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Looking Critically at “Mental Disorders” and Psychiatry
Doctors put people on psychiatric medications for experiences labeled “mental disorders”:
What Works For Anxiety Disorders–Anti-Anxiety Drugs
Short-term use (up to four weeks)
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GAD
GAD
PTSD and ASD
PTSD and ASD
Social Phobia
Social Phobia
Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
Specific Phobias
Specific Phobias
OCD
OCD
WHAT ARE THEY?
Anti-anxiety drugs are used mainly for …
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Medication Guide for Antidepressant Drugs
Revisions to Medication Guide
Medication Guide
Antidepressant Medicines, Depression and other Serious Mental Illnesses, and Suicidal Thoughts or Actions
Read the Medication Guide that comes with you or your family member’s antidepressant medicine.
This Medication Guide is only about …
Antipsychotics »
What is Schizophrenia? What are the Symptoms of Schizophrenia?
What is Schizophrenia? What are the Symptoms of Schizophrenia?
What is schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and acts. Although schizophrenia is not as common as other mental …
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Reducing Drug Dosage Safely
Reducing Drug Dosage Safely
The following are general considerations, and no single pattern fits everyone:
Usually it is best to go slow and taper gradually. Though some people are able to successfully go off quickly or all …
Antianxiety »
Antianxiety Medications Anti-Anxiety Drugs
Antianxiety Medications Anti-Anxiety Drugs Introduction
Everyone experiences anxiety at one time or another “butterflies in the stomach” before giving a speech or sweaty palms during a job interview are common symptoms. Other symptoms of anxiety include …
Mental Illness Statistics »
Selected Facts about Mental Health in the United States
Selected Facts about Mental Health in the United States
Overview
An estimated 61.5 million Americans—about one in four adults—suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. About 13.6 million Americans, or 1 in 17, suffer …
