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Can a Heart Test Help Tell the Difference between BiPolar Disorder and Depression?

“While this is an important finding that merits further research, I would caution clinical application and oversimplifying diagnosis. Overall, this data does not validate cause and effect; there are numerous other variables to consider in determining diagnosis; and medicines to treat these conditions also affect heart rate. Patients and clinicians should not assume that an […]

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Light Therapy for Bipolar Disorder

Dr. Ahmad responds to WedMD’s recent article on light therapy being used to treat bipolar disorder: “Needless to say, since light therapy has been effective in treating seasonal effective disorder, it sheds a ray of hope in those with bipolar depression who are taking medicines yet continue to have mild to moderate symptoms. As the authors […]

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Why Are More American Teenagers Than Ever Suffering From Severe Anxiety?

Benoit Denizet-Lewis’s article “Why Are More American Teenagers Than Ever Suffering From Severe Anxiety?“ in The New York Times Magazine addresses many timely issues I agree with including that anxiety levels and expectations of parents also have a lot to do with adolescent anxiety levels, and their overwhelming feelings of failure, fear and danger.  Nuclear […]

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