Psych Med Reviews

October 26, 2008

ADD/ADHD: Medication – 1 of 7 Tips on Bottom of the Therapeutic Window

Start Every ADD/ADHD Medical Intervention with The Therapeutic Window Objectives The First Problem: Is the stimulant medication working? The *Therapeutic Window is simply what it says; the window, is the space, the place in time and symptom correction that the stimulant medication clinically works best, - the dosage, the effectiveness of that specific product with that specific person.
October 25, 2008

ADD/ADHD: Medication – 7 Tips to Identify the Bottom of the Therapeutic Window

Intro: Heads Up for This ADD Series - Details about getting the meds correctly adjusted. This first post begins an ADD Medication Series - it's a "Window Series" - at least 7 posts will be covering the details regarding the Bottom of the Therapeutic Window.
October 23, 2008

Personal Note: Street Psychiatry – From the Virginia Barrier Islands

Streetwise in the Barrier Islands - Just a brief note on a rare day off, fishing with my son Nat, out of Oyster, VA with Charlie Standt, a full time Cherrystone clam farmer, and part-time fishing guide on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, - fishing is like working in a psych office.
October 11, 2008

AD/HD: Diagnosis and Treatment Often Miss the Mark

Our diagnostic grid for ADD Spectrum Disorders [with multiple expressions of attention related issues] is almost purely descriptive - with the inevitable consequence that we most often treat labels, not people. The public is mad because, more frequently than not, our measurements simply don't consider their pain.