Patient Prescription Drug Assistance Programs
Some pharmaceutical companies offer medication assistance programs to low-income individuals and families. This chart includes most psychotropic medications covered by such programs, as well as contact information for the pharmaceutical ... [... more]
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Trileptal (Oxcarbazepine)
Oxcarbazepine is an anticonvulsant medication that is most commonly used to treat seizures in patients with epilepsy. Although epilepsy is the only FDA approved indication, oxcarbazepine is also used, and has been studied for treatmentof bipolar ... [... more]
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Dual Diagnosis: Substance Abuse and Mental Illness
Those who struggle both with serious mental illness and substance abuse face problems of enormous proportions. Mental health services are often not well prepared to deal with patients having both afflictions. Those who struggle both with serious ... [... more]
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What to Do When the Missing Person Is Found
If you have a missing loved one with serious mental illness, the following steps and information may be helpful. People with mental illness cannot always communicate their thoughts clearly or understand what others are saying to them. In ... [... more]
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Seasonal Affective Disorder
If you notice periods of depression that seem to accompany seasonal changes during the year, you may suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD). This condition is characterized by recurrent episodes of depression - usually in late fall and ... [... more]
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Dissociative Disorders
Dissociative disorders are so-called because they are marked by a dissociation from or interruption of a person's fundamental aspects of waking consciousness (such as one's personal identity, one's personal history, etc.). Dissociative disorders ... [... more]
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Lamictal® (lamotrigine)
The FDA has analyzed reports of suicidality (suicidal behavior or ideation) from placebo-controlled clinical studies of eleven drugs used to treat epilepsy as well as psychiatric disorders, and other conditions. These drugs are commonly referred ... [... more]
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NAMI / Mental Health Professionals
Learn about various mental health professionals and how to find them. Mental health services are provided by several different professions, each of which has its own training and areas of expertise. Finding the right professional(s) for you or a ... [... more]
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Is dual diagnosis common?
Adolescents are often referred to treatment for substance abuse, but are not referred to a qualified mental health professional for appropriate diagnosis and treatment of any underlying cause for their drug and alcohol abuse. However, many teens ... [... more]
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NAMI quiere que sepa que usted no está solo.
La Alianza Nacional de Enfermedades Mentales (NAMI, por sus siglas en inglés) es la organización de salud mental más grande de los EEUU dedicada a mejorar las vidas de las personas con serias enfermedades mentales y las de sus [... more]
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If you find it difficult to come to terms with your sibling's or parent's mental illness, there are many others who share your difficulty. Most siblings and adult children of people with psychiatric disorders find that mental illness in a ... [... more]
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What are the key factors in effective integrated treatment?
NAMI's Fact Sheet on Dual Diagnosis and Integrated Treatment of Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Disorder Dual diagnosis services are treatments for people who suffer from co-occurring disorders -- mental illness and substance abuse. Research ... [... more]
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