Psychiatry

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Chris Jennings discussed the state of health care reform.

A lack of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid may be the cause of cognitive problems in patients with schizophrenia.

Researchers at the medical College of Georgia recently examined the link between diabetes, treatment for the condition, and eating disorders.

I've written about Google Health in the past, and have been watching the development of both the Google tool and Microsoft's HealthVault.

I frequently have patients ask me about using medical marijuana. Unfortunately, they are not the patients I think would benefit most from its use.

While the changes President Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress are proposing are considerable (they could reduce the deficit within two decades), they aren't a government takeover.

The prevalence of abused children experiencing unexplained early development of gastrointestinal symptoms was the focus of a study published in the Annals of Family Medicine (March/April 2010).

This study explored the relationship between depressive symptoms in newly-admitted schizophrenia patients and their well-being.

This online journal abstract discusses the impact that being stereotypically labeled as mentally ill has on schizophrenia patients' behavior in a social setting.

I think I'm rather opinionated, ok, very opinionated and also think that medicine, as noble a profession as it is, is in dire trouble. I offer my viewpoints and hope that others will read and agree with me, although I guess you get more popular if people disagree.

This site thoroughly reviews both motor and vocal tourette syndrome tics.

This activity thoroughly reviews the symptoms of Tourette syndrome.

Ted Eytan, MD, and Holly Potter, discussed the power of health IT and social media to improve the quality of healthcare.

Kathryn Kern-Stout, MD, MBA, discussed some of the challenges her institution had to overcome during the EHR selection and implementation process.

Allison Connelly-Flores, Urban Health Care, Inc, told her story about despair, faith, hope, frustration, jubilation, and, through all of these things, success.

This study will evaluate familial risk factors for schizophrenia.

Many physicians have already taken the step to implement an EHR, and some have not failed at it... yet, anyway.

One of the ongoing sessions is the panelist of healthcare bloggers, and each day presents a different panel of recognizable voices.

Mrunal Shah, MD, ABFM, discussed his large integrated health system's experiences with implementing a system-wide electronic record.

The other day, a patient sent me an e-mail explaining that, after consulting with her spouse and parents, she had changed her mind about taking the medication we discussed during her appointment.

We've entered a new arena of horror where our Richter scale, for the first time, doesn't seem to reach high enough, and adjectives are crumbling under the impact. "Devastation" or "catastrophe"? None of the usual descriptors feel powerful enough.

To improve the insurance coverage of mental healthcare, employers and group health plans are ruled against discrimination (ie, providing less coverage for mental health conditions than physical ones).

This trial aims to determine if culturally based family therapy intervention will improve treatment outcomes in patients with schizophrenia.

The symptoms of subsyndromal depression in older adults may significantly improve with regular use of �exergames,� or video games that combine game play with exercise, according to the results of a recent University of California San Diego study,

Fewer than half of individuals who have non-specific chest pain experience relief from symptoms following standard medical care.

Dr. Croke had a short interview with a young Haitian doctor about the earthquake.

View a demo of a We Care Solar Suitcase here. This tool was used by many healthcare professionals who spent time in Haiti

This activity features three case studies, which are used to describe typical cases that would lead to a diagnosis of early-onset schizophrenia.

This site focuses on the symptoms, signs, causes, and effects of schizophrenia.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 designated $87 billion for state Medicaid programs, enacting major increases in federal matching rates. Despite the boost from ARRA, state budgets have been groaning under the weight of the economic downturn, with 29 of them planning to make Medicaid cuts in 2010.