Is psychogenic dystonia a valid diagnosis?
... phases. I gathered references pertinent to these five phases. The search was nonsystematic but included MEDLINE searches, book chapters, and discussions with colleagues. Methods: retrospective study. We retrospectively identified 58 patients judged by their treating neurologist to have atypical (“ps ...
... phases. I gathered references pertinent to these five phases. The search was nonsystematic but included MEDLINE searches, book chapters, and discussions with colleagues. Methods: retrospective study. We retrospectively identified 58 patients judged by their treating neurologist to have atypical (“ps ...
Reclaiming trapped limbs: current and emerging treatment
... from significant safety concerns; however, safety must also be addressed before widespread use [42] . All rTMS studies cited above included patients with and without associated psychological factors, and demonstrated efficacy in both groups. In the 2006 case series, two of the three patients who rec ...
... from significant safety concerns; however, safety must also be addressed before widespread use [42] . All rTMS studies cited above included patients with and without associated psychological factors, and demonstrated efficacy in both groups. In the 2006 case series, two of the three patients who rec ...
Full Text - Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent
... It was interesting to note that the intropunitive deviant (I) was significantly lower in the patient group when compared to the control group. The E (extrapunitive deviant), however, did not differ significantly between the two groups. It follows that the patient group had weaker superego. While the ...
... It was interesting to note that the intropunitive deviant (I) was significantly lower in the patient group when compared to the control group. The E (extrapunitive deviant), however, did not differ significantly between the two groups. It follows that the patient group had weaker superego. While the ...
View Full Page PDF - The Royal College of Psychiatrists
... revision of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) in the USA and the chapter on mental and behavioural disorders in the International Classification of Disease (ICD) produced by the World Health Organization. Around the same time, Eli Robbins, Sam Guze and colleagues at Was ...
... revision of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) in the USA and the chapter on mental and behavioural disorders in the International Classification of Disease (ICD) produced by the World Health Organization. Around the same time, Eli Robbins, Sam Guze and colleagues at Was ...
Comorbid Bipolar Disorder Among Patients with Conversion Disorder
... study. SCID-I and sociodemographical form were administered to the patients. Results: Bipolar disorder was found in 28% of the patients. The rate of dissociative disorder not otherwise specified (NOS), panic disorder, eating disorder comorbidity were higher in conversion disorder patients with bipol ...
... study. SCID-I and sociodemographical form were administered to the patients. Results: Bipolar disorder was found in 28% of the patients. The rate of dissociative disorder not otherwise specified (NOS), panic disorder, eating disorder comorbidity were higher in conversion disorder patients with bipol ...
Course/Rotation Title - Berkshire Health Systems
... [ ] Other _______________________________ [ ] Other _______________________________ [ ] Other _______________________________ [ ] Other _______________________________ Other Policies: The Course Director recognizes that the trainee is accountable to all BMC Residency and GME Personnel Policies and P ...
... [ ] Other _______________________________ [ ] Other _______________________________ [ ] Other _______________________________ [ ] Other _______________________________ Other Policies: The Course Director recognizes that the trainee is accountable to all BMC Residency and GME Personnel Policies and P ...
Myths about Decisional Capacity
... Any physician can make an assessment of a patient’s decisional capacity. The primary physician is the first choice for making the assessment. Psychiatrists and psychologists have no special legal standing to determine “competence.” Mental health professionals should be consulted on the asses ...
... Any physician can make an assessment of a patient’s decisional capacity. The primary physician is the first choice for making the assessment. Psychiatrists and psychologists have no special legal standing to determine “competence.” Mental health professionals should be consulted on the asses ...
Eating disorders - Back to Medical School
... powerful. They saw a man walking along and they challenged each other about which of them would be most successful at getting the man to ...
... powerful. They saw a man walking along and they challenged each other about which of them would be most successful at getting the man to ...
Childhood Traumatic Experiences and Trauma
... clinics. Since DD harbors disruption/discontinuation of memory, identity, emotion, and perception many other psychiatric symptoms may be triggered by it. On the other hand, high amount of childhood traumatic experiences in DD patients may be associated with comorbid trauma related psychiatric disord ...
... clinics. Since DD harbors disruption/discontinuation of memory, identity, emotion, and perception many other psychiatric symptoms may be triggered by it. On the other hand, high amount of childhood traumatic experiences in DD patients may be associated with comorbid trauma related psychiatric disord ...
The Risks of a BDS Diagnosis
... cardiologist can diagnose in about a minute”, this kind, people with ME do not have, rather they have “Compensated Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy” (ICM), which is different. ( Sieverling 2005) Dr Cheney explains that in the medical literature, at least 35% of those with a diagnosis of ICM will die within ...
... cardiologist can diagnose in about a minute”, this kind, people with ME do not have, rather they have “Compensated Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy” (ICM), which is different. ( Sieverling 2005) Dr Cheney explains that in the medical literature, at least 35% of those with a diagnosis of ICM will die within ...
Chapter 113 - Somatoform Disorders
... patient were not a somatizer.35,42 However, the clinician should resist the impassioned entreaties of the patient when it is clear that further complex or hazardous studies are unlikely to be productive.28,29,42,43 Multiple medical and surgical consultations generally prove counterproductive. Hypoch ...
... patient were not a somatizer.35,42 However, the clinician should resist the impassioned entreaties of the patient when it is clear that further complex or hazardous studies are unlikely to be productive.28,29,42,43 Multiple medical and surgical consultations generally prove counterproductive. Hypoch ...
Role of psychiatric comorbidity in chronic Lyme disease
... Recovered from Lyme disease comparison group (LD comparison). Patients in the LD comparison group had a new onset of Lyme disease based on the CDC criteria (19) when initially presenting to the Lyme Disease Center. They were treated, followed for ⱖ180 days, and deemed to have recovered based on a st ...
... Recovered from Lyme disease comparison group (LD comparison). Patients in the LD comparison group had a new onset of Lyme disease based on the CDC criteria (19) when initially presenting to the Lyme Disease Center. They were treated, followed for ⱖ180 days, and deemed to have recovered based on a st ...
Underwriting Considerations for Dissociative Disorders
... subjects, Ross11 found 60% of substance abusers met criteria for dissociative disorders, including 18% with DID. Felker et al26 determined that substance abuse alone or in conjunction with other psychiatric disorders has repeatedly led to increased mortality rates. Dunn et al27 provided the opinion ...
... subjects, Ross11 found 60% of substance abusers met criteria for dissociative disorders, including 18% with DID. Felker et al26 determined that substance abuse alone or in conjunction with other psychiatric disorders has repeatedly led to increased mortality rates. Dunn et al27 provided the opinion ...
Exploration of DSM-IV Criteria in Primary Care Patients With
... Objectives: Investigators and clinicians almost always rely on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, 4th edition’s (DSM-IV) somatoform disorders (and its derivative diagnoses) to characterize and identify patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS). Our objective was to evalua ...
... Objectives: Investigators and clinicians almost always rely on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, 4th edition’s (DSM-IV) somatoform disorders (and its derivative diagnoses) to characterize and identify patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS). Our objective was to evalua ...
Pollakiuria in Children with Tic Disorders
... children there were eight boys and one girl. The male genitalia, as such a significant externalized symbol, may have some contribution too, if we believe Freud’s hypothesis. However, the young age factor in children with tics and pollakiuria is significant. Enuresis has been mentioned in children wi ...
... children there were eight boys and one girl. The male genitalia, as such a significant externalized symbol, may have some contribution too, if we believe Freud’s hypothesis. However, the young age factor in children with tics and pollakiuria is significant. Enuresis has been mentioned in children wi ...
I. Differentiation between psychosomatic and somatoform disorders
... • sexual life - pain, diminished libido, ejaculatory dysfunction, irregular cycles The most common of somatoform disorders (diagnoses): → somatization disorder a wide, variable, multi-organ, diverse complaints without any medical / biological relationship to each other, chronic course, many somatic ...
... • sexual life - pain, diminished libido, ejaculatory dysfunction, irregular cycles The most common of somatoform disorders (diagnoses): → somatization disorder a wide, variable, multi-organ, diverse complaints without any medical / biological relationship to each other, chronic course, many somatic ...
anxiety, somatoform and dissociative disorders
... 1. Name the similarities and differences between the mood disorders 2. Describe the appropriate laboratory evaluations to use in patient presenting with a mood disorder 3. Name the indicated treatments for the mood disorders, including the contraindications of each. 4. Differentiate between ...
... 1. Name the similarities and differences between the mood disorders 2. Describe the appropriate laboratory evaluations to use in patient presenting with a mood disorder 3. Name the indicated treatments for the mood disorders, including the contraindications of each. 4. Differentiate between ...
A Survival Guide to the DSM-5
... • What medical issues should be included? If we cannot diagnose them, are we qualified to include ...
... • What medical issues should be included? If we cannot diagnose them, are we qualified to include ...
`Everybody looks at my pubic bone` — a case report of
... be assessed and there was no family history for psychiatric disorders. Pregnancy and early development occurred without problems. She was described by her parents as being ambitious at school and a little reserved and shy towards her peers, with no long-term close friendships but with regular dates ...
... be assessed and there was no family history for psychiatric disorders. Pregnancy and early development occurred without problems. She was described by her parents as being ambitious at school and a little reserved and shy towards her peers, with no long-term close friendships but with regular dates ...
Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
... other professionals’ understanding of a case 2. Establishing linkages to other diagnoses Locates a patient’s problems within the context of more and less related diagnostic categories 3. Provision of surplus information Generates predictions about case trajectory, response to treatment, family h ...
... other professionals’ understanding of a case 2. Establishing linkages to other diagnoses Locates a patient’s problems within the context of more and less related diagnostic categories 3. Provision of surplus information Generates predictions about case trajectory, response to treatment, family h ...
Chapter 28: Psychiatric Emergencies
... • When mental health is challenged, mechanisms or behaviors work to return homeostasis. − Present as psychiatric signs and symptoms ...
... • When mental health is challenged, mechanisms or behaviors work to return homeostasis. − Present as psychiatric signs and symptoms ...
Understanding and Caring for the Distressed Patient With
... our culture we have far more difficulty dealing with the latter; it can provoke strong negative feelings in health care providers, which, in turn, can cause patients to persist in demanding that they get their medical needs met. A Model of Illness and Disease Interaction To deal with the many biolog ...
... our culture we have far more difficulty dealing with the latter; it can provoke strong negative feelings in health care providers, which, in turn, can cause patients to persist in demanding that they get their medical needs met. A Model of Illness and Disease Interaction To deal with the many biolog ...
Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders: Assessment and Treatment
... Murphy, 1995). After these issues have been discussed (and the patient has the right not to talk about them) it is often easier to explore more emotional aspects of the history and to ask about any past episodes of psychological illness. The interview should end with a mental state examination with ...
... Murphy, 1995). After these issues have been discussed (and the patient has the right not to talk about them) it is often easier to explore more emotional aspects of the history and to ask about any past episodes of psychological illness. The interview should end with a mental state examination with ...
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... Relieve Depression (STAR*D) Study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of different treatments for people with major depression who have not responded to initial treatment with an antidepressant. This is the largest and longest study ever conducted to evaluate depression treatment. http://ww ...
... Relieve Depression (STAR*D) Study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of different treatments for people with major depression who have not responded to initial treatment with an antidepressant. This is the largest and longest study ever conducted to evaluate depression treatment. http://ww ...