Psychiatry

Physicians who see Medicare patients are practicing in very difficult times.

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Here's a quick update on what's been happening in psychiatry.

Pundits, analysts, and other industry observers have been weighing in with their thoughts on what the President's proposals will call for, what effect they may have on the nation's healthcare system, their chances of being enacted, and how we're going to pay for it all.

A new study that examines the link between racial discrimination and mental health disorders shows that students who feel ridiculed because of their skin color are more likely to feel symptoms of mental disorders.

You may remember the story of Harvard Medical School grad and CIO of CareGroup John Halamka who was an huge advocate of using implantable radio-frequency identification chips to give patients the option of being a walking EMR. Halamka actually had one of these chips implanted in his arm in late 2004, and the PR frenzy began.

A study of over 3000 workers, conducted in Finland, found that workers who reported stress and poor team spirit in their workplaces were 60% more likely to report being depressed and 50% more likely to take antidepressants.

A genetic mutation that is commonly seen in individuals with schizophrenia and manic-depressive disorder actually plays only a minor role in such disorders and is present among �healthy� people, new research has found.

Patients with cancer who experience moderate to severe pain may be prescribed opioids and could become addicted to them; thus, it is important for oncology nurses to understand addiction and how to assess and manage pain in this patient population.

Check out photos taken at last week's Health 2.0 Conference held in Boston.

New research from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario has shown that certain receptors in the brain are responsible for the way that humans process emotions and create memories.

This debate featured Don Kemper, CEO of Healthwise, and Matthew Holt, co-founder of Health 2.0, LLC, discussing information therapy and Health 2.0, and why they thought one was better than the other.

It's the patient's job to manage his or her care, while the doctor's job is to provide the necessary tools and treatment.

A new study has found that patients with a serious mental illness are actually more likely to become the victim of a violent crime than they are to commit one.

Personal health records, designed to help patients keep all of their medical records in one place and make it easier for doctors to access patient files, may actually lead to inaccurate information and, as a result, improper treatment, some doctors fear.

A variation in genetic expression may lead to an increased risk for schizophrenia, according to new research from Rutgers University.

A study suggests that adolescent and young adult men who commit suicide or make serious attempts have a history of emotional problems that date back to 8 years of age.

The debate about the autism�vaccine link rages on. There have been a couple of articles posted to HCPLive.com featuring this topic.

A new study published in Psychoneuroendocrinology found that the stress hormone cortisol, may be linked to some of the symptoms of Asperger Syndrome.

According to researchers, two-year-olds who have autism "pay attention to physical relationships between movement and sound and miss critical social information."

Researchers have performed a series of short-term memory tasks in soldiers with and without PTSD, progressing one step further to the possibility of one day using brain scans to diagnose the illness.

The accusation that Scott Reuben, MD, fabricated results in more than 20 papers published in peer-reviewed journals has been widely reported in the last three weeks.

An analysis of the DISC1 gene, which plays a role in mental illness, may lead to improved methods for prescribing targeted medications.

Study results reveal that the gene DISC1—shown "to help brain neuronal cells migrate to their correct positions and to help new neurons grow in the developing brain"—directly inhibits GSK3B activity.

A new study from the University of Central Florida offers insight on the benefits children with ADHD might derive from their hyperactive behavior.

New research has discovered how the toxoplasmosis parasite may activate the development of schizophrenia and other bipolar disorders.

A recent study suggests that medications indicated for severe mental illnesses like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are often prescribed "off-label" at inappropriately low doses for patients with less severe illnesses.

Do you know any parents who�ve made the decision not to vaccinate their children because they are convinced there is a link between vaccines and autism?

Anti-social behavior in young girls and anxiety in both young girls and boys are signs of adolescent depression.

Medtronic’s Reclaim Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy became the first deep brain stimulation device approved by the FDA to treat a psychiatric condition.