzheimer... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526055 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:08:00 +0100 1526055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=611606&cid=t_296907_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fblogscan-conflicts-of-interest-and.html Another day, another report about how physicians are paid by drug, device, or biotechnology firms as consultants or to serve on speakers' bureaus, raising questions of whether such payments might influence the physicians' decision making, or whether their lectures and articles might end up furthering the companies' marketing purposes. Of course, there is evidence that even accepting small gifts may influence how people think about the gift-giver. And if one works part time for company x, common sense suggests one would be less likely to criticize company x's products, and perhaps more likely to criticize the alternatives. (See our relevant post here).The Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry blog has lengthy comments about these issues in child psychiatry, especially as they relate to the use... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=611606 Thu, 10 May 2007 20:29:00 +0100 611606 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=594296&cid=t_296907_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fblogscan-curious-change-in-finding-from.html On the Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry blog is a post about a curious change in the findings from a trial of the atypical anti-psychotic resperidone in depression. (Source: Health Care Renewal) Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=594296 Mon, 07 May 2007 18:23:00 +0100 594296