Masahito Fushimi, M.D., Ph.D. I have had the opportunity to deliver lectures on depression at the workplace. These lectures are aimed at increasing public awareness on mental health in the workplace, and recently, I have had many requests to give lectures on the so-called “modern” (new) form of depression.
Steven Lippmann, M.D. On occasion one encounters patients who misidentify people or things in their environment. It is characterized by delusional degrees of erroneous recognition. Such psychotic manifestations can be a part of traditional mental illnesses in psychiatric practice (e.g., Capgras syndrome). However, the development of misrecognitions may also be associated with non-psychiatric etiologies.
Said Shahtahmasebi, Ph.D. Recently New Zealand media covered a story about a report commissioned by Family First that reported on the adverse effects on the mental development of children placed in day care (e.g. see Mums harming kids through daycare – report and daycare debate). The Media’s attempt to enlighten the public is based on […]
Carl J Lavie, M.D., Arthur R. Menezes, M.D., Richard V. Milani, M.D. We read with interest the recent study by Chamberlain and colleagues1 from Olmsted county demonstrating the association of depression and anxiety with hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), as well as the association of depression with increased all-cause mortality. We have previously published on […]
Maria Dolores Braquehais Conesa, M.D., Ph.D. Current psychiatric models of suicidal acts, such as Mann’s (1;2), Oquendo’s (3) and Turecki’s (4), have tried to summarize findings obtained in epidemiological, clinical and neurobiological studies in holistic frameworks. However, those models have serious theoretical and methodological limitations. Those limitations are not exclusive to models of suicide but […]
Alicia R. Ventresca, M.A. Marijuana is the most prolifically used illicit drug among adolescents in the United States. This elicits serious reason for concern given the main effects of early-onset use—neurocognitive deficiencies, psychosocial risk-taking behavior, and developmental as well as psychological problems. With a most vulnerable population willfully choosing to put their mental health—as much […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The Hippocratic Oath is one of the most widely known of Greek medical texts. It requires a new physician to swear that he will uphold a number of professional ethical standards. It is widely believed to have been written by Hippocrates or by one of his students. Hippocrates of Cos or Hippokrates […]
Said Shahtahmasebi and Caroll Aupouri-Mclean Much has been written about Suicide. The literature is complex and yet confused and is often based on a presumption that there must be a mental illness for a person to take such a drastic action as killing oneself. In other words, a person’s decision making process falters only in […]
Allison M. Greene and Christopher R. Bailey Medical schools are continually developing novel strategies for recruiting students with the qualities that they believe will produce successful doctors. Intelligence and academic achievement, attributes that are relatively straightforward to evaluate, were once the cruxes of the interview process. But people skills are becoming increasingly paramount and despite […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has informed healthcare professionals and patients that the antidepressant Celexa (citalopram hydrobromide; also marketed as generics) should no longer be used at doses greater than 40 mg per day because it can cause abnormal changes in the electrical activity of the heart. Studies did not […]
