News tagged with psychiatric practice

More US patients receive multiple psychotropic medications

An increasing number of U.S. adults are being prescribed combinations of antidepressants and antipsychotic medications, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.

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Studies touting China's treatments for Internet overuse may lack validity

(Phys.org) -- Excessive Internet usage has been linked to an array of problems, from structural changes in the brain to depression, poor social skills, violent outbursts and sexual promiscuity. In China, concerns ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Interest in shock treatment is growing despite decades-old controversy

Recently, actress and writer Carrie Fisher told Oprah Winfrey that she receives electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) regularly to treat depression caused by her bipolar disorder. Taken aback, Winfrey asked, "They still do that?"

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sickness certification challenges the physician

Difficulties in assessing the patients work capacity, non-medical problems, and handling situations in which the patients have different opinions about the need for sick leave are some of the challenges that physicians meet ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Post-disaster health woes plague New Orleans: study

The effects of a major natural disaster can linger and cause heart attacks and other health woes for years, according to a study released Sunday of New Orleans residents after Hurricane Katrina.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Computerized systems reduce psychiatric drug errors

Coupling an electronic prescription drug ordering system with a computerized method for reporting adverse events can dramatically reduce the number of medication errors in a hospital's psychiatric unit, suggests new Johns ...

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created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Scientists discover anti-anxiety circuit in brain region considered the seat of fear

Stimulation of a distinct brain circuit that lies within a brain structure typically associated with fearfulness produces the opposite effect: Its activity, instead of triggering or increasing anxiety, counters ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Prevention of mental disorders, substance abuse, and problem behaviors

Many mental, emotional and behavioral disorders can be prevented before they begin and there is robust scientific base of evidence to support this conclusion, according to a report in the March issue of the American Psychiatric ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Meditation beats dance for harmonizing body and mind

(PhysOrg.com) -- The body is a dancer's instrument, but is it attuned to the mind? A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that professional ballet and modern dancers are not as emotionally ...

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created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

For people with depression, support groups have built-in benefits

People who get together for support with depression may find their symptoms decrease, a new systematic review suggests.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 18, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study: Premenstrual mood changes predictive of greater bipolar disorder severity

A study of nearly 300 women with bipolar disorder showed that those reporting flare-ups of mood symptoms before menstruation had more depressive episodes and more severe symptoms during the following year, compared with bipolar ...

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created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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