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DSM-5 is here: Are psychiatrists ready to stop arguing about it?
Finally. After many contentious years, the American Psychiatric Assn. has unleashed DSM-5, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. If you know one thing about the DSM, it’s probably that this book is...
Tags: Adultery, Medical Specialization, University of New Mexico, Medical Research, Autism
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Psychiatrists unveil their long-awaited diagnostic 'bible'
ReutersBy Sharon Begley NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - The long-awaited, controversial new edition of the bible of psychiatry can be characterized by many numbers: its 947 pages, its $199 price tag, its more than 300 maladies (from "dependent personality...Tags: Science and Technology, Psychiatrists, Health and Medical Professionals, Behavioral Conditions, Social Sciences
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Voice of the People, May. 18
Mental-health medicines This is in response to "Psychologists seek prescription power; Health professionals split over contentious bill now up to House" (News, May 12) and "Rx: Slow down; Psychologists and mental health medicines" (Editorial, May 13)....Tags: Religion and Belief, Chicago Hotels, Internal Medicine, Science and Technology, Psychology
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Multiple concussions tied to more suicidal thoughts
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who've sustained multiple brain injuries throughout their life were more likely to report suicidal thoughts than people with one or no concussions, according to a new study of deployed U.S. military personnel....Tags: Depression, Iraq, Junior Seau, Medical Specialization, Medical Research
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Health professionals split over allowing psychologists to prescribe drugs
Week in and week out for the last five years, Marlin Hoover has boarded a plane for New Mexico, where he sees patients Monday through Wednesday. Then, the psychologist flies home Thursday to treat patients at his southwest suburban office in Tinley Park....
Tags: Springfield, Hinsdale, Don Harmon, Pharmaceuticals, Physiology
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Is grief a mental illness? Psychiatrists, critics face off over revised diagnostic guidebook
AP Medical WriterCHICAGO (AP) — In the new psychiatric manual of mental disorders, grief soon after a loved one's death can be considered major depression. Extreme childhood temper tantrums get a fancy name. And certain "senior moments" are called "mild...Tags: Medical Research, Authors, Science and Technology, Psychiatrists, Health and Medical Professionals
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Connecticut Lags In Mental Health Screening For Children
The Hartford CourantSelenia Velez remembers the near-daily phone calls from the pre-school, alerting her that her 2-year-old son had acted out aggressively and needed to be picked up immediately. The calls went on for months, as Velez, 27, of Hartford, and her husband...Tags: Family, Government Health Care, Early Learning, Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Yale-New Haven Hospital
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READER SUBMITTED: Quinnipiac University To Host Symposium "Exploring The Legacies Of The Great Hunger" May 17
HamdenQuinnipiac University will host the symposium, "Exploring the Legacies of the Great Hunger: The Cultural, Spiritual, Psychological and Political Consequences for Today's Ireland from Centuries of Colonization," from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 17, in...Tags: Quinnipiac University, Education, Alcohol Addiction, Addiction, Republic of Ireland
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Predicting stubborn alcohol addiction: mood, motive may hold keys
It doesn't take stacks of research to demonstrate that medicating painful feelings with alcohol or drugs is a dangerous and ultimately futile strategy (although those studies do exist). But the relationship between emotional difficulties and alcohol...Tags: Depression, Behavioral Conditions, Medical Specialization, Medical Research, Alcohol Addiction
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Trial date set for Jefferson County psychiatrist on sex assault charges
richardb@herald-mail.comAn Oct. 15 trial date has been set for a Jefferson County psychiatrist who was indicted by a county grand jury in April on felony sexual assault and abuse charges in a case involving a 15-year-old girl, Assistant Prosecutor Hassan Rasheed said Wednesday....Tags: Sex Crimes, Assault, Psychiatrists, Justice System, Prosecution
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Reports blister Chicago psychiatric hospital for youths
When Garfield Park Hospital opened in February, the child psychiatric center promised to treat Chicago's toughest kids, including young gang members and sexually aggressive adolescents. But Illinois officials stopped sending juvenile state wards to...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Nursing, U.S. Department of Justice, Health and Safety at School, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Gilbert Caffall Morrison
Morrison, Gilbert Caffall, 82, passed away on March 14, 2013 at his home in Mission Viejo, California. Born February 28, 1931 in Beaumont, Texas to Ardis Emma Caffall and Frank William Morrison. He attended Southwestern University at Georgetown, Texas and...Tags: University of Cincinnati, Education, University of California, Irvine, Medical Specialization, Tulane University
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