The HCPLive Psychiatry condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on mental illnesses. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and more.
October 3rd 2024
A study reveals that individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders experience high rates of comorbid mental health conditions and receive minimally adequate treatment.
September 26th 2024
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Clinical Consultations™: Managing Depressive Episodes in Patients with Bipolar Disorder Type II
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Medical Crossfire®: Understanding the Advances in Bipolar Disease Treatment—A Comprehensive Look at Treatment Selection Strategies
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'REEL’ Time Patient Counseling: The Diagnostic and Treatment Journey for Patients With Bipolar Disorder Type II – From Primary to Specialty Care
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SimulatED™: Diagnosing and Treating Alzheimer’s Disease in the Modern Era
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Politics = Inertia (Let the patient be damned!)
There's a concept in healthcare insurance where all risks in a community of interest, a market, are pooled - community rating; and then there's experience rating where the healthy are advantaged in more ways then one and the sick are marginalized, paying disproportionately more into the pool just to have a seat at the table.
Childhood Cognitive Problems may Foreshadow Schizophrenia Diagnosis in Adulthood
January 22nd 2010Duke University researchers have discovered that adults with schizophrenia may exhibit a pattern during childhood of cognitive problems, including difficulties with verbal reasoning, working memory, attention and processing speed.
Used as Prescribed, Opioids Relieve Chronic Pain With Little Addiction Risk
January 20th 2010According to a recent study, carefully selected patients with no history of addiction and abuse, who are compliant with their medication usage, might experience good amounts of pain relief with a very small risk of addition.
Doctors Without Borders Plane with Lifesaving Medical Supplies Diverted Again from Landing in Haiti
January 19th 2010A Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières cargo plane carrying 12 tons of medical equipment, including drugs, surgical supplies and two dialysis machines, was turned away three times from Port-au-Prince airport since Sunday night despite repeated assurances of its ability to land there.
Psychiatric Medication Side Effects: Risk/benefit Ratio in the Modern Era
January 19th 2010I'm sorry for the hiatus in posting; there always seem to be tons of paperwork this time of year, not to mention the need to get things together for the tax season. With taxes in mind, perhaps it is appropriate to write a post that has to do with the FDA.
Haiti: 'Patients who were not Critical Three Days Ago are now in Critical Phases'
January 18th 2010Isabelle Jeanson, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières emergency communications officer, has been with the MSF teams in Port-au-Prince since January 15. Here she describes the situation as of January 17.
Haiti Earthquake: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières Working to Provide Healthcare
January 15th 2010Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières have been working together to treat as many of the people who were injured after the 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday afternoon.
Will Tablets, e-Readers, and Netbooks Bridge the Gap between Smartphones and Laptops?
The 2010 Consumer Electronics Show recently concluded in Las Vegas; but aside from everything transforming into 3D, there were some other advances and introductions in the world of tech gadgets that are worth mentioning.
"What We Need Now Is True Medical Care Reform," says Doctor in New Book - Time to Care
January 8th 2010"The current health care reform proposal is just a beginning," says Norman Makous, MD. "This legislation addresses health coverage reform. The problem that has not been touched in the current legislation relates to how we provide medical services.