There are two perspectives on mental health. Many people view conditions like depression and anxiety as fixed traits, something they have to cope with indefinitely. However, an alternative…
Eric Bender, MD, tackles your mental health queries in this engaging video. He explains what it means to be psychotic, not as a predictor of crime, but as…
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Carl Kirschner, PhD, Organizational/Personal Effectiveness Consultant and Former College/University Dean of Students at SUNY and CUNY, discusses how emotional intelligence can help physicians better treat patients, and describes…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although often billed as a memory and cognition enhancing product, Ginkgo biloba does not stave off cognitive decline or help prevent dementia and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Electrical stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus reduced symptoms and improved function in patients with severe, refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) during a trial conducted…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear to increase the long-term mortality rate in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children with exotropia type strabismus appear to be at increased risk for developing mental illness by young adulthood, according to a report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Researchers from Spain have found a strong and independent link between cannabis use and early age at onset of psychosis. The association, they…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A condensed version of the 10-item Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) is useful in screening for postpartum depression in primary care settings, according…
Dr. Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, warns against the dangers of watching television at too young of an age in an interview from Seattle Children’s Hospital. References and Resources…
Howard Simon, MD, Director, Newly Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, State University Hospital Syracuse, discusses when psychicians should refer patients for gastric bypass surgery or laparoscopic band surgery. References…
An open randomized trial showed that for a first episode of schizophrenia, four second-generation antipsychotics were no more effective than haloperidol, but they did have lower discontinuation rates.…
