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From:The Advocate (Vol. 34, Issue 6)I'm happy to report that Gov. Jay Nixon signed HB 499 into law on June 17. MMHCA initiated this legislation, which will now become statute and will go into effect on Aug. 31. The law is important to Missouri licensed...
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From:Mental Health Practice (Vol. 13, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedThe Law Society has issued guidelines to assist healthcare professionals and lawyers in the assessment of mental capacity. It includes up-to-date guidance on the Mental Capacity Act and is intended to ensure that...
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From:Practice Nurse (Vol. 21, Issue 5)Extra training and flexible appointment systems could prevent suffering and save money in the long run KEY POINTS * Many patients prefer to discuss mental health problems with the practice nurse rather than the GP...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 306, Issue 6881) Peer-ReviewedAbstract Objective--To determine the accuracy of psychiatric diagnoses made by two community psychogeriatric teams operating a multidisciplinary assessment procedure. Design--Comparison of team diagnosis with...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 313, Issue 7071) Peer-ReviewedObjectives -- to determine prevalence of mental disorder among male unconvicted prisoners and to assess the treatment needs of this population. Design -- Semi-structured interview and case note review of randomly...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 315, Issue 7106) Peer-ReviewedDiagnosis and treatment of mental disorders in immigrants from the Third World can be difficult without some knowledge and understanding of the patient's cultural background and beliefs. What might be considered a...
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From:Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (Vol. 52, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThe diagnostic experiences of autistic adults in New Zealand have not been investigated and little is known globally about autistic adults' satisfaction with the autism diagnostic process. This study describes the...
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From:Nature (Vol. 463, Issue 7283) Peer-ReviewedPsychiatry changes: The American Psychiatric Association has suggested a host of changes to its influential Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is used to diagnose patients and guide research,...
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From:JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants (Vol. 20, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedEach year, 500,000 women in the United States struggle with postpartum depression (PPD). One of every eight postpartum women is affected, making PPD the most common complication of childbirth. (1) Despite this...
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From:Journal of Studies on Alcohol (Vol. 67, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedObjective: The aim of this study was to compare psychiatric diagnoses based on interview information with those based on best-estimate procedures, to evaluate information used in such procedures, and to use 5-year...
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From:Patient Care (Vol. 33, Issue 13) Peer-ReviewedThe results of a prospective cohort study that included 573 patients aged 70 or older who were hospitalized in a general medical service suggest that depression has a negative impact on mortality in the years that...
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From:Public InterestPeer-ReviewedTHE use of psychotropic medication in depressed patients has increased in the United States by more than 40 percent over the last decade, from 32 million office visits resulting in a drug prescription to over 45...
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From:Australian Journal of Social Issues (Vol. 37, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThis review highlights the urgency for a seamless and co-ordinated approach to service delivery for people with intellectual disability and mental illness. There is emerging evidence of the high prevalence of mental...
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From:Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry (Vol. 33, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedByline: Bheemsain. Tekkalaki, Adarsh. Tripathi, Amit. Arya, Anil. Nischal Background: There is paucity of published data pertaining to consultation psychiatric services (CLP) in India. The data available reflect the...
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From:American Scientist (Vol. 89, Issue 6)A potentially devastating condition that has affected hundreds of thousands of people, and even altered the course of world history, remains unchecked, President James F. Toole warned in his opening remarks to the World...
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From:Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (Vol. 74, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedObjective: To determine the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in new neurological inpatients and outpatients, and examine whether they are recognised, treated, or referred to psychiatric consultation. Methods:1 98...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 327, Issue 7424) Peer-ReviewedAbstract Objective To determine the diagnostic accuracy of two verbally asked questions for screening for depression. Design Cross sectional criterion standard validation study. Setting 15 general practices in...
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From:Psychiatric Times (Vol. 27, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThis commentary suggests how the research community can be instrumental in improving DSM-V and helping it avoid unintended consequences. According to several converging, anonymous (but I think quite reliable) sources to...
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From:American Libraries (Vol. 40, Issue 10)On what was apparently a slow news day, the front page of the July 29 New York Times featured YAWA--yet another Wikipedia article--a variation on the enduring theme of "Wikipedia is changing the world; how shocking" (or...
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From:The Forensic Examiner (Vol. 13, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedAbstract The authors of this article consider some of the potential difficulties involved in making the diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The nature of these difficulties raises very significant...