by Candida Fink, MD | Mar 28, 2008 | Medications, Self-Help, Treatment
Whenever you have a change in medications or therapies, your moods will improve, worsen, or stay about the same. Documenting how you feel can be a valuable tool in helping you team up with your doctor and therapist to obtain the right combination of medications and...
by Candida Fink, MD | Nov 26, 2007 | Alternative - Complementary, Medications, Treatment
The standard approach to treating bipolar disorder calls for a combination of medication and psychotherapy—a mood stabilizer for the mania, an anti-depressant to treat the depressive side, and psychotherapy to deal with the stressors and triggers that often push the...
by Candida Fink, MD | Oct 24, 2007 | Medications, Treatment
When you begin seeing a psychiatrist (or any physician who manages your bipolar medication), you may begin to feel like a guinea pig. Your doctor tries one medication after another to see which one works and which one doesn’t, which one produces the least...
by Candida Fink, MD | Oct 3, 2007 | Children, Diagnosis, Treatment, Uncategorized
On Sunday September 30, the CBS news program 60 Minutes aired a report entitled “Who Killed Rebecca Riley.” The piece explores the tragic death of four-year old Rebecca Riley due to an overdose of psychiatric medications. In the story, Katie Couric...
by Candida Fink, MD | Sep 4, 2007 | Medications, Treatment
On September 3, 2007, Associated Press Science Writer Malcom Ritter published an insightful article called “Scientists Test New Bipolar Remedies,” about scientists who are “casting a wide net to find better treatments for the crushing depression and uncontrolled...
by Candida Fink, MD | Aug 7, 2007 | Medications, Treatment
Science Daily just reported in an article titled “‘Wake-Up Pill’ Under Study To Treat Patients With Bipolar Disorder” that a “preliminary study of 85 patients with bipolar disorder shows that a drug used to treat patients with sleep...
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