News tagged with medical psychology
Evidence of medical complicity in torture at Guantanamo Bay
Inspection of medical records, case files, and legal affidavits provides compelling evidence that medical personnel who treated detainees at Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) failed to inquire and/or document causes of physical injuries ...
Apr 26, 2011 |
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New clinical practice guideline may help reduce the pain of childhood immunization
A new evidence-based clinical practice guideline will help doctors, healthcare providers and parents reduce the pain and distress of immunization in children, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 22, 2010 |
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When does obesity become a child protection issue?
Childhood obesity alone is not a child protection concern, nor is failure to control weight. But consistent failure to change lifestyle and engage with outside support indicates neglect, particularly in younger children, ...
Jul 16, 2010 |
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Mum knows best? Pregnant women more likely to follow their mothers' wisdom than medical advice
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London have found that pregnant and postnatal women, while wanting to do the best for their baby, do not follow medical advice without question ...
May 14, 2010 |
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A diagnostic approach to alternatives can lead to better decision-making
Brown University researchers have identified a way to improve thought processes that goes well beyond the "power of positive thinking." The technique, they argue, may help to navigate around biased ways of thinking and ultimately ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 01, 2010 |
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No role for mental health professionals in the practice of torture
Psychologists and psychiatrists should not be expected to participate in torture as they do not have the expertise to assess individual pain or the long-term effects of interrogation, says an expert in the British Medical ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 29, 2010 |
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Leading cause of medical evacuation out of war zones: It's not combat injury
The most common reasons for medical evacuation of military personnel from war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan in recent years have been fractures, tendonitis and other musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders, not combat ...
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Study: Youth now have more mental health issues
(AP) -- A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues than youth of the same age who were studied in the Great Depression ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 11, 2010 |
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No evidence to support psychological debriefing in schools
There is no evidence to support psychological debriefing in schools after traumatic events such as violence, suicides and accidental death, which runs counter to current practice in some Canadian school jurisdictions, according ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 05, 2010 |
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At-risk college students reduce HBP, anxiety, depression through Transcendental Meditation
The Transcendental Meditation® technique may be an effective method to reduce blood pressure, anxiety, depression, and anger among at-risk college students, according to a new study to be published in the American Journal of ...
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Many lack the skills to make good health decisions
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some 93 million Americans do not have the numerical skills necessary to make well-informed decisions about their medical care, reports a Cornell professor, who has some suggestions on changing that.
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Diagnoses of fatigue in primary care patients
Patients who visit their family doctors for fatigue have a wide range of diagnoses yet the prevalence of serious illness was low, according to a Dutch study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Bipolar disorder amongst children and adolescents receive late diagnosis
75% of the cases of paediatric bipolar disorder are diagnosed late - up to 18 months - due to the symptoms manifesting themselves in a different manner depending on whether the patient is a child or adult. ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Common mental disorders may be more common than we think
The prevalence of anxiety, depression and substance dependency may be twice as high as the mental health community has been led to believe.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 10, 2009 |
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New study highlights the distress of medical staff
Whilst losing a baby is distressing for parents, until now it has been less widely acknowledged that medical staff themselves can be affected by the losses experienced by their patients.
Jan 28, 2009 |
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