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Lilly schizophrenia drug has risk of deep sedation

By admin on February 7, 2008

Update to those who are psycho serious about psychopharmacology.
Lilly schizophrenia drug has risk of deep sedationby Jennifer Corbett Dooren
Washington- the U.S. Food and Drug administration said yesterday that a long-acting, injectable form of Eli Lilly & Co.’s top-selling drug Zypreexa was effective at treating schizophrenia, but caused “profound sedation” in certain patients.
A memo written by [...]

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Norepinephrine

By admin on February 5, 2008

There is this interesting article i read. It is about the brain chemical that makes bad memories stay. Here is the copy of the article.
We bank on our memory to help us recall things in our daily lives. We welcome good memories, but bad memories are just sometimes here to stay no matter how much [...]

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painful+memories=forget

By admin on January 29, 2008

Learn to Forget:How the mind blocks painful memoriesby IAN SAMPLE
Brain scans showing how the mind buries painful memories could lead to revolutionary therapies for emotional problems such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, psychologists said.
The ability to suppress memories has long been a controversial issue in psychology, but researchers at the University of Colorado [...]

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THE COST OF PERFECTION

By admin on January 27, 2008

I’ve read this interesting article. Hope to share it with you…..
Do you see issues in black and white or shades of gray? The way you handle conflict at work colors not only your feelings about your job, but also your health.
People who think in rigid, evaluative “absolutist” (AB) terms–like perfectionists and control freaks–are more susceptible [...]

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