Psychiatry

What's the connection between a low IQ in early adulthood and risk for attempted suicide later in life?

Dr. Pullen's latest blog entry discusses this frequently asked office question, how it can have several different meanings, and how the answer may change, depending on what the question is really asking.

Jerald Block, MD, a major in the army reserves who just finished serving a 3-month deployment as a psychiatrist for a combat stress control team, wrote us from western Iraq to explain his role in this position, the conditions he mostly treats, how technology has impacted his practice in both military and civilian roles, and what other psychiatrists can learn from his experiences.

We spoke to Jay Parkinson, MD, recently to catch up on Hello Health, learn what new ventures he's involved in, and discuss his ideas on how to effectively improve the healthcare system.

The past few years, Apple's WWDC conference has been mostly directed at developers. But as Apple fanboys/girls have become increasingly interested in anything Apple-related, and with the anticipation of some iPhone 4G news, consumers have begun to come out in droves along with developers. For those of you who could not make it, we present the Cover It Live platform below, which will extract all conversations on Twitter related to this event, and will also include videos, pictures, and other resources our editors find relating to WWDC announcements and news.

The majority of patients who are treated in non-psychiatric hospitals for psychiatric issues are cared for in hospital-based psychiatric units, not general medicine beds, or "scatter beds."

The most difficult question I am asked, by patients, is "Why?" Why did I become an addict? Why do I still have cravings? Why do I slip up and use, even thought I know it's wrong and I feel stupid and horrible doing it?

A large extended family in Colombia, where an elderly mother has become the caregiver for her 4 adult children with Alzheimer's, will be one of the main focuses of the trial.

Google may be looking for alternatives to Microsoft and selecting the right EMR requires more than just a checklist of functions.

The Associated Press has released some guidelines pertaining to social media terms and usage in the new AP Stylebook; some changes are long overdue, and others are a bit of a headscratcher.

If we're serious about reducing healthcare expenditures in this country, is reducing physician income an essential and inevitable component of meaningful cost control and healthcare reform?

The American healthcare system is finally on the road to a modern national IT infrastructure. Recently, the iMedicalApps team had the opportunity to speak to a small but ambitious group of IT professionals who aim to be at the forefront of this modernization by targeting the physicians with the lowest penetration of electronic health records, those in smaller private practices.

Intent is to curb perceived and actual conflicts of interest.

Teenagers suffering from treatment-resistant depression may achieve positive results with a switch in medications or a combination of a medication change and cognitive behavior therapy.

Among the numerous posters presented on the last day of the conference, the three highlighted here stood out.

Jill Taylor contrasts the role of psychiatrists and primary care physicians in prescribing psychiatric medications, reviews recent regulatory challenges for the pharma industry, and wonders why the APSS refuses to embrace the Internet.

This session focused on the latest two sets of the CANMAT guidelines for bipolar disorder and major depressvive disorder.

New understanding and approaches in schizophrenia are emerging and may lead to useful interventions.

New Non-invasive, Non-systemic Treatment Option Gaining Momentum - NeuroStar TMS Therapy Live Expert Demonstration

Nearly 90 posters were presented during the fourth New Research Session at the APA Annual Meeting, with many focused on ziprasidone.

How does video teleconferencing compare to face-to-face visits in the eyes of parents of psychiatric patients?

Two excellent presentations focusing on the Internet and telepsychiatry made up this session.

The current status and major initiatives of the national EHR movement, considerations in EHR selection, and more were discussed.

This symposium included presentations of NNT and NNH analyses of approved pharmacotherapies for various phases of bipolar disorder

This symposium presented five novel applications of IPSRT.

This symposium focused on presenting the most recent results of key projects conducted to evaluate the effects of early detection/intervention strategies.

During the third New Research session, 73 posters were presented. Here, those that were among the best are highlighted.

How race, ethnicity, and culture affect bipolar disorder; dental care and L-lysine treatment in schizophrenia.

Ten of the latest investigations into schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.