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fromIrish Independent
2 weeks ago

Children prescribed up to seven different drugs, damning North Kerry Camhs report reveals

A major review of North Kerry Camhs has found there was a risk of moderate or major harm in respect of more than half of the cases on the service's books in 2022. The shocking findings were made in respect of 197 out of 374 case files - a rate of 53pc - reviewed by a team of consultant psychiatrists, while risk of minor harm was identified in 12 further cases.
Mental health
Mental health
fromIrish Independent
2 weeks ago

Children prescribed up to seven different drugs, damning North Kerry Camhs report reveals

A review found that over half of North Kerry CAMHS cases in 2022 carried moderate or major harm risk and showed unusually high psychotropic prescribing.
Medicine
fromIrish Independent
2 weeks ago

Risk of moderate or major harm in more than half of cases investigated at North Kerry Camhs

Co Kerry child mental health services showed widespread overmedication, high psychotropic prescribing, inadequate monitoring, limited non-medical interventions, and significant risk of harm in many cases.
Mental health
fromIrish Independent
2 weeks ago

Risk of moderate or major harm in more than half of cases investigated at North Kerry Camhs

Clinical concerns affected 197 of 374 cases (53%), with high psychotropic prescribing (79%), polypharmacy, poor physical-health monitoring, and low psychotherapy rates.
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

'Go to God, baby': Lindsay Clancy files malpractice lawsuit, says she heard a voice ordering her to kill her children

the lawsuit accuses several medical providers of a "catastrophic failure" to properly diagnose, treat, and monitor Clancy as her postpartum mental health rapidly declined. Instead, the suit alleges, they subjected Clancy to a "disorganized, uncoordinated course of polypharmacy" that only made her worse. Clancy had been experiencing auditory hallucinations for weeks leading up to the killings, according to the complaint, but the commanding voice took on a new urgency after her husband left to pick up dinner on Jan. 24, 2023.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months ago

Heart and Kidney Diseases, plus Type 2 Diabetes, May Be One New Syndrome Treatable with New Drugs

Cardio‑kidney‑metabolic syndrome links heart, kidney, and metabolic diseases through shared biological mechanisms often originating in dysfunctional fat cells.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

A Hidden Danger That Neurotic People Face

Polypharmacy can cause psychological and cognitive symptoms that help explain links between high neuroticism and poorer health; anyone should review their medications.
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