Psychiatry

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.

Even children in pre-school - those as young as three or four - can experience symptoms of depression, and early detection may be one of the most important aspects of treating it.

Paying physicians based on outcomes rather than based on the number of procedures or services performed will ultimately reduce costs, entice more residents to select primary care, and lead to better care for patients.

The speakers explained what privacy issues arise with the use of health IT, especially in the mental health arena.

The presenters explain how psychiatrists can benefit from blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and Wikis.

Various approaches for different stages of schizophrenia and intervention adjustments based on individual needs were discussed.

Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a smart pill that sends notification when it has been swallowed. The pill contains an embedded microchip and has a printed, digestible antenna on the outside made of nontoxic, conductive silver lines.

This page offers links to the full scientific program, exhibitor and exhibit hall information, and more.

Val Jones, MD, founder and creator of the blog Better Health, and physician with DocTalker Family Medicine, a pay-as-you-go, time-based practice, discusses what it's like to be a physician in an unconventional practice. Jones, like many physicians at DocTalker, was a patient before asking to come aboard as a member.

APA attendees will find a few perks while in New Orleans.

New research reveals that areas of the brain that regulate communication may also be impacted by the medications commonly used for schizophrenia.

A study on the patterns of substance use treatment admissions between the years 1998 to 2008 has illustrated some marked changes.