Professor nemeroff goes to london
THREE STRIKES AND …Professor Charles Nemeroff is being honored today in London. He will deliver a high profile lecture at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, a component of The University of London. IoP and its associated Maudsley Hospital have long been at the forefront of psychiatric research in Britain. The occasion today is the establishment of a new program on mood disorders, and Professor Nemeroff’s topic will be “The Neurobiology of Child Abuse: Treatment Implications.” He will be introduced by Professor Allan Young and the vote of thanks will be proposed by Professor Sir Robin Murray, a fo...
Source: Health Care Renewal - June 17, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: University of London Institute of Psychiatry Charles Nemeroff King's College London Sir Robin Murray Allan Young Maudsley Hospital Carmine Pariante Shitij Kapur Bernard Carroll Source Type: blogs
No dishonour in depression
Comedian and writer Ruby Wax, a regular on British television, has clinical depression. In her book published last week, Sane New World (Hodder & Stoughton, 2013), she describes her struggles with different therapies and her fear of being ‘found out’. She is not alone. A 2010 survey in Europe revealed that 38% of people had a diagnosed mental disorder — including 7% with major depression. The proportion is likely to be similar in all populations, even in Africa, where psychiatric disease barely features on the health agenda.The stigma attached to such disorders means that many people do not admit to the...
Source: PharmaGossip - June 12, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Should you help a person with OCD do their checks?
This study is unable to show that accommodation by one partner caused the other partner's worse symptoms - the causal direction could run either way. However, past longitudinal research in a family setting has shown that reductions in accommodation precede patient improvement.
In the current study, Boeding's team also found that individuals who performed more of their partner's OCD checks tended to report less relationship satisfaction, consistent with past research suggesting the process of accommodation can be "taxing and frustrating" for care-givers. In turn, patients with a partner who performed more accommodatio...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - May 29, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Christian Jarrett Source Type: blogs
From the Archives: Have Americans Become Afraid of Their Doctors?
Noncompliance and the paranoid style.
[Originally published June 27, 2007]
Note: In the everlasting battle between consumers and Big Pharma, amid a string of recent exposes concerning whose doctor took what payment under which table, I am republishing an essay I wrote several years ago, in which I attempt to view the doctor/Pharma/patient interaction from a different angle.
Once upon a time, Americans went to their doctors to get pills. Doctors complained that patients believed competent medical care consisted of being handed a prescription. In the absence of that piece of paper with the unintelligible signature, a p...
Source: Addiction Inbox - May 19, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: Dirk Hanson Source Type: blogs
The Original Mindfulness Meditation
A Zen Buddhist monk guides us through the brief mindfulness meditation “Pebble for your Pocket.”
Based on the teachings of the famous Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, poet, and human rights activist Thich Nhat Hanh, a follower who lives with him in the Plum Village monastery demonstrates the gentle, relaxing, and illuminating practice. An HD version of the video is available for purchase on a full length DVD, “Mindful Living Every Day.”
Mindfulness is a skill which has been extensively studied, validated, and adapted to Western psychology, with elements integrated into Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and ...
Source: Channel N - April 24, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: sandra at psychcentral.com (Sandra Kiume) Tags: All Documentary Online education anxiety brain buddhism dbt MBCT meditation mindfulness psychology stress video zen Source Type: blogs
What is cognitive behavioural therapy like for a teenager?
Most research into CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) for teenagers has focused on whether it works or not, with largely positive results. Surprisingly little attention has been paid to finding out what it is actually like for a teenager to undertake CBT.
Deanna Donnellan and her colleagues have made an initial effort to plug this gap, conducting in-depth interviews with three teenage girls who'd completed a course of individual CBT, asking them about their perception of the therapy and what it meant to them.
The pseudonymous interviewees were Mary, who had problems with sickness and anxiety; Katherine, who had anxietie...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - April 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Christian Jarrett Source Type: blogs
Pain Medicine Care Complex - Children's National Medical Center
Children's Pain Medicine Care Complex is one of only a few programs in the country focused exclusively on managing pain for infants, children, and teens. When children are unable to express their pain in words, our pediatric specialists have the unique insight to help. Our multidisciplinary approach enables us to treat your child's physical symptoms as well as the psychological and emotional aspects of pain. We consider how a child feels and perceives pain, and take steps in care to reduce their fears and their family's anxieties. Conditions We Care For There is no typical pain patient. The team looks at eve...
Source: Psychology of Pain - April 21, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs
Tourette Syndrome “PLUS”
URL: http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/This site represents more than just “book knowledge” or clinical experience, however. It also incorporates my experiences as a family member and pro bono advocate for the Tourette’s Syndrome community. As the parent of two young adults with TS+ and as the spouse of a man with TS+, I know some of the pain and challenges that family members face on a daily basis.
This web site is my way of sharing some of what I’ve learned personally and professionally in my journey over the past 21 years. If it helps another family, teacher, or colleague, I am delighted.
For: Anyone, Anyone, Anyo...
Source: PsychSplash - March 25, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Psych Central Resource Editor Tags: Abnormal Anyone Articles Behaviour Management Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology Common Factors Consumers Depression Educational Psychology Emotional Health Features For Foundation Website Information Lifestyle Mental Source Type: blogs
Talking Changes Minds: the Effect of CBT on Depression
A recent study found that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in depressed patients made actual changes in brain functioning. (Source: Highlight HEALTH)
Source: Highlight HEALTH - March 16, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Faith Martin, Ph.D. Source Type: blogs
How to Kick Everything
Christopher Kennedy Lawford on recovery.
Christopher Kennedy Lawford’s ambitious, one-size-fits-all undertaking is titled Recover to Live: Kick Any Habit, Manage Any Addiction: Your Self-Treatment Guide to Alcohol, Drugs, Eating Disorders, Gambling, Hoarding, Smoking, Sex, and Porn. That pretty much covers the waterfront, and represents both the strengths and the weaknesses of the book.
There’s no doubting Lawford’s sincerity, or his experiential understanding of addiction, or the fact that the raw ingredients were present in his case: bad genes and a traumatic early environment. He is related to Ted Kennedy, two o...
Source: Addiction Inbox - February 24, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: Dirk Hanson Source Type: blogs
Trends in Psychology: 2013
Psychology has been rooted in self-exploration for individuals seeking help with mental health issues and personal relationships.
But the trend for the past decade has been to move away from interpersonal methods of treatment and toward cognitive therapies that allow for short-term treatment of problems, rather than a commitment of months or even years of analysis.
What Kinds of Treatments are Approved?
Very often, mental health treatments that may be approved for payment by the government or private insurance are short-term, cognitive methods (which, in some countries, may be time-limited to four to 12 weeks). These trea...
Source: World of Psychology - February 21, 2013 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Joanna Fishman Tags: General Psychiatry Psychology Psychotherapy Anxiety Panic Attacks Cognitive Methodologies Cognitive Methods Cognitive Therapies Cognitive Therapy Computer Programs Computer Treatment Depression Anxiety Health Concern Insurance Co Source Type: blogs
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
What is seasonal affective disorder?
Seasonal affective disorder is a combination of biologic and mood disturbances with a seasonal pattern. It typically occurs in the autumn (fall) and winter, with remission in the spring or summer.
How common is seasonal affective disorder?
5% of the U.S. population experiences seasonal affective disorder. Because the symptoms are seasonal, they are present for 40% of the year. Although the condition is seasonally limited, patients may have associated depression which would last longer.
What is the treatment for seasonal affective disorder?
Light therapy is well tolerated. Most pat...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - Blog - January 21, 2013 Category: Professors and Educators Tags: AFP Psychiatry Psychology Source Type: blogs
Journal Alert: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 26(1), 2013
Conclusion A number of suggestions forimproving services are identified and discussed in the context ofcurrent service policies and procedures.========================================================================*Pages: 14-25 (Article)*View Full Record: http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=Alerting&SrcApp=Alerting&DestApp=CCC&DestLinkType=FullRecord;KeyUT=CCC:000312650600003*Order Full Text [ ]Title:Treat me Right, Treat me Equal: Using National Policy and Legislation to Create Positive Changes in Local Health Services for People with Intellectual DisabilitiesAut...
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - January 17, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
The mindful nurse.
Mindfulness is the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, with compassion, and open-hearted curiosity .
Through cultivating mindful awareness, we discover how to live in the present moment rather than brooding about the past or worrying about the future.
Mindfulness, in my opinion, may just be one of the most important skills that can be taught to nurses (and other caregivers).
It is an easily taught skill that can help to strengthen resilience, improve concentration, decrease likelihood of errors, improve clinical performance, nurture empathy and lessen the effects of chronic st...
Source: impactEDnurse - January 17, 2013 Category: Nurses Authors: impactEDnurse Tags: tips and tricks Source Type: blogs
A Parent ’s BSD Challenge
Raising children is a rewarding journey with a most steep learning curve. Any new parent ’s notion that since they are older than their child means they are wiser soon learns that it is the child who teaches the parent many things. < br / > < br / > Think of the journey of a parent of a child who for no apparent reason engages in aggressive anti social behavior, angry unending tantrums, or a child who is ultra sensitive to all stimuli and overreacts to ordinary things in life, or a child who acts out in school seeking to always be the center of attention. < br / > < br / > < br / > This is the life of a parent whose chil...
Source: Weird Cake: Myopic musings from a bipolar survivor - November 17, 2010 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
