Jaromír Švestka

TL;DR: Although much has been done against the stigmatization and discrimination of the mentally ill, fighting stigma remains an essential task for mental health programs and for society.

TL;DR: The Task Force on Antidepressant Medications was established to examine all aspects of therapy with antidepressant drugs and to provide mental health and other professionals with comprehensive and objective information about the different aspects of the use of antidepressants important in clinical practice.

TL;DR: Risperidone had the benefit of a lower incidence of extrapyramidal side-effects and no statistically significant difference was found between the groups in any of the factors or items except guilt feeling, anxiety, and factor I--anxiety/depression--(p < 0.02) in favour of haloperidol.

TL;DR: Evidence suggests that second-generation antipsychotics should be among the first-line choices in the treatment of agitation in acute psychosis.

TL;DR: Compared with other antidepressants, escitalopram is generally better tolerated, its onset of action is relatively fast, and its use may have cost–effectiveness and cost–utility advantages.