Psychiatry

Dementia a bane of the old

hindu.com
17-Nov-2008
        

VIJAYAWADA: Family members of a 65-year-old professional, who retired from government service, walked into a psychiatry clinic complaining that he was disrobing in front of them. But, medical examination indicated that he was...

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Magnets depression aid

californianonline.com
17-Nov-2008 2 related
        

WASHINGTON - Steve Newman had suffered from major depression from the time he was 13. He tried innumerable treatments: psychotherapy and medications. Approaching 60, single by necessity and friendless by choice, he decided his...

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Psychiatrist starts practice in Palestine

palestineherald.com
16-Nov-2008
        

By MARY RAINWATER The Palestine Herald PALESTINE — Newcomer psychiatrist Dr. Vernon Johnson has jumped in to his job with both feet. After 14 years at a practice in Sherman, the East Texas native was persuaded to make a move to...

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Psychiatry's Bible

clipmarks.com
16-Nov-2008
        

clipped by: debbyskiClip Source: www.latimes.comOver the summer, a wrangle between eminent psychiatrists that had been brewing for months erupted in print. Startled readers of Psychiatric News saw the spectacle unfold in the...

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Workshop on child-related issues

hindu.com
15-Nov-2008 1 related
        

To sensitise drivers and conductors of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation — Photo: R. Ashok Friendly approach: R. Kumar, Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College Hospital,...

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Gerhard Nothmann

seacoastonline.com
15-Nov-2008
        

LEE — Dr. Gerhard Nothmann, a prominent psychiatrist and pioneer of mental health services in New Hampshire, died from natural causes on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008. Dr. Nothmann, a resident of Lee, New Hampshire, was 96 years old....

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Incubator care at birth reduces depression risk in adult life

rxpgnews.com
15-Nov-2008
        

'We believe that incubator care is a trigger for a complex chain of biological and emotional factors that helped decrease depression,' he said. A Canadian study says babies who receive incubator care after birth are two to...

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Diagnosis of parkinsonian syndrome often changes (Reuters)

yahoo.com
15-Nov-2008 3 related
        

Reuters - The cause of a parkinsonian syndrome is not always clear when the symptoms first appear, and the diagnosis often changes over time, according to a paper in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. Use...

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Conduct Disorder in Adolescent Girls Associated With Family Characteristics, Parental Behaviors

newswise.com
14-Nov-2008
        

Nearly 10 percent of adolescent girls in the United States meet the criteria for conduct disorder, a diagnosis describing youths who persistently exhibit behaviors that violate rules and rights of others - truancy, fighting,...

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New Data, New Directions in the Management of Mood and Anxiety Disorders

euroinvestor.co.uk
14-Nov-2008 3 related
        

VIENNA, Austria, November 14 /PRNewswire/ -- - 8th International Forum for Mood and Anxiety Disorders Congress Roundup Clinicians and researchers from around the world attended this week's 8th International Forum on Mood and...

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