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Black Psychiatrists of America Speak About Desmond Tutu
June 2nd 2011On behalf of the Black Psychiatrists of America, we are writing to the American Psychiatric Association regarding the recent “issues” that have been raised by some members of your association with respect to Archbishop Tutu being this year’s convocation speaker at your annual meeting in Hawaii in May.
Top Clinical Articles: Studies You Won't Want to Miss
May 26th 2011To identify what psychiatrists and other physicians may need to know about recent studies in internal medicine, Monique Yohanan, MD, MPH, a physician editor at Epocrates, Inc, reviewed several articles published during the last year that she considers newsworthy and most likely to influence clinical practice.
Self-medication for Anxiety Increases Risk for Substance Use Disorders
May 25th 2011Patients with anxiety disorders who self-medicate with alcohol or drugs may be increasing their risk for developing incident substance use disorders, according to a study presented at the American Psychiatric Association’s recent annual meeting.
A Growing Crisis in Mental Health Among the Nation’s Elderly?
May 24th 2011A report of dropoffs of elderly individuals at hospitals, elderly persons being reported for socially inappropriate behavior, and an increase in 911 calls concerning elderly relatives with dementia attacking family members and caregivers.
Nearly Half of Kids in Inpatient Psychiatric Program Receive Antipsychotics
May 24th 2011In a decade-long study of antipsychotic prescribing for hospitalized children and adolescents, researchers found that antipsychotics were used in 44.3% of patients and were often prescribed for behavioral disorders, PTSD, and other anxiety disorders as well as psychotic disorders.
Top Medical Articles of 2010: Three on Vitamins and Supplements
May 23rd 2011In response to mounting physician interest in vitamins and dietary supplements, Monique Yohanan, MD, MPH, a physician editor at Epocrates, Inc, reviewed her picks for articles about vitamin D, calcium, and glucosamine that she considers “most likely to influence clinical practice” at the recent APA meeting in Honolulu.
Video: The Physician as Patient: Challenges in Evaluation and Rx
May 23rd 2011Watch as Glen Gabbard, MD, and his colleagues Holly Crisp-Han, MD, and Gabrielle Hobday, MD, discuss some of the challenges you may face when you are called on to assess another physician. This topic was the focus of a workshop at the APA meeting.
Insurance Practices: This Insanity Must Stop
May 20th 2011By now, insured Americans are familiar with the routine “cost-saving” measures created and implemented by insurance companies. What is probably not known to most people, however, are the routine oversight procedures that intrude on patient care, aggravate “providers,” and consume untold amounts of time.
The Epidemic of Attention Deficit Disorder: Real or Fad?
May 20th 2011Attention Deficit Disorder is now two or three times more common than it was just twenty years ago. A recent study reported that a whopping 10% of kids in the general population would qualify for the diagnosis. There has also been an incredible explosion in the use of medication in treating it.
Benefits of Large-Scale Depression Screening: It Pays To Trawl
May 18th 2011A large-scale, systematic depression screening of adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD) conducted by Kaiser Permanente in Southern California produced some unexpected result. Even those with negative depression screens benefitted.
Military Kids With Deployed Parents Experience Higher Risk of Hospitalization
May 18th 2011Children of active-duty military face increased risk of psychiatric hospitalization when a parent is deployed for longer than 6 months, as suggested by new research presented during the American Psychiatric Association meeting in Hawaii.
1c4m - thanks and refer a colleague
May 17th 2011Every new healthcare professional that creates a free account with UBM Medica will trigger our donation of $10 to the international non-profit organization Doctors Without Borders/Mdecins Sans Frontires (MSF) – a non-profit delivering emergency medical assistance to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, natural disasters, or exclusion from health care in nearly 60 countries. It's our way of promoting global social good for doctors caring for those in desperate need. Our goal is to donate $25,000 over the month of June – enough to immunize and nourish over 10,000 children and provide clean water to thousands of people in need.
Conference Report: Daniel Paul Schreber Centenary–200 Years of Sonnenstein
May 17th 2011A report on the first international conference on Daniel Paul Schreber: "No comparison can be drawn between the sublime suffering of 1 individual-a man who, even in his madness, remained a member of Germany’s elite-and the horrors that would be perpetrated in that institution in the years to come..."
