Psychiatry

In this academic journal, they discuss the two main issues in teens, which are suicide and substance abuse. They also talks about the relationship between teen suicide and non-suicidal self-injury. According to the authors, suicide is a major public health concern in children and adolescents. “Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among 10-24 year olds in the United States, and there is a six-fold rise in prevalance of suicide from childhood to late adolescence.” says Drs. Kim and Dickstein.…

plague mankind today. Or is there? Medical journalist Robert Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic – the damning exposé on the psychiatric pharmaceutical industry – and Mad in America – the eye-opening timeline uncovering the dark history of psychiatry in the United States – is one person that has raised serious doubt over the benefits of the modern drug-heavy psychiatric treatments that are practiced on everyone from hyperactive kindergarten-aged children to dementia-ridden centenarians.…

The digital revolution has made it imperative for virtually all individuals to learn how to use and access the Internet. The latter provides a highly convenient and cost effective channel of obtaining information on a wide array of topics and subjects. The creation of websites is one of the popular ways in which the Internet is used to create a specific place where information on a specific topic can be accessed. A website can be described as an umbrella that houses an ocean of relevant facts…

1. Sadock BJ, Sadock VA, Ruiz P. Kaplan & Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry. 11th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; 2014. Chapter 21.2, Delirium; p.657-63. 2. Barr J, Fraser GL, Puntillo K, Ely EW, et al. American College of Critical Care Medicine: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Adult Patients in the Intensive Care Unit. Crit Care Med 2013; 41(1):263-306. 3. Brothwick M, Bourne R, Craig M, Egan A, Oxley J. Detection, Prevention and Treatment…

(Honors), magna cum laude (means "with great praise"). In 1970, he graduated Yale University School of Medicine with a medical degree. At Bellevue Medical Center in New York University, he completed his internship in psychiatry before becoming chief resident in the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale University…

L., Filipcic, I., & ... Wancata, J. (2012). Fighting stigma of mental illness in midsize European countries. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology, 47(Suppl 1), 1-38. doi:10.1007/s00127-012-0491-z In this article they talk about what the mental health stigma is and anti- stigma activities that can help reduce this stigma. All of the many authors are experts in psychiatry in the country where they live. They’re jobs were to explain the certain anti-stigma activities and show how they…

the middle ages, substituting it for demonic possession and killing such people. However, towards the nineteenth century, “moral treatment” practice allowed patients to roam, work and live in a homelike atmosphere. In the twentieth century, with psychiatry embracing pharmacological treatments,…

Aagam Shah Section 51291R Brief #3 US V. Krizek Facts • Dr. Krizek owned and operated a psychiatry practice in Washington D.C., while is wife Blanka Krizek oversaw the billing operations. • The majority of the practice was focused on treating Medicaid and Medicare patients. • Health Care Financing Administration 1500 Forms contain the patients identifying information, Medicaid or Medicare identification number for the provider and the procedures that are reimbursement is being filed for. •…

include: ensuring optimal outcomes; being cost effective; improving collaboration between specialties; reaching a wide population of clientele; and acting as both a patient and family-centered service. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) aims to create a collaborative care system between the multiple facets of healthcare. The AACAP proposes a renovated model, identifying the necessary skills for successful collaboration (Table 1). This model emphasizes…

order to get the experience of working directly with patients. By completion of this exam, student must pass exam issued by American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and obtain certificate. In some cases fellowship training is required in order to get a certificate. It is a program that provides more in depth training in fields such as adolescent psychiatry and addiction. Since psychiatrist hold a medical degree, they are allowed to prescribe drugs to their patients. Their responsibilities…