http://www.metafilter.com/tags/psychopharmacology Posts tagged with 'psychopharmacology' at MetaFilter. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:50:11 -0800 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:50:11 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/66692/The%2DModel%2Dof%2Da%2DPsychopharmacologist <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElFL4CrDMIY">I Am the Very Model of a Psychopharmacologist.</a> <small>[Via <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/omnibrain/">Omni Brain</a>.]</small> tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.66692 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:50:11 -0800 Animation Brain Music Neuroscience Pharmacology Psychiatry Psychopharmacology Silly YouTube homunculus http://www.metafilter.com/52986/The%2DEmperors%2DNew%2DDrugs <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2002/07/disorders.html">It is America's most profitable industry, number one in return on revenues, return on assets, and return on equity.</a> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbiturate">barbiturates</a>, to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzodiazepines">benzodiazepines</a>, to everyone's favorite <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delysid">delysid</a>, we come to the new age: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSRI">SSRI</a>'s. There are <a href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=efficacy+SSRI&btnG=Search">thousands of studies</a> showing that they work. And <a href="http://www.namiscc.org/Research/2002/DrugEfficacy.htm">very few that question</a> their efficacy. (<a href="http://www.antidepressantsfacts.com/2002-07-15-Antonuccio-therapy-vs-med.htm">very informative meta-analysis</a>, <a href="http://psychrights.org/Research/Digest/SSRIs/BMJ7-16-05EfficacyofAntidepressantsinAdults.pdf">a follow-up</a> [pdf]).<a href="http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/183/6/498"> A quantitative explanation.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.52986 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:20:55 -0800 anxiety depression marketing psychopharmacology ssri dminor http://www.metafilter.com/43509/Psychoactive%2DDrugs%2Dfor%2Dthe%2DFuture <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,11381,1528069,00.html">Psychoactive Drugs for the Future</a> Could <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4678895.stm">brain-boosting drugs</a> become as common as coffee?<br>UK government group <a href="http://www.foresight.gov.uk/">Foresight</a> have just released their 'Brain Science, Addiction and Drugs Project' in which the aim was to evaluate:<br> <strong>"</strong>How can we manage the use of psychoactive substances in the future to best advantage for the individual, the community and society?<strong>"</strong><br> <small>The report can be viewed <a href="http://www.foresight.gov.uk/Brain_Science_Addiction_and_Drugs/Reports_and_Publications/Drugs_Futures_2025.html">in its entirety from here</a>. Direct link to the <a href="http://www.foresight.gov.uk/docs/19479-DTI-Overview.pdf">Executive Summary</a> (.pdf)</small> <small><small><a href="http://mindhacks.com/">via</a></small></small> tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.43509 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 10:21:23 -0800 addiction brain drugs future mind mindcontrol pharmacology psychiatry psychopharmacology peacay