The mysterious rise in autism diagnoses has invited every type of conjecture, from vaccines to aging parents. By comparing it to the rate of schizophrenia, this study arrived at an answer that’s a little more mundane, but a lot less speculative.

People can still find meaningful lives even in with the most debilitating medical disorders, including locked in syndrome. In this neurologic disorder, patients maintain full awareness but are unable to speak or move due to complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles in the body.

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Trazodone is rarely used as an antidepressant, and that’s a missed opportunity. It lacks the weight gain, sleep disruption, and sexual side effects that so many antidepressants cause. In this article are two important dosing tips that can make it work better.

“Don’t think of it as telepsychiatry, think of it as a home visit,” says Peter Yellowlees as he teaches us how to create more meaningful interactions through the digital screen. Dr. Yellowlees covers many of the dicey details of this medium: Involuntary hospitalization, interstate regulations, medical notes, billing, and how to set up the equipment on a budget are all inside.

When researchers at the Department of Veteran Affairs found a 61% increase in suicide attempts when veterans took trazodone vs. zolpidem for sleep, the story made headlines. We tease apart the strengths and weaknesses of this 350,000 subject study to see what the real risk is.

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