Monthly Archives: September 2021
psychosis
In 1988, Richard Bentall was on his way to becoming one of Britain’s most influential clinical psychologists. He was 32 and had developed an early fascination with psychosis, where patients can become detached from reality, often leading to hallucinations, delusions and suicidal thoughts.While spending time on psychiatric wards during his training, Bentall felt that psychotic […]
Training Module for Health Care Providers to deal with Post COVID Mental Health issues-for doctors &nurses
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Training Module for Health Care Providers to deal with Post COVID Mental Health issues-for doctors & nurses
1 2 y|vri?T ^ ul, dnfxTTT^ RAJESH BHUSHAN, IAS SECRETARY *TR?f TRcfjR TcTR«ZI TTci q f t m c|>c«M|U| frtTFT W732J ^ mRcIK chc^liui ^TTcra Government of India Department of Health and Family Welfare Ministry of Health and Family Welfare M E S SA G E India is in the midst of the second wave […]
Training Module for Health Care Providers to deal with Post COVID Mental Health issues-for doctors &
1 Training Module for Health Care Providers to deal with Post COVID Mental Health issues-for doctors & nurses 2 y|vri?T ^ ul, dnfxTTT^ RAJESH BHUSHAN, IAS SECRETARY *TR?f TRcfjR TcTR«ZI TTci q f t m c|>c«M|U| frtTFT W732J ^ mRcIK chc^liui ^TTcra Government of India Department of Health and Family Welfare Ministry of Health and […]
Screen time
Department of Health The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region TABLE OF CONTENTS 4G FOREWORD ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………1 EXECUTIVE CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 SUMMARY…………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 BACKGROUND…………………………………………………………………………………………….10 OVERSEAS AND LOCAL SITUATIONS………………………………………………………………. 14 OVERSEAS SITUATIONS…………………………………………………………………………………. 14 LOCAL SITUATIONS……………………………………………………………………………………….18 CONCLUSION OF CURRENT SITUATIONS………………………………………………………….24 HEALTH EFFECTS ON USE OF INTERNET AND ELECTRONIC SCREEN PRODUCTS……..27 PHYSICAL HEALTH………………………………………………………………………………………….29 Physical fitness […]
Skills
original edition of this skills training manual was published in 1993. At that time, the only re- search conducted on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was a 1991 clinical trial comparing DBT to treatment as usual for the treatment of chronically suicidal individuals meeting criteria for borderline personality disorder (BPD). Since then, an enor- mous amount […]
Turmeric Compound As Effective As TPA Stroke Treatment
Ischemic stroke is the biggest reason for disability and also the 3rd biggest reason for death of the elderly in the US, while TBI (traumatic brain injury) is the biggest reason for disability and death in individuals younger than forty five. In both conditions, individuals who survive often have severe behavioral and memory deficits. The […]
Perspectives in Psychiatry trainingWhat every postgraduate must know
FIRST EDITIONEdited by:Dr. Suhas Chandran MD. Dr. Kishor M. MD. ISBN: 978-93-5391-222-2Copyright:All rights reserved. The concept, the contents, print & publica
The Drama and The Tragedy of Indian Healthcare
The Drama and The Tragedy of Indian Healthcare (C) Dr. Sachin LandgeTranslation:Dr. Rajas Deshpande “One doesn’t need to be a doctor to start a hospital, just as one can start a hotel without knowing how to cook”. Big businessmen and corporates who must invest their money in profitable ventures knew this very well. Up came […]
MBA IN MEDICINE
Doctors Post* Just came across a post and sharing it….every doctor and patient must read it …. MBAs with no medical background: The worst thing to happen to Indian Private Healthcare System in the last 20 years? Till 20-25 years ago, almost every private hospital in India was managed by doctors at the top. That […]
How do you ‘judge’ a surgeon?
How do you ‘judge’ a surgeon? Well OT staff and sister judge a surgeon by their speed of doing surgery. They will keep saying to junior surgeons that particular surgeon is ‘great’ because he wraps up the procedure quickly. So faster is better for them. Anaesthetists also usually make this kind of judgement specially younger […]
Valproate in women
Guidance Document on Valproate Use in Women and Girls of Childbearing YearsJudy Shakespeare FRCGP1, Sanjay M Sisodiya FRCP21 On behalf of the Royal College of General Practitioners and 2Association of British Neurologists and Royal College of PhysiciansVersion 1, 29th March 20191 EndorsementsThe following organisations have endorsed this document:2 ContentsEndorsements…………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 Foreword……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5 Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 […]
Statin study
Heart attack survivor Kenneth O’Loughlin is cheering the life-saving results of the landmark LIPID study pioneered by University of Sydney researchers at the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre (CTC). Following a heart attack in 1991, Mr O’Loughlin joined the Long-term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischaemic Disease (LIPID) study—the first to investigate the survival effects of statins […]
Brief psychiatric treatment
Treatment: 1- GAD : ⁃ Psychotherapy⁃ Medications :⁃ Paroxetine + sertraline : SSRI⁃ venlafaxine : SNRI⁃ Buspirone : Serotonin receptor Agonist⁃ Benzodiazepines:⁃ Lorazepam⁃ Diazepam⁃ Clonazepam⁃ Alprazolam 2- panic attacks and panic disorder : ⁃ Psychotherapy ( first choice )⁃ SSRI⁃ SNRI⁃ Benzodiazepines 3-Schezofreniform : ⁃ similar to an acute exacerbation of schizophrenia ⁃ Psychotic symptoms […]
ADHD
i ADHD: A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING SYMPTOMS, CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND CHANGES OVER TIME IN CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS ii iii FIFTH EDITION ✦ ADHD A Guide to Understanding Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Changes Over Time in Children, Adolescents, and Adults PAUL H. WENDER, MD AND DAVID A. TOMB, MD 1 iv 1 Oxford […]
Dengue
List of contributors Experts • Dr. Ashutosh Biswas, Professor of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (Team Lead ) • Dr. Suresh Kumar, Director Professor. Dept. of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, LNH & GB pant Hospital, Delhi • Dr. Ghanshyam Pangtey, Professor of Medicine, LHMC & Srimati SK Hospital, New Delhi […]
Psychiatry practice pointers
It’s common for most of Psychiatrists to feel lack of confidence and fear of what would happened during initial few months of independent practice… esp when we get tough/difficult cases esp with multiple diagnosis…. But if You know basics of interview esp establishing rapport and eliciting important diagnostic symptoms and basics of prescribing Psychiatric medicines, […]
Dengue
List of contributors Experts • Dr. Ashutosh Biswas, Professor of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (Team Lead ) • Dr. Suresh Kumar, Director Professor. Dept. of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, LNH & GB pant Hospital, Delhi • Dr. Ghanshyam Pangtey, Professor of Medicine, LHMC & Srimati SK Hospital, New Delhi […]