Psychiatry News

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

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

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 .

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 ...

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, ...

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

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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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.

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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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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...