Blog Category: News

Life expectancy among persons with schizophrenia or bipolar affective disorder

According to Schizophrenia Research, mortality rates among individuals with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are elevated compared to the general population.[Read more] …

Systematic Review of Treatments for Depression in Older People

Demonstrates that only half of the participants responded to pharmacological treatments, indicating the importance of managing treatment-refractory depression actively in older people.[Read more] …

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 Guide to the Management of Psychotic Disorders in Older Adults

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]…

US National PTSD Awareness Day

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 …

Virtual reality study to trial new Parkinson’s treatment

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] …

AMA President-elect

Interesting, a psychiatrist has been named the new president-elect of the American Medical Association. Jeremy A. Lazarus, M.D. [Read more] …