Mental Illness Issues

Efectos Secundarios y Sexo / Side Effects and Sex

Los efectos secundarios de los antidepresivos en la conducta sexual del paciente pueden convertir a una persona adulta y sexualmente activa en un individuo apático interesado sólo en abrazos y besos, pero no en el acto sexual. Esto puede llevar a serios problemas conyugales pues la persona mentalmente sana lucha por aceptar la falta de…

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service / Servicios de Salud Mental y Abuso de Drogas

Spanish Version follows Once again the Oklahoma legislature is out to get the mentally ill of our good o’ state. This time Mental Health and Substance Abuse services are at risk of being cut due to insufficient funding. Hard as I try, I can’t figure out a reason why educated, well-intentioned politicians might want to…

HB 2384 / Proyecto de Ley 2384

Spanish version follows In an effort to reduce Medicaid costs, Oklahoma Senator Brian Crain has written House Bill 2384, which passed on the floor on Feb 13, 2014, and will be effective on November this year. The bill requires authorization for all controlled substances except for individuals with diagnosis of ADD/ADHD, and with diagnosis of…