Psychopharmacology

The uses of psychotropic drugs are many and varied. They're undoubtedly an important tool in psychology and psychiatry. They've helped…

Stimulants such as methylphenidate activate the monitoring level of the central nervous system. They're currently the most prescribed treatment for…

Over the past decade, there has been growing public interest in the opioid antagonist naltrexone. When taken in low doses…

Nowadays, anxiolytics and hypnotics are very commonly prescribed to patients. In fact, since 2000, there has been a significant increase…

David Healy is part of a group of doctors and psychiatrists who raise critical questions about the practices of conventional healthcare, including mental health. One issue that's of particular concern…

Antidepressants work by triggering physiological changes, which improve your mood. The chemical action of the drugs cause the changes, and their duration is limited. These drugs also cause side effects…

The symptoms of mental illness stem from biological and environmental factors, including maladaptive behavior patterns. Many types of mental health…

Robert Whitaker has been one of the most critical voices of psychiatry for the past few years. Curiously, he isn't…

Parkinson's disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases. Rasagiline, also known under the brand name Azilect, is a…

Insomnia is one of the most common disorders and affects a large part of the population. That being said, it's…

Clonazepam, commonly known as Klonopin, is a widely used medication. It affects the way your central nervous system works. In this article,…

Migraine is the most frequent type of headache and a major cause of disability in our society. This is why…

Agomelatine is an effective antidepressant with high response and remission rates. It's relatively safe and most people tend to take…

Migraine prevention is one of our society's important challenges since it's one of the most common disabling illnesses nowadays. That's…

Just about all of us wonder how alcohol interacts with certain kinds of medication. Antidepressants and alcohol are no exception.…

Haloperidol is an antipsychotic or neuroleptic medication. Due to its chemical structure, it's a butyrophenone. It was first discovered in…

People can only buy antipsychotics with a prescription. They're approved for treating mental health problems characterized by psychotic symptomology. For…

Mental illnesses are one of the greatest epidemics of the 21st century. Countless statistics show the concerning rise in the…

The name Emil Kraepelin is one of the most important in the history of medicine. He's basically the father of modern…

It wasn't until the 19th century that French and German scientists began to study human behavior in adaptive terms. A new…