Acquisition plans for service contracts shall describe the strategiesfor implementing performance-based contracting methods or shall provide rationale for notusing those methods (see Subpart 37.6).(a) Acquisition background and objectives--(1) Statement of need. Introduce the plan by a briefstatement of need.
Antipsychotic medications â ones used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder â are often given to children who simply have behavioral problems associated with their age, according to a study published today in American Medical Associationâs journal Psychiatry.
An article in your April issue, Common drugs linked to dementia, states that anticholinergics are used to treat depression. I wasn't aware of this. Which types of anticholinergics are used for depression? A. We should have been clearer in our description of the medications. Anticholinergic drugs work by blocking the effects of acetylcholine, a substance that transmits messages in the nervous system. In the brain, acetylcholine is involved in learning and memory. In the rest of the body, it stimulates muscle contractions. A wide range of drugsâincluding tricyclic antidepressants like amitriptyline (Elavil) or doxepin (Deptran, Silenor, Sinequan)âhave strong anticholinergic effects, which means they can have side effects like memory problems and confusion.