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'Telling it Like it is'
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Source: The Psychiatrist Blog - December 22, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Tags: credit Default Swaps Source Type: blogs
Psychiatrist appears to defend the DSM 5 in Psychiatric Times: Editor Ronald Pies thanks Steve BaltEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: soulful sepulcher - December 22, 2011 Category: Mental Illness Source Type: blogs
The Gig is Up: The Sunshine Act Will Include CME Payments to DoctorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: The Carlat Psychiatry Blog - December 22, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Tags: Physician payments Physician Payments Sunshine Act Source Type: blogs
Poor Urban Depressed Patients Don’t Respond Well to TreatmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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In a small clinical study published a few weeks ago, researchers didn’t find much difference between the three treatment groups of depressed subjects they studied — a group that received antidepressant medications, a group that received a specific type of not-commonly-practiced psychodynamic psychotherapy, and a group that received a sugar pill.
But there were some serious issues with this study from the onset, issues that call into question not only the generalizability of the results, but also their validity. It’s a shame that Reuters, who picked up on the study just yesterday, glossed over the methodo...
Source: World of Psychology - December 22, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: John M. Grohol, PsyD Tags: Antidepressant Depression Disorders General Medications Minding the Media Psychiatry Psychology Psychotherapy Research Treatment Depressed Patients Depressed Subjects Dynamic Psychotherapy Effexor Expressive Therapy General Source Type: blogs
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When Gingrich stood up to oppose hysteria over Mexican participation in our country, he got credit for courage and then talking about allowing children or adolescents to work brought out a lot of applause from those who found work throwing papers as kids. Romney responded to the first action by slip streaming behind him as I understand it. Well, when Romney said he should return the $1.4 million he got from Fannie, Gingrich didn’t find this a useful criticism but made a grandiose justification for it. He’s not going anywhere IMHO. He’s a tribune without power who will not have power though, yes, some may enjoy his ta...
Source: a psychiatrist who learned from veterans - December 22, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs
Podcast 64: Brain FreezeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Happy Holidays, everyone. We taped this a few weeks ago, but Shrinky Podcasts always make for good holiday chatter. Today we talk about
1) Brain Freeze-- inspired by a Well article in the NYTimes for 11/10 on Rick Perry's Brain Freeze. You'll note that in this podcast, Dinah reads Roy's mind, and no has brain freeze from eating cold ice cream. We kind of ramble, and so what else is new? We talk about memory and attention and learning and Dinah explains why men don't take out the garbage during football games. Clink talks about the scientific phenomena of "brain overload."
2) Si...
Source: Shrink Rap - December 22, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Dinah Source Type: blogs
How Art Helps in RecoveryEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Brush, the Pen, and Recovery
A documentary about a group of artists who have schizophrenia working out of Cottage Studio, an art studio program for mental health consumers in Hamilton, ON. People discuss their past and present experiences with schizophrenia, and how creating art improves their lives. Art professionals from a nearby commercial gallery join the studio to mount an exhibit. Finally, the artists reflect on what recovery, and art, means to them. “Painting makes me feel like I don’t have to hide,” says one. Click here or on the image above to view the video.
Source: Channel N - December 21, 2011 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Art Documentary art therapy brain CanCon psychiatry recovery schizophrenia video Source Type: blogs
Theresa Riggi moved from Cornton Vale following string of attacks. #mhuk #prisonEmail this article to a colleague.
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http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2011/12/20/riggi-moved-from-prison-to-psychiatric-hospital/
Filed under: Mental Health News, Interesting Stuff...
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - December 21, 2011 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Dawn Willis Tags: Mental Health News, Interesting Stuff... Source Type: blogs
Cultivating an Organized Mind in a Sea of DistractionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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One of the most interesting things I learned in co-authoring the Harvard Health book Organize Your Mind, Organize your Life with Harvard psychiatrist Paul Hammerness is that the brain is designed to beautifully handle one focus, one task at a time. It is not designed for multiple, parallel tasks.
When you shine your full attention on a conversation, a meeting, a project, or on driving your car, you access the full spectrum of your brain’s resources. Top, down, right, left, back, front, all together the brain has an immense capacity to be creative, productive, and organized, avoid errors, and connect deeply with others w...
Source: World of Psychology - December 21, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Margaret Moore, MBA Tags: Brain and Behavior Creativity General Memory and Perception Mental Health and Wellness Psychology Self-Help Big Picture Brain Organization Disorganization Distractions Full Attention Full Spectrum Harvard Health Harvard Psychia Source Type: blogs
False Claims, Off-Label Prescribing & DoctorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Over the past fiscal year, the US Justice Department recovered nearly $2.2 billion under the False Claims Act against the pharmaceutical industry for fraud against federal healthcare programs, notably Medicaid and Medicare. In doing so, the feds say drugmakers relied on various forms of illegal promotion or pricing to bolster prescriptions and profits (back story).
To establish marketing fraud, the feds typically examine a sequence of events that involves a drugmaker inducing a doctor to prescribe a drug on an off-label basis. Doctors are free to do so, of course, but drugmakers are not supposed to promote their meds for u...
Source: Pharmalot - December 21, 2011 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Centers for Medciare & Medicaid Services CMS False Claims Act Fraud Jim Gottstein Medicare Off-Label Prescribing Zyprexa Source Type: blogs
Questions about Alzheimer'sEmail this article to a colleague.
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A college student from Goddard College researching her Senior thesis asked Carole Larkin the following questions. After each question Carole's answers. These are routine questions asked by person's new to dealing with Alzheimer's and related dementias.
By Carole Larkin
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Q. If Alzheimer’s cannot actually be determined until viewing the brain after death, does that mean all current Alzheimer’s cases are actually only presumed?
If so, is there a proper medical term for this?
A. In my opinion, it’s kind of a cop out to say that Alzheimer’s can’t be determined unti...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - December 21, 2011 Category: Dementia Authors: Carole Larkin MAG, CMC, CAEd, QDCS, EICS Source Type: blogs
2011 Autism Research Game Changer: California Autism Twins Study (CATS) And Gene Environment InteractionEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study has further hastened the demise of the "it's gotta be genetic" mindset, the belief that autism is an entirely genetic disorder, that has dominated public understanding of autism causes, dominated autism research funding and hindered discovery of environmental, particularly prenatal environmental triggers of autism disorders.
The "it's gotta be genetic" mindset will still live on in the largely autism ignorant, advertising revenue dependent, major mainstream media institutions in LA, New York and Toronto but in the informed autism world it is being replaced by the gene environment autism resea...
Source: Facing Autism in New Brunswick - December 21, 2011 Category: Autism Authors: Autism Reality NB Source Type: blogs
The fifties woman has many reasons to get betterEmail this article to a colleague.
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“51-year old female presents today with …”Funny, the vast majority of my clinical notes last week began with that phrase, give or take a year or two. Women in their fifties who saw me in the clinic, who I spoke to via television in my telepsychiatry practice, or who I interacted with in some other way. It struck me as odd that so many women of similar age came to psychiatric consultation. Mental health practice is funny that way. Groups of people, age clusters, diagnostic groups-they all tend to show up in bunches and herds and gaggles. Could be the full moon. Could be environmental toxins. Could be nothi...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 20, 2011 Category: Family Physicians Authors: Kevin Tags: Physician Patients Primary care Psychiatry newtag Source Type: blogs
How to find support for postpartum depression?Email this article to a colleague.
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It becomes very difficult to explain to people that you are depressed right after having a baby. People would be shocked and might even wonder what is wrong with you. You, yourself, might wonder what is happening. But every fourth new mother has reported suffering from 'baby blues' or postpartum depression. Finding support in such a situation could be difficult. But it is not that only women suffer postpartum depression. Few men too have reported to have got the 'baby blues'. Postpartum depression strikes usually when least expected – just a few days after having the baby. On the one side parents are just so thrilled to ...
Source: My Page - December 20, 2011 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Source Type: blogs
Postpartum Depression: Try medicinal cures only as a last resortEmail this article to a colleague.
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It is normal for new mothers to feel overwhelmed by the amount of work they have to get done in a day. Looking after the baby is a full-time job. Add to that household duties, commitment to relationships, looking after the self, managing your aspirations, etc. and anyone could get frustrated. However, postpartum depression is a medical condition brought on by the hormonal changes that accompany childbirth. Postpartum depression is also referred to as 'baby blues'. It includes feelings of acute depression, irritation, dullness, anger and even thoughts about suicide. New mothers suffering from postpartum depression might als...
Source: My Page - December 20, 2011 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Source Type: blogs
Postpartum Depression – A ReviewEmail this article to a colleague.
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Statistics show that postpartum depression affects one in every four new mothers. It occurs usually within a day or a week of giving birth. Postpartum depression is also called 'baby blues' and usually lasts for a few days after childbirth. However, in some cases it might last for several weeks. That's when it is a worrisome issue. Postpartum depression could last for several months and years if untreated. It could also turn into a medical emergency situation when it becomes depression psychosis. What are the Symptoms of Postpartum Depression? Mild symptoms include laziness, dullness, changes in diet and sleeping patterns...
Source: My Page - December 20, 2011 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Source Type: blogs
Postpartum depression – holistic cures are the best remedyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Holistic cures work best for postpartum depression. Hormonal changes associated with motherhood are the triggers of postpartum depression that could ruin the joy of having a baby. Postpartum depression usually affects one in every four new mothers. The first symptoms of depression start within a week of childbirth. However, most women witness these 'baby blues' fade away within a few days or a week or so. But when the symptoms of depression last for several weeks or months then some treatment is required. The problem is that regular medicinal cures could do you more harm than good. Your doctor would be able to prescribe y...
Source: My Page - December 20, 2011 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Source Type: blogs
Postpartum depression – What your doctor might not have told you!Email this article to a colleague.
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As a new mother your life changes like nothing you could have imagined. All the joy of having a new member in the family is accompanied by lots of work, endless list of thing-to-do and tackle. The last thing you want amidst all that is postpartum depression. However, according to most doctors, postpartum depression affects at least one in four new mothers. The onset of postpartum depression takes places in the first few days after childbirth. Sometimes it just goes away in a few days but it could also last for several weeks or months. 'Baby blues' that last more than a week or so requires medical help. Unfortunately, what ...
Source: My Page - December 20, 2011 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Source Type: blogs
Does Mental Illness Make People Better Leaders?Email this article to a colleague.
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We've talked before about whether people with mental illnesses can be politicians (or pilots, or doctors). Today, on Midday with Dan Rodricks on WYPR, psychiatrist Nassir Ghaemi, author of A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness makes the case that in good times, we need sane and stable leaders, but that in difficult times, "insanity produces good results" and that in hard times those with mental illness are better leaders. He talks about how mood disorders lead people to be more realistic, empathetic, resilient, and creative. Want to hear more? Click HERE to...
Source: Shrink Rap - December 20, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Dinah Source Type: blogs
Short Film: Bad At MathEmail this article to a colleague.
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I wrote a short story called Bad At Math, about me vs. gun vs. Xanax, and Henrique Cartaxo asked if he could use the idea for a short film.
Some differences: my bad guy was taller, the room was smaller, and my drink was WAY bigger.
Also, a follow up.
Source: The Last Psychiatrist - December 19, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Tags: Movies, TV, and Books Source Type: blogs
Healthcare Update — 12-19-2011Email this article to a colleague.
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VA hospital settles claim for $275,000 after leaving two “SmamWow” 14×11 sized towels in patient’s abdomen after surgery. Isn’t that some kind of “never event” according to … the agency that runs the VA hospitals?
In 2010, dental problems caused 115,000 emergency department visits in Florida alone. That’s about 0.1% of all the emergency department visits in the whole country.
Illinois psychiatric patient waiting in emergency department for 6 hours becomes agitated and combative prior to being transported to room. When restrained, becomes unresponsive and dies. Preliminary cause of death is “excited d...
Source: WhiteCoat's Call Room - December 19, 2011 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: WhiteCoat Tags: Healthcare Update Source Type: blogs
Looking forward to Christmas?Email this article to a colleague.
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In the West, it’s relatively easy to get caught up in the euphoria of Christmas, isn’t it? Regardless of one’s beliefs in the origins of the Universe and humanity’s place in it, countless millions of us succumb to the fake snow, the tinsel and the artificial sentimentality.
My latest Pivot Points column Looking forward to Christmas in The Euroscientist.
Bertrand Russell did not worship a teapot on the far side of the Sun
Russell: “Many orthodox people speak as though it were the business of sceptics to disprove received dogmas rather than of dogmatists to prove them. This is, of course, a mistake. If I were t...
Source: Sciencebase Science Blog - December 19, 2011 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: David Bradley Tags: Science atheists christmas happy Source Type: blogs
Relapse in an Era of BuprenorphineEmail this article to a colleague.
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A recent experience with a patient helped me realize some of the dramatic differences in the treatment of opioid dependence, in an era of buprenorphine.
I drug-test patients who are treated with buprenorphine or Suboxone. The point of testing is not to catch someone messing up, but rather to determine when a person is in trouble. It would be great if we could simply rely on the word of our patients, but once a person is using opioids, his/her own ability to know what is true falls apart. All of us who treat addiction have heard patients rationalize relapse as something they ‘had to do’ for one reason or another, fo...
Source: Suboxone Talk Zone - December 18, 2011 Category: Addiction Authors: SuboxDoc Tags: 12 steps addiction buprenorphine drug testing pharmacology psychodynamics recovery relapse Suboxone Subutex insight opioid dependence Source Type: blogs
National Audit of Dementia Care in General Hospitals (UK)Email this article to a colleague.
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The theme of governance relates to the set up and running of hospitals and whether the systems and resources an organisation has in place can take into account and meet the needs of people with dementia.
This chapter presents findings from the organisational checklist on key policies, guidelines and resources in the hospital, and from the ward organisational checklist on availability of services at ward level.
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6% of hospitals had a care pathway in place for people with dementia at the time of audit and 44% of hospitals h...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - December 18, 2011 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
The Disconnection of PsychopathsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Functional connectivity between the right amygdala and anterior vmPFC is reduced in psychopaths. From Fig. 2 of Motzkin et al., (2011).The last post discussed the case of a 14 yr old boy with congenital brain abnormalities and severe antisocial behavior said to be "consistent with" psychopathy. This label is quite stigmatizing and the diagnosis is a controversial one (Skeem et al., 2011),1 particularly in children. What is psychopathy, exactly? According to Ermer and colleagues (2011),Psychopathy is a serious personality disorder marked by affective and interpersonal deficiencies, as well as behavioral problems and antisoc...
Source: The Neurocritic - December 18, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs
Missed Opportunities?Email this article to a colleague.
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Before I begin, I wanted to let you know that ClinkShrink wrote a post called Can You Tame Wild Women? over on our Shrink Rap News blog this week.
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When we talk about psychotherapy, one aspect of what we look at is the process of what occurs in the therapeutic relationship. This is an important part of psychodynamic-based psychotherapy, meaning psychotherapy that is derived from the theories put forth by Freud. Psychoanalysis (the purest form of psychodynamic psychotherapy) includes an emphasis on events that occurred during childhood, and a focus on understanding what g...
Source: Shrink Rap - December 18, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Dinah Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, December 19th 2011Email this article to a colleague.
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This study was untaken to investigate the association of micro brain infarcts (MBIs) with antemortem global cognitive function (CF). ... Subjects were 436 well-characterized male decedents from the Honolulu Asia Aging Autopsy Study. Brain pathology was ascertained with standardized methods, CF was measured by the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument, and data were analyzed using formal mediation analyses, adjusted for age at death, time between last CF measure and death, education, and head size. Based on antemortem diagnoses, demented and nondemented subjects were examined together and separately. ... In those with no...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 18, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
7 Ways to Let GoEmail this article to a colleague.
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Buddhism asserts that attachment is the primary source of suffering. So then detachment or “non-attachment” would be our ticket out of that pain. Except that it’s not so easy … letting go of a person, place, or thing that has our heart temporarily held hostage.
You may be grieving the death of a loved one, or the end of a friendship you had hoped would be more, or merely the realization that your father will never be able to give you what you need from that relationship. It seems as though every moment of this life is about letting go, of something or someone that is renting far too much space in our heads. And whi...
Source: World of Psychology - December 17, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: General Grief and Loss Mental Health and Wellness Relationships Self-Help Beautiful Gallery Beauty Of Life Beliefnet Buddhism Crucifix Death Of A Loved One Detachment Hostage Lezlie Love Story Marcel Proust Memoir Outpour Source Type: blogs
If You Liked The Descendants, You Are A Terrible PersonEmail this article to a colleague.
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i've seen this movie before
Source: The Last Psychiatrist - December 17, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Tags: Narcissism Source Type: blogs
Hospital Payment Methodology Radically Changed Overnight: Hospitalists WIN!Email this article to a colleague.
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(HNN) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Friday, December 17, 2011 they are making radical changes to hospital payment methodology. For several years, CMS has warned hospitals to improve their inpatient hospital satisfaction scores, as defined through the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey, or risk losing millions of dollars in federal funding.
As part of their compliance efforts, through the AIDET process, hospitals have been paying consulting organizations millions of dollars to teach their doctors and nurses how to be nice. ...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - December 17, 2011 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: The Happy Hospitalist Source Type: blogs
Found Family Members!Email this article to a colleague.
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The coolest thing happened to me! I haven't talked to anyone on my mom's side of the family since I was about 16 or so, when I moved out, so maybe 25 years. One of my cousins has been looking for me for several years, and when my Dad died, she found his online obituary matching his last name (my maiden name) with my new married name, she found me on Facebook and voila, I'm now connected to a part of my family that I've missed out on for decades! I have all of these childhood memories of these people, and great to see that they have such good hearts. The strange thing is - not one of them has mention...
Source: bipolar.and.me - December 16, 2011 Category: Mental Illness Source Type: blogs
Report of the national audit of dementia care in general hospitals 2011Email this article to a colleague.
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This audit has identified a need for significant improvements in hospital ward environments, staff training and the overall approach to care delivery for patients with dementia. Although the majority of wards meet basic safety requirements, it shows that many had not addressed simple measures that could lessen the distress caused to dementia patients by an unfamiliar and confusing hospital environment. It also reveals deficiencies in staff training.
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Source: Health Management Specialist Library - December 16, 2011 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Library Service Source Type: blogs
ElectivesEmail this article to a colleague.
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When I go back to med school in 15 months(!) or so from now, I'm going to have a limited amount of time to a) remember how not to kill people, and b) decide what field I want to do. Since currently I do critical care outcomes research, and since I loved my medicine sub-i, obviously Internal Medicine is at the top of the list. However I also really enjoy procedures and being in the OR. I especially liked rounding on the post-op trauma patients when I did that rotation (I know this is not normal), so therefore Anesthesia is on my radar as well. (Not sure why I never considered Peds, even though I really liked that rotation.....
Source: The long road to medical school - December 15, 2011 Category: Medical Students Source Type: blogs
Valkee Light Headset Improves Motor Reaction Time in Hockey PlayersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Valkee, the Finnish maker of the recently released light headset for seasonal affective disorder, has announced positive results of a study that light shone on the brain using their music player-like device has on reaction time.Verve Research, Finland was hired to conduct the trial on members of the Finnish national hockey league. What they discovered was that these hockey players, already professionals in a very fast sport, improved their reaction times by around 20%, compared to the placebo group, after wearing the Valkee device for 12 minutes each morning for three weeks.Read More
Source: Medgadget - December 15, 2011 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Medicine Neurology Psychiatry Sports Medicine Source Type: blogs
Dec 15, Offender Profiling: The FBI LegacyEmail this article to a colleague.
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FBI Offender Profiling: Having pioneered the use of criminal profiling over a number of years Dr James A. Brussel formally documented his work in 1968 in his book ‘casebook of a criminal psychiatrist
Source: Forensic Psychology Blog - December 15, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs
Research: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Helps Adults with ADHDEmail this article to a colleague.
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Many adults with ADHD do not obtain their diagnosis until adulthood and have struggled with difficulties related to undiagnosed ADHD for their entire lives. As documented in recent studies, this includes elevated rates of depression, anxiety disorders, substance use, work difficulties and interpersonal problems.
As with children and adolescents, medication treatment for adults with ADHD can be quite helpful, especially for reducing core ADHD symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity. However, as is true for children and adolescents, many adults with ADHD continue to struggle despite benefits provided by medic...
Source: SharpBrains - December 15, 2011 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dr. David Rabiner Tags: Attention and ADD/ADHD anxiety disorder attention control attention-deficits CBT cognitive behaviour cognitive-therapy comorbid problems depression diagnosed hyperactivity impulsivity meditation memory neurocognitive functionin Source Type: blogs
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CMS Proposed Rule OverviewEmail this article to a colleague.
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In preparation for todays Senate Aging Committee hearing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their proposed rule for the physician payment sunshine provisions in the affordable care act (ACA).
Section 6002 of the Affordable Care Act added section 1128G to the Social Security Act (the Act), which requires applicable manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals, or medical supplies covered under title XVIII of the Act (Medicare) or a State plan under title XIX (Medicaid) or XXI of the Act (the Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP) to report annually to the Secretary certain payments or...
Source: Policy and Medicine - December 15, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
A Bright Future, Absent Grim Clouds, But Up to Us to Make it GoldenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Below you'll see optimism on the topic of longevity and the future, personal and otherwise, from the establishment political press, which is an unusual enough event to be worthy of remark. These are well-written general interest articles that don't look far beyond a high level overview of economics and exercise, so your mileage may vary - they don't touch on any of the more earnest scientific work on aging and rejuvenation such as SENS, for example. But take a look and see what you think:
Longevity: a Manual
"Genes account for one-fourth to one-third of longevity," estimated Howard Friedman, a professor of psychology at...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 15, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Reason Tags: Of Interest Source Type: blogs
Free ebook: Emergency Medicine (Malaysia)Email this article to a colleague.
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Some of you might recall an excellent little handbook called “Emergencies in Internal Medicine” written by Dr. Wong Yin Onn (Dr. Punna Wong as some of you might know him by). The book has now been reincarnated as a Quick Management Guide in Emergency Medicine, thanks to the hard work of Dr. SF Lee who coordinated with Malaysian colleagues to update the chapters in the new edition. This is wholly a Malaysian effort and unlike the old edition, the new one will be in digital format. You can download the free ebook from the Quick Management Guide in Emergency Medicine site in PDF format. Dr. Lee has some comments t...
Source: Malaysian Medical Resources - December 15, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Palmdoc Tags: - Featured site - Palmdoc - Teaching - Tips ebook Emergency Medicine Source Type: blogs
Psychiatric eponyms: Fregoli delusionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Fregoli delusion is a delusional misidentification syndrome which describes an individual’s mistaken belief that different people are in fact the same person in disguise who is able to change their appearance. Misidentification syndromes all involve a belief that the identity of a person, object or place has somehow changed or has been altered.
The Fregoli delusion was first described in 1927 in the paper Syndrome d’illusion de Frégoli et schizophrénie. In it the authors described a case of a 27-year-old woman living in London who believed she was being persecuted by two actors she oft...
- December 14, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Frontier Psychiatrist Tags: Dictionary f Psychiatric Eponyms Source Type: blogs
A poignant post from retired psychiatrist where a medication discussion never happenedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: soulful sepulcher - December 14, 2011 Category: Mental Illness Tags: Boring Old Man Blog Source Type: blogs
Is Your Child S.A.D. This Season?Email this article to a colleague.
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You might be surprised to learn that seasonal affective disorder (SAD) doesn’t affect just adults. It affects kids and teens, too.
SAD is more than a case of the winter blues. It’s a seasonal form of clinical depression.
According to author and SAD specialist Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D., in his book Winter Blues: Everything You Need to Know to Beat Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD affects about 3 percent of kids ages 9 to 17.
Below you’ll learn what SAD looks like in kids and teens along with how parents can help.
SAD Signs in Kids & Teens
“The single biggest clue that your child may be suffering from S...
Source: World of Psychology - December 14, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Books Children and Teens Depression Disorders General Mental Health and Wellness Parenting Self-Help Adhd Aliments Amp Teens Chores Clinical Depression Clue Dr Rosenthal Eating Habits Fall And Winter Harder Time Headach Source Type: blogs
Consultants, HTFU and the depressing state of US healthcareEmail this article to a colleague.
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Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog Consultants, HTFU and the depressing state of US healthcareaka American ER Doc Gone Walkabout… 004LITFL Editior’s note:You might want to check out previous installments of ‘American ER Doc Gone Walkabout‘ by Rick Abbot before reading on:001 — Why are there so many emergencies here? This is an ER!002 — What is that stuff you give for a fever?003 — Who’s Gonna Insert That Cannula, Place That Urinary Catheter, Whatever?How do you deal with that specialist?Among the consultants that we love to hate, where should we begin? Dermatology? Naah, dermatologists don’t rea...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - December 14, 2011 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Rick Abbott Tags: American ER Doc Gone Walkabout Australia Featured Health comparison consultants denver healthcare launceston rick abbott tasmania united states Source Type: blogs
Born This Way?Email this article to a colleague.
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A group of investigators from the University of Iowa have published a case report about a 14 year old boy with severe antisocial behavior (Boes et al., 2011):He is aggressive, manipulative, and callous; features consistent with psychopathy. Other problems include: egocentricity, impulsivity, hyperactivity, lack of empathy, lack of respect for authority, impaired moral judgment, an inability to plan ahead, and poor frustration tolerance.MRI findings revealed a small congenital malformation in his left ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC), which has been associated with decision making and the regulation of emotional behav...
Source: The Neurocritic - December 14, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs
Should You Be Keeping Secrets From Your Shrink?Email this article to a colleague.
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In yesterday’s post on e-prescribing, the issue of patient confidentiality came up in the context of doctors being able to see a patient’s full medication history in an electronic program, and one commenter brought up that she doesn’t necessarily want to tell her shrink about a yeast infection, perhaps because she finds it embarrassing. The writer of the post, a guest blogger, suggested that this might lead to useful information that should be addressed in therapy, for example the patient’s sexual life.
Years ago, I remember being a bit taken back when a patient brought up some rather problematic ...
Source: Better Health - December 13, 2011 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Dinah Miller, M.D. Tags: Opinion Complications Confidentiality Double life Medication Histroy Open Past treatment Privacy Psychiatry Psychology secrets Thoughts Xanax Source Type: blogs
Georgia Tech and the Carter Center’s Innovative Collaboration for Mental Health in LiberiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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If you’re not familiar with Georgia Tech’s Computing for Good (C4G) initiative, now’s a good time to learn more about it. Why? Because along with the Carter Center, they are trying to transform how mental health is approached in one of the most challenging regions in the world — Africa.
Africa is a place not known for its stellar healthcare, as many of the continent’s nations struggle just to provide for the basic needs of food, water and shelter for their people. Mental illness continues to carry the heavy burden of prejudice and stigma.
Liberia is one of the world’s poorest and worst ...
Source: World of Psychology - December 13, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: John M. Grohol, PsyD Tags: General Mental Health and Wellness Policy and Advocacy Treatment Africa Africa blog Carter Center Clinicians Exact Number First World Countries Georgia Institute Of Technology Georgia Tech Government Need Health Technology Heav Source Type: blogs
#Schizophrenia may not be just a matter of bad genes or bad luck, it may be a “virus”, claim psychiatrists. #mhuk #sighEmail this article to a colleague.
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http://www.bcss.org/2011/11/research/the-insanity-virus/
Filed under: Mental Health News, Interesting Stuff...
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - December 13, 2011 Category: Mental Illness Authors: Dawn Willis Tags: Mental Health News, Interesting Stuff... Source Type: blogs
Dec 13, Offender Profiling: The FBI LegacyEmail this article to a colleague.
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FBI Offender Profiling: Having pioneered the use of criminal profiling over a number of years Dr James A. Brussel formally documented his work in 1968 in his book ‘casebook of a criminal psychiatrist
Source: Forensic Psychology Blog - December 13, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Increases Dementia Risk in VeteransEmail this article to a colleague.
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The study followed 181,093 veterans aged 55 years and older without dementia. 53,155 veterans diagnosed with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
and, 127,938 veterans without PTSD
The study used data from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Patient Care Database.
The study found that in a predominately male veteran population, those diagnosed with PTSD were at a nearly two-fold higher risk of developing dementia compared to veterans without PTSD.
PTSD Linked to Nearly Double Dementia Risk in Veterans
Kristine Yaffe
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common among veterans returning from combat and there...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - December 13, 2011 Category: Dementia Authors: Bob DeMarco Source Type: blogs
Conflict of Interest--From a Patient's PerspectiveEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: The Carlat Psychiatry Blog - December 12, 2011 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Tags: Health Affairs Source Type: blogs
