Most people who read the editorial in the Friday March 27th Dallas Morning News will totally relate to the indignation toward the abusive behavior of a Dallas police...
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Pristiq vs Effexor
Question: Now that Pristiq has been out for awhile, what has been the clinical response with your patients compared with the Effexor XR formulation? Rumors...
Panic and traveling
Question: Dear Dr. Jones, I treated with you about 15 years ago for agoraphobia--and was helped very much by your keen insight into this condition....
Can stimulants permanently stunt growth in children?
I have not seen previous reports of permanent growth suppression from long-term use of stimulants during childhood. Expert consensus and my clinical experience is that...
Best Medications Revisited
In December 2006 I participated in a survey of psychiatrists by a pharmaceutical company. They asked me if I could have only five medications to...
I have had chronic sleeping problems for 10 years. I am a 58 yo woman going through menopause. My mother is 90 and still on sleeping pills. Could my condition be hereditary? Which pill will give me 7 hours of sleep leaving me refreshed the next day?
See the Do's and Don'ts of sleeping habits on my site: http://askdrjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/sleep_dos_and_donts1.pdf Make sure you are doing all the cognitive and behavioral things you can do...
How can I prevent recurrence of depression and what do I do if the depression does come back?
Depression runs in my family and I've been on the same medicine for a while with no episodes of depression. About two weeks ago I...
Only 1/3 of ADHD Kids are Being Consistently Treated: Why are we not taking better care of our greatest resource?
A study of 3,000 randomly selected kids ages 8-15 was funded by the National Institute of Health (with no pharmaceutical company support). The main author...
What Is ADHD and What Causes It?
ADHD is a personality type that is determined mainly by genetics. Survival of the group is enhanced by variability of its members. We wouldn't want everyone...
What Is Psychopharmacology?
Psychopharmacology is the study of the use of medications in treating mental disorders. The complexity of this field requires continuous study in order to keep...