News tagged with psychiatrist
Russia must tackle 'critical' suicide rate: experts
Russia must launch a public health campaign to reduce the country's suicide rate, among the highest in the world, top psychiatrists said on Thursday.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 20, 2011 |
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In US, many with severe depression go untreated
The United States is a world leader in rates of antidepressant use, but as many as two-thirds of Americans with severe depression are not on medication, said a government study released Wednesday.
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Oct 19, 2011 |
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Researchers track number of doctors disciplined and why
A total of 606 Canadian physicians were disciplined by their provincial medical licensing authorities between 2000 and 2009, researchers at St. Michael's Hospital found.
Health
Oct 11, 2011 |
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Marijuana blocks PTSD symptoms in rats: study
Marijuana administered in a timely fashion could block the development of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in rats, a new study conducted at Haifa University has found.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Telepsychiatry initiative shows promising results
A statewide telepsychiatry initiative in South Carolina is changing the way that emergency psychiatric patients are treated, and preliminary results are encouraging.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 09, 2011 |
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Holograms reveal brain's inner workings
Like far away galaxies, powerful tools are required to bring the minute inner workings of neurons into focus. Borrowing a technique from materials science, a team of neurobiologists, psychiatrists, and advanced ...
Neuroscience
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Study finds antidepressants may help in treating schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a complex and chronic mental disorder affecting more than 2 million people in the United States.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Panic symptoms increase steadily, not acutely, after stressful event
Just like everyone else, people with panic disorder have real stress in their lives. They get laid off and they fight with their spouses. How such stresses affect their panic symptoms hasn't been well understood, but a new ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 20, 2011 |
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Brain scans appear to show changes associated with violent behavior
A brain imaging study suggests that men with a history of violent behavior may have greater gray matter volume in certain brain areas, whereas men with a history of substance use disorders may have reduced gray matter volume ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 06, 2011 |
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The power of placebos
They may be uncomfortable talking about it, but it's definitely going on.
Medications
May 12, 2011 |
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Rethinking psychiatry
In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) will publish the fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a thick, well-respected publication that contains the latest diagnostic criter ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 14, 2011 |
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