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Psychiatry News

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Psychiatrists Cause Teen Drug Use

It used to be that the easiest way to decrease the supply of drug was to legalize them.

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Related Topix: Columbia University, Family, Teenagers, Medicine, Drugs, Ritalin, Methylphenidate (generic), Medication

Tue Aug 19, 2008

Chambersburg Public Opinion

County short on psychiatrists, long on waiting periods

For people struggling with depression, admitting the need for help can be difficult and take some time.

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Related Topix: Chambersburg, PA, Franklin County, PA, Depression, Health, Medicine, Opinion

Mon Aug 18, 2008

Mt. Airy News

Crossroads names new medical director

A new medical director has been named at Crossroads Behavioral Healthcare. Dr. Cornelio Roderick Ruperto was named to the post recently by Chief Financial Officer David R. Swann .

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Related Topix: University of South Florida, Wake Forest University, Medicine, Neurology

Sun Aug 17, 2008

Kevin, M.D.

Matthew Mintz: As psychiatry goes, so will primary care

The following is a reader take by Matthew Mintz. Despite being mentioned on ABC News , and the medical blogosphere, the recent study in the Archives of General Psychiatry that shows psychiatrists are less ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Psychology, Science

Sat Aug 16, 2008

The Hindu

Psychiatrists, neurologists need to work together: expert

CHENNAI: Better communication between psychiatrists and neurologists is vital for improving patient care and ending the stigma of psychological illnesses, David W. Dunn, international neuropsychiatry expert, ...

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Related Topix: Psychology, Science, Medicine, Neurology

Fri Aug 15, 2008

The Carolina Channel

Psychiatrist: Children Will Need Long Term Counseling

Child psychiatrists say the four children will require immediate medical attention and long term counseling.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Wed Aug 13, 2008

The Sligo Champion

Psychiatrist in gay storm steps down from Belfast hospital

A psychiatrist caught up in the storm of controversy over anti-gay remarks by the DUP's Iris Robinson has temporarily stood down from his job at a Belfast hospital.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Gay/Lesbian

Tue Aug 12, 2008

MediLexicon

Reading And Rhythm Relationship Explored - The British Psychological Society, UK

Main Category: Psychology / Psychiatry Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 12 Aug 2008 A study published in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology adds weight to the theory ...

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Related Topix: Psychology, Science, Medicine, Health

PR-inside.com

Computer science helps psychiatrist Niall McLaren explain mental disorders

This is a prediction of Dr Niall McLaren MD, an innovative psychiatrist based in Australia whose radical theory of mind has been accepted so far by only a few psychiatrists around the world.

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Related Topix: Psychology, Science, Computers, Computer Science, Medicine

Mon Aug 11, 2008

University of Rochester

Psychologist Awarded Honorary Membership

The German Psychological Society , Germany's preeminent academic psychological association, has awarded an honorary membership to Richard M. Ryan, professor of psychology, psychiatry, and education at the ...

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Related Topix: University of Rochester, Medicine, Psychology, Science, World News, Germany, University of Connecticut

Medical News Today

APA Highlights Importance Of Psychotherapy In Treatment Plans

Main Category: Psychology / Psychiatry Also Included In: Mental Health Article Date: 11 Aug 2008 - 4:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Psychotherapy remains a major component in the ...

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Related Topix: Psychology, Science, Medicine

Science Daily

Psychiatrists Shift Away From Providing Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy has been part of the practice of psychiatry for generations, the authors write as background information in the article.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Columbia University

Sun Aug 10, 2008

Cbs5.com

Psych. Evaluators Bill CA For Half Million

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Related Topix: Medicine

Boston Globe

Ending the psychological mind games on detainees

WHEN MOST people think of psychologists, they think of a professional helping them with life's emotional difficulties, or of a researcher studying human or animal behavior.

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Related Topix: Darkside, Pop/Rock, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Guantanamo Bay, Psychology, Medicine, Science, Opinion

PsycPORT.com

Test developed for borderline personality disorder

Houston scientists develop test for personality disorder: Malfunction is identified by brain imaging devices during game play Houston Chronicle - August 10, 2008 Aug.

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Related Topix: Baylor College of Medicine, Medicine

Sat Aug 09, 2008

Archives General Psychiatry

this Month in Archives of General Psychiatry: This Month in Archives of General Psychiatry

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Related Topix: Medicine, Depression, Health, Anxiety

Fri Aug 08, 2008

Mind Hacks

Recreational drug preference linked to medical speciality

Recreational drug preference linked to medical speciality: Following our piece on several cases of drug addiction in anaesthetists, I just found some interesting studies on how recreational drug preference ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Drugs, Smoking, Health, Anesthesiology

Thu Aug 07, 2008

ABC News

Move Over, Couch: Psych Pills Take Over

Cartoons about the psychiatrist's couch were recently the subject of a museum exhibition.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Yale University

MSNBC

Shock therapy makes a quiet comeback

When Bill Russell tells people that his severe depression was relieved by shock therapy, the most common response he gets is: "They're still doing that?" Most people might be quicker to associate electroshock ...

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Related Topix: Wake Forest University, Medicine, Depression, Health

Archives General Psychiatry

Original Article: National Trends in Psychotherapy by Office-Based Psychiatrists

Ramin Mojtabai, MD, PhD, MPH ; Mark Olfson, MD, MPH Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2008;65 :962-970. Context In addition to prescribing medications, providing psychotherapy has long been a defining characteristic of the ...

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Related Topix: Medicine

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