Depression Part 3: Medication Related Problems.

When selecting and managing psychoactive medications in older people, it is equally important to focus on avoidance of toxicity as it is to focus on efficacy. Higher psychoactive medication load is associated with increased rate and risk of all cause hospitalization. The medication classes used to treat depression and related comorbidities include antidepressants, antipsychotics, stimulants, mood stabilizers, lithium, anxiolytics and sedative hypnotics.

Students' perceptions of STEM learning after participating in a summer informal learning experience.

Background: Informal learning environments increase students' interest in STEM (e.g., Mohr-Schroeder et al.

Casting a wider net in behavioral health screening in primary care: a preliminary study of the Outcome Rating Scale.

Unlabelled: Introduction The integration of behavioral health services into primary care has led to enhanced use of brief screening measures to identify mental health problems. Although useful, such instruments are largely symptom based and diagnosis specific. This narrow focus can potentially limit the identification of broader social or relational distress in patients that affect medical outcomes, as well as present feasibility challenges using a multi-measure approach in identifying mental health comorbidities.