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Q Is there a link between vitamin D3 deficiency and schizophrenia?
A There are several studies which have suggested some link between both high and low...
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Q Is Ketamine a possible treatment option for bipolar?
A Ketamine is an experimental treatment for mental health conditions and is not...
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Q In your time on the Scientific Council, what is the most promising area of brain and behavior research you’ve seen?
A Two areas appear most promising. One is that great progress has been made in...
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Q Can anti-seizure medications effectively treat bipolar II disorder?
A It’s difficult to say without seeing the specific patient involved. As is the case...
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Q What will the breakthroughs be in treatment for mood disorders in the next 5 years?
A The world of neuroscience really is exploding, and I like to say that this is a...
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Q What advice do you offer for comorbidity (diagnosed with more than one mental illness)?
A Many people have more than one official diagnosis in mental health, such as...
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Q What is the difference between ‘baby blues’ and Postpartum Depression?
A “Distinction between a very brief, tearful, maybe anxious, uncomfortable 4 or 5 days...
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Q What would recovery from depression look like?
A “A woman who is back to her pre-Depression symptom level, with the ability to...
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Q How is depression specific to or different in women?
A “It’s the same rate of occurrence in boys and girls until puberty, when in puberty...
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Q Where will the breakthroughs come in the next 10 years in treating depressed women?
A Dr. Wisner presented at the 2010 Palm Beach Mental Health Research Symposium. She...
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