IOM: Over 100 million in Chronic Pain in US
New report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) that calls for changes in how chronic pain is managed.[Read more] …
New report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) that calls for changes in how chronic pain is managed.[Read more] …
An article in June 25th Lancet reviewed the empirical evidence for the management of chronic non-cancer pain, including the most commonly used interventions such as, pharmacological, physical, psychological, rehabilitative, and alternative modalities.
The authors describe that “despite important advances in …
The American Geriatrics Society‘s newest clinical tool, the AGS Guide to the Management of Psychotic Disorders and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia in Older Adults, is now available on the AGS website.[Read more]…
The US Congress has declared June 27, 2011 National PTSD Awareness Day. Interesting statistics: 2.4% of personnel returning from deployment to the Afghanistan or Iraq war are clinically diagnosed with PTSD; 17% of Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans exposed …
In a world-first study, researchers in Sydney are using a simulated virtual reality environment to help Parkinson’s disease patients suffering from the phenomenon known as ‘freezing of gait’ [Read more] …
Interesting, a psychiatrist has been named the new president-elect of the American Medical Association. Jeremy A. Lazarus, M.D. [Read more] …