Psychiatric medications

PTSD has been around for a long time as humans -- wars and natural disasters remind us. Dr Inaba looks at the condition, which is not unlike an acid flashback, and discusses new therapies, including ecstacy.

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) was released for public comment recently. The bible of the mental health community - its used in defining what is a mental disorder by establishing criteria and terminology. The changes will have far reaching impacts -medical, legal, mental health treatment, research - with potentially billions of dollars at stake. And controversy is already swirling. Dr Inaba comments.

Alternative treatment approach, such as the Buddhist 12-step program, "drunk-dreaming" and a new study highlighting the power of placebos. Dr Inaba comments.

Addiction Radio looks at the breadth of mental illnesses in society, changing definitions and criteria, and the view of addiction as a mental health disease.

Substance abusers are vulnerable to the same medical and psychiatric disorders as non substance abusers and they deserve prompt, appropriate, and effective medical treatment ... But, justified apprehension ... about prescribing psychoactive medications to this population

A look at efforts to provide a complete treatment approach for those with both a mental illness diagnosis, and a substance use problem. 4-part series.