by Nassir Ghaemi | Aug 13, 2022 | Education
Akathisia: Not exactly what you think Importance of akathisia Akathisia can sometimes be sufficient reason to change the neuroleptic medication, when lowered dosing or addition of beta-blockers, as described below, are either ineffective or not indicated. In any...
by Nassir Ghaemi | Aug 13, 2022 | Education
Addictions: How to understand them Two types: primary and secondary Addictions come in two basic types: those which exist independent of other psychiatric conditions, and those additions which are caused by other psychiatric conditions. The first kind can...
by Nassir Ghaemi | Oct 31, 2021 | Education
Q: I’m confused on the melancholia concept. You said that melancholia and mixed depression are more episodic and severe, but then you described melancholia as a component of unipolar depression, identified as chronic involutional melancholia. What is the...
