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- Social Media as a Tool in Medicine
May 7, 2013 | 9:06 amInteresting article/review in Circulation (American Heart Association) about Digital Social Networks and Health. Free full text. [More...]
- Family history of Alzheimer’s doubles risk
May 1, 2013 | 9:36 amRelatives of people with Alzheimer’s disease are more than twice as likely to develop abnormal brain pathology associated with the condition compared with individuals who don’t have a family history of the disease, a recent study in PLOS ONE said. [More...]
- Bipolar Disorder – A Focus on Depression
March 20, 2013 | 7:52 amLive today, neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand Bipolar Disorder – A Focus on Depression. [More...]
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Category Archives: Treatment
Increased Doctor Workloads Can Compromise Patient Safety
A survey published in JAMA Internal Medicine, revealed that 40 percent of doctors believe that the number of patients that visited them over a period of one month often exceeded safe levels. 36 percent of these doctors reported a frequency … Continue reading
Posted in News, Physician workloads, Quality health, Treatment, Undertreatment
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Major Changes to CPT Codes for Psychiatry in 2013
Effective January 1, 2013, major changes to Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)—the AMA codes used for billing and documentation for all insurers will take place. Five areas of the psychiatric codes section are being modified or eliminated. Changes to the current … Continue reading
In-Person and Electronic Interventions for Improving Adherence in Schizophrenia
Research published in October Schizophrenia Bulletin by Velligan and colleagues, evaluated adherence to oral medications in 142 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia living in the community. Three methods of assessment were used: 1) an in-person, weekly home visit; 2) an electronic … Continue reading
Posted in Adherence, Schizophrenia, Treatment
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Pain Week
PAINWeek is the nation’s largest pain conference for frontline clinicians with an interest in pain management. Over 1500 physicians, nursing professionals, physician assistants, dentists, pharmacists, and psychologists attended this year. Courses offering over 100 hours of continuing medical education were … Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Pain, Pain, Treatment
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The Prevalence of ADHD Revisited
A study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and published this week in the Journal of Attention Disorders sought to evaluate the diagnosis and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Monitoring the prevalence of ADHD is an … Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Adolescents, Child & Adolescent, Epidemiology, Measurement-based care, Treatment, Undertreatment
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Targeting Inflammation in Treatment Resistant Depression
Research published in this month’s Archives of General Psychiatry evaluated the use of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) against tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha for treatment resistant depression. Researchers at Emory University studied whether blocking inflammation would be a useful treatment … Continue reading
Posted in Biomarker, Depression, monoclonal antibodies, Treatment, Treatment resistant depression
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Therapy in Virtual Environments: Are the Rights and Responsibilities the Same as in the Real World?
There has been a steady increase in the use of therapy for psychological disorders in virtual environments (VE) and using computer-assisted treatment over the last decade. Do the same guidelines and ethical standards apply as they do in the in-person … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety Disorders, Cognition, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Diagnosis, Guideline, Internet, Mental health, Pain, Phobia, Practice guideline, Psychological interventions, PTSD, Technology, Treatment, Virtual Environments
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Preventing Smoking Relapse via Web-Based Computer Feedback
A study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research demonstrated that Web-based computer-tailored programs combined with planning strategy assignments and feedback after the quit attempt can be effective in preventing relapse 12 months after baseline.[More...]
Posted in Internet, News, Smoking cessation, Technology, Treatment
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Unified Approach To Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Effective In Anxiety Disorders
New research finds that using cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) combined with a “transdiagnostic” approach allows therapists to apply one set of principles across anxiety all disorders and provides the most improvement. Peter Norton, PhD, associate professor in clinical psychology and director … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety Disorders, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Phobia, Treatment
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Computerized 3D Self-help Intervention for Adolescent Depression
According to a study published in BMJ, adolescents suffering from depression can benefit just as much from specialized computer therapy as they do from one-to-one therapy with a clinician. Using SPARX, an interactive 3D fantasy game, researchers from the University … Continue reading
Posted in Adolescents, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Depression, Technology, Treatment
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