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Songs Could Help to Overcome Flood Trauma

... caller tune. They might introduce it soon," Surat psychiatrist Mukul Choksi told IANS. Choksi, along with 25 psychiatrists, has spelt out several measures to rehabilitate the distraught residents of the city. They have advised people to engage themselves in routine work and not think of the floods any more. ...

Differing Ideas on Management of Alzheimer’s diseas

...-moderate Alzheimer's disease since 2001. However psychiatrist Anthony Pelosi of the Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride, Scotland and his colleagues said that memory clinics that were initially set up to prescribe and monitor the medicines have distorted clinical priorities. Pelosi said, "These clinics are div...

Violent Students May Have Learning Disorders

...sychiatric illnesses. Dr. Nancy Rappaport, a child psychiatrist at Cambridge Health Alliance, and colleagues from Harvard University conducted a study on 33 students in order to probe the subject more deeply. The authors identified substance abuse in 11 students and at least one medical problem in 13 students. ...

The Pros and Cons of the Health-IT Bill

...tion of these medical records. Dr. Deborah Peel, a psychiatrist who heads the Patient Privacy Rights Foundation in Austin said, 'The main thing we are concerned about is that if this information leaks out to employers, it can destroy people's reputations and livelihoods.' The Bush administration is all for thi...

'Copycat Attitude' Pushes Kids to Commit Suicide

...efused to buy him a kite, Sameer Parekh, a leading psychiatrist told IANS, "Being denied a kite may have acted as ...l phone. According to Jitendra Nagpal, a leading psychiatrist at VIMHANS, "When the psychological problem of a youngster goes unnoticed, it leads to complexity. A...

Promising Care Model For Bipolar Disorder

A psychiatrist with the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Cente...ol of their care,” said Mark S. Bauer, M.D., staff psychiatrist with the Providence V.A. Medical Center and professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown Medi...

More People Seeking Treatment for Mental Illness in Strife-torn Kashmir

...onals are women. "In Srinagar there is only one psychiatrist one can go to, Mushtaq Marghoob. And I usually see a long queue outside his clinic," Nayeem said. Asked if women from all strata of society are seeking help, she said: "A few of my colleagues in the university have sought help. I don't think there...

Psychiatrist's Help Sought to Counsel Children Making Hoax Calls

...quences of their behaviour," said Jitendra Nagpal, psychiatrist at the Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (VIMHANS). "Children from dysfunctional families are prone to high risk behaviour and it also speaks about the environment these children are living in," Nagpal told IANS. Similar ar...

Many Suicidal Adults Aren't Getting Mental Health Treatment

...eatment they need," said Heather V. Krell, M.D., a psychiatrist at UCLA not affiliated with the study. "People feeling suicidal may be inhibited by the stigma of it," Krell said. Lack of motivation and energy may also pose a problem for suicidal adults who recognize they need help. Both family members and men...

Painkiller Based on Sea Snail Venom Made Available in Britain

...d the venom. Now, 25 years later, he is a research psychiatrist at the University of Utah and still works with Professor Olivera. On analysis of the venom they identified one peptide that stopped nerve cells from sending signals to the brain. It does this by blocking the calcium channels on the nerves, which tr...

British Psychiatrist At 62 Becomes The Countries Oldest Mother

A 62-year-old child psychiatrist has become Britain’s oldest mother after undergoing IVF treatment//. It was reported that Patti Farrant, professionally known as Patricia Rashbrook, gave birth to a boy, weighing about 3 kg, was born at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton,...

Obesity, a Reflector of Mental Health – Study Find

...ections,' said Greg Simon, MD, MPH, a Group Health psychiatrist and the lead author of the study. The researchers also found a negative association between obesity and substance abuse. That is, an obese person is 25 percent less likely than a non-obese person to have had a substance abuse disorder sometime in t...

Multifaceted Stress: Mere thought is stressful!

...d depression, than men. Professor Simon Wessely, a psychiatrist at King’s College London, said “The main reason for the undeniable higher rates of stress in women was related to their different roles and pressures, but when men and women did the same job in the Civil Service, they had similar rates of psychologic...

Antidepressants affect and cause REM sleep disorder

...uger, M.D., Mayo Clinic sleep medicine specialist, psychiatrist and primary investigator. The disorder is often recognized by a bed partner. Although previously published case reports and a more recently published study have suggested the association between antidepressants and RBD, this study represents the f...

Western Australian Government Spending Extra For Mental Health Services

...sident, Paul Skerritt said that allotting only one psychiatrist was not enough for each team. Mr McGinty though feels that in the past residents had relied on city hospitals and keeping at least some staff would lessen that burden. "We need to transfer the services of mental health care away from hospital and i...

Outcry Against Mental Health Institutions

...ts. According to MHCA board member and prominent psychiatrist Ian Hickie, the COAG process appeared to be proceeding without a proper planning, goals and intentions. `We're doing something that the (state and federal) governments haven't done _ we're clearly stating at the outset what we think are the range o...

Learn From a Leader: Smitherman shares a personal story about his battle with drugs

...ss. He had taken counseling with a drug specialist psychiatrist on about 15 to 20 occasions. He had to get away from the friends circle and abstain from alcohol, to kick the drug habit. Smitherman's potent message to people who do drugs, is that barring all the despondency , if somebody has the will to give up d...

Indian American Doctor Wants Healthcare Reforms

...es of medical negligence. Shastri Swaminathan, a psychiatrist who has served as president of the Illinois Psychi...e, high risk." Swaminathan has been a practising psychiatrist for three decades and said there had been a change in the attitude of Indians towards mental illness...

Indian American Doctor Wants Healthcare Reforms

...of medical negligence. // Shastri Swaminathan, a psychiatrist who has served as president of the Illinois Psychi...e, high risk." Swaminathan has been a practising psychiatrist for three decades and said there had been a change in the attitude of Indians towards mental illness...

Suicide rates affected by following “goth cult

... to Dr. Michael van Beinum, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and adviser to the study,” Mental health problems are common in young people, and there is evidence that they are on the increase. For some young people with mental health problems, a goth subculture may be attractive, as it may allow them to find a ...

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