Psychiatry

Derived from the Genes to Cognition Online website, this 3D application uses the iPad's native gestures to allow users to zoom and rotate images of the brain in a three dimensional fashion.

Higher concentrations of clusterin have been linked to the development, severity and progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to data from a recent study.

The latest versions of Wordpress and other blogging software make it fast, cheap, and easy to create and manage a website for your medical practice.

In a recent blog I wrote about empathy and how we might try to teach medical students to be empathic physicians. Psychiatrists, other physicians and therapists try to put ourselves into our patient's shoes (or skin) in order to understand how they are feeling in regard to the things which are troubling them.

The timing of the onset of a patient's symptoms can serve as a critical piece of the puzzle when trying to determine a diagnosis.

I'd like to introduce Junig's Warm Coat Theory of Psychotropic Prescribing, or what I suggest the medical field refers to as the "JWCT."

Omega-3 supplements are an effective treatment for patients with major depression who are not suffering from comorbid anxiety.

According to an audit presented at the International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, patients with mental health issues are infrequently asked whether or not they have children, which is a violation of patient safety guidelines.

Just over half of US men see a doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant for routine care, compared to nearly three-quarters of women, according to AHRQ research.

Mark Aronson, MD, MACP, professor, Harvard Medical school, considers the impact of heavy drinking on young adults and adolescents.

A team of researchers from Mount Sinai Hospital and Columbia University have identified several mutations in a series of genes that are involved in suicidal behavior.

Graduating medical school, "we" all stood and repeated, deep within our private solemnity, a modern version of the Hippocratic oath. Nowhere is a "we" to be seen. Instead, "I swear... I will keep... I will impart... I will follow..." transitions us from students to practitioners.

Those of us who have worked in medical schools have struggled with the question of whether or not we can teach this to young men and women who are learning to be doctors or whether it is something that they either have or do not have.

An online article about overweight and obese patients generates numerous comments.

According to recent reports from China, since the beginning of the year 13 workers from Foxconn, a large factory in Shenzhen, have committed suicide.

A roundup of recent articles in the clinical literature that look at the use of smartphones and apps in a variety of healthcare specialties and settings.

What to do and where to eat in the Big Apple.

Using the Internet during patient visits can be a very useful tool, according to Dr. Pullen. Here, he describes some of his favorite websites to use while seeing patients.

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?