Psychology | dual-medications-for-depression-increases-costs-side-effects-with-no-benefit-to-patients

You are here:Psychology News>Dual medications for depression increases costs, side effects with no benefit to patients

Monday, 02 May 2011 14:00

Dual medications for depression increases costs, side effects with no benefit to patients

font size decrease font size increase font size
Print
E-mail

Taking two medications for depression does not hasten recovery from the condition that affects 19 million Americans each year, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a national study.

Read 524 times |

Published in Psychology News

Social sharing

More in this category: « Pain and itch connected down deep Alzheimer's-related protein disrupts motors of cell transport »

Researchers use brain-injury data to map intelligence in the brain on Tuesday

Read More 389 Hits

New: A Level Psychology Forum
Written by Keiron Walsh

You can now discuss A Level Psychology on our new forum. There are sections where you can ask for help with A Level Psychology, Discuss the A Level Specifications and there is a general area to discuss any…

Written on Friday, 05 March 2010 00:00 in Latest Be the first to comment! Read more...
I'm Just Improving My Language Skills - How Playing, or Even Just Watching Sport Can Improve Language Skills
Written by Keiron Walsh

Next time you are sitting watching the football and your partner or parent accuses you of being lazy or asks you to do something, explain to them that you are busy improving your language skills. You'll…

Written on Tuesday, 02 September 2008 11:21 in Interesting Be the first to comment! Read more...
Students and fish have similar numerical abilities
Written by News Release

Students are as good at evaluating numerical ratios as fish are, according to a new study. Both the fish and the college students had to determine which of two collections of objects was larger. The students...

Written on Thursday, 16 February 2012 05:00 in Psychology News Be the first to comment! Read more...
Political Views May Depend on Genes
Written by Keiron Walsh

New research suggests that your political philosophy may have at least some genetic basis. Whether or not you have liberal views, according to the research, may be down to the action of a dopamine receptor gene…

Written on Thursday, 28 October 2010 12:20 in Interesting Be the first to comment! Read more...
Deindividuation and Aggressive Behaviour
Written by Keiron Walsh

Deindividuation refers to the phenomenon of a person losing their inhibitions because they are no longer identifiable. One way that people can become deindividuated is when they are part of a large group or a crowd.…

Written on Friday, 05 June 2009 07:20 in Social/Psychological Factors 2 comments Read more...

Working Memory (Baddeley & Hitch, 1974)
Written by Keiron Walsh

Baddely and Hitch believed that the STM store in the Multistore Model was too simplistic: they thought that short term memory was not a passive store, but several active processes that manipulate information.

Written on Saturday, 15 March 2008 10:19 in Memory 18 comments Read more...
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
Written by Keiron Walsh

Piaget believed that there is a qualitative as well as a quantitative difference in the intelligence of young children, compared with older children and adults. There is a quantitative difference because adults have more knowledge of…

Written on Saturday, 08 March 2008 15:54 in Cognitive Development 8 comments Read more...
The Multistore Model of Memory (Atkinson and Shiffrin, 1968)
Written by Keiron Walsh

Atkinson and Shiffrin's Multistore Model of Memory suggests that there are three separate memory stores, Sensory Memory (sometimes called the 'sensory store'), Short Term Memory (STM) and Long Term Memory (LTM). Each store has a different…

Written on Thursday, 28 August 2008 09:46 in Memory 13 comments Read more...
AQA-A Psychology Unit 3 Options
Written by Keiron Walsh

In Unit 3 of the AQA-A Psychology Specification, candidates must develop knowledge, understanding and skills of analysis and evaluation in relation to three topics selected from the following:

Written on Sunday, 31 May 2009 15:49 in Unit 3 Be the first to comment! Read more...
How to Spot a Narcissist From Their Facebook Profile
Written by Keiron Walsh

Narcissism is a personality disorder, characterised by "a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and a lack of empathy" (DSM IV-TR). Narcissists have an exaggerated sense of self-importance, believe they are special and unique, have…

Written on Tuesday, 23 September 2008 05:42 in Interesting 7 comments Read more...