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Nuedexta for Pseudobulbar Affect

Nuedexta is a combination of dextromethorphan (DM) and quinidine sulfate. You might reasonably ask why these two agents would have ever been considered as a treatment for PBA.

The Carlat Guide to Medications Used for Insomnia

This handy table lists the medications most often used to treat insomnia.

Alternative Treatments for Depression

No clinician wants to be a “pill-pusher,” and most of our patients do not want that kind of treatment. So what can we offer our depressed patients beyond medications?

Research Update

St. John’s Wort or Celexa for Minor Depression?

Whether minor depression responds to antidepressant medication is up for debate, with few studies yielding mixed results.

B Vitamins May Slow Brain Atrophy

Given that taking B vitamins can lower plasma homocysteine levels, a group of researchers recently examined whether supplemental B vitamins could low the rate of brain atrophy in elderly people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Expert QA

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Mood Disorders

Defining CAM is challenging. One of the things that makes it so hard to have a concrete discussion on CAM is that it means different things to different people.