When Is It Withdrawal?
Someone reduces or stops an antidepressant. A few days later, they feel dizzy, agitated, sleepless, emotionally raw, or suddenly unlike themselves. What happened? That sounds like a straightforward question until you notice how much rides on the answer. If it is...
Lindsay Clancy Case: What Her Mental Healthcare Exposes
The Lindsay Clancy case is horrific. Three children are dead. A mother stands accused of killing them. A husband and father has lost his children and the life his family once had. Examining the mental healthcare Lindsay received does not minimize any of that. It asks...
Florida’s New Guidance On Prescribing Psych Meds for Kids Is a Step in the Right Direction. But We Can’t Stop There.
By Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD Clinically Reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD Florida has issued new guidance recommending that most children with depression, anxiety, ADHD, and behavioral concerns should not receive psychiatric medication as the first intervention. Instead,...
Why Is Psychiatric Medication Withdrawal So Difficult? New Research Explores Possible Biological Clues
Medically Reviewed by Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD One of the most important unanswered questions in mental health today is why psychiatric medication withdrawal appears to affect people so differently. While some individuals discontinue medications with relatively few...