overcrowding on the ship of fools: health care reform, psychiatry
... 297 diagnoses, nearly three times the number of disorders listed in the first manual when it was published almost sixty years ago.17 The proposals for the next edition indicate further expansion is planned for the future.18 A growing number of critics from both within and outside of psychiatry conte ...
... 297 diagnoses, nearly three times the number of disorders listed in the first manual when it was published almost sixty years ago.17 The proposals for the next edition indicate further expansion is planned for the future.18 A growing number of critics from both within and outside of psychiatry conte ...
25 He said the plaintiff had no meaningful work
... is why they have got a double pneumonia type depression later is a non sequitur. I see it all the time. Patients might have a subtle mood issue which doesn’t lead to role failure and inability to work. In his case, a longitudinal pattern is in spite of his issues when he was younger, in spite of hi ...
... is why they have got a double pneumonia type depression later is a non sequitur. I see it all the time. Patients might have a subtle mood issue which doesn’t lead to role failure and inability to work. In his case, a longitudinal pattern is in spite of his issues when he was younger, in spite of hi ...
The Treatment of Depression in Older Adults: Depression and Older
... higher, with more than one in four living below the poverty line. The highest poverty rates are experienced by older Latino and African American women who live alone (41 percent and 38 percent, respectively) (Administration on Aging, 2007). Inadequate income or poverty may be lifelong, or alternativ ...
... higher, with more than one in four living below the poverty line. The highest poverty rates are experienced by older Latino and African American women who live alone (41 percent and 38 percent, respectively) (Administration on Aging, 2007). Inadequate income or poverty may be lifelong, or alternativ ...
CME Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Cosmetic Surgery
... Body dysmorphic disorder is currently categorized as a somatoform disorder.45 This classification has been criticized, with some researchers asserting that body dysmorphic disorder should be considered an obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder47,48 or an affective spectrum disorder.48 Three diagnost ...
... Body dysmorphic disorder is currently categorized as a somatoform disorder.45 This classification has been criticized, with some researchers asserting that body dysmorphic disorder should be considered an obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder47,48 or an affective spectrum disorder.48 Three diagnost ...
Research Quarterly
... in terms of acute markers that we can rely on to predict who will develop the disorder. In light of the previously reviewed complexity of the trajectories that we see following trauma, it is perhaps not surprising that acute markers do not perform very well as predictors. This qualification notwiths ...
... in terms of acute markers that we can rely on to predict who will develop the disorder. In light of the previously reviewed complexity of the trajectories that we see following trauma, it is perhaps not surprising that acute markers do not perform very well as predictors. This qualification notwiths ...
Psychology: A Self
... of a stimulus, but to an elemental part of a stimulus. Consequently, a trained introspectionist was not supposed to say, “I see a tree.” Instead, he or she was supposed to say, “I see here a patch of green,” and “I see there a bit of brown,” and so forth. These bits and pieces were the psychological ...
... of a stimulus, but to an elemental part of a stimulus. Consequently, a trained introspectionist was not supposed to say, “I see a tree.” Instead, he or she was supposed to say, “I see here a patch of green,” and “I see there a bit of brown,” and so forth. These bits and pieces were the psychological ...
8 Attachment Trauma and the Developing Right Brain
... Over the last few decades a few authors have proposed neurobiological models of dissociation in adults. Whitlock (1967) and Ludwig (1972) suggested that the primary pathophysiological mechanism of dissociative symptoms is an attentional dysfunction that results from an increase in the corticofugal i ...
... Over the last few decades a few authors have proposed neurobiological models of dissociation in adults. Whitlock (1967) and Ludwig (1972) suggested that the primary pathophysiological mechanism of dissociative symptoms is an attentional dysfunction that results from an increase in the corticofugal i ...
CD-1451P1 / Co-occurring Disorders Ed Course
... 22. Because of the high prevalence of co-occurring mental disorders in substance abuse treatment settings, and because treatment outcomes for individuals with multiple problems improve if each problem is addressed specifically, the course material recommends which of the following: a. All individual ...
... 22. Because of the high prevalence of co-occurring mental disorders in substance abuse treatment settings, and because treatment outcomes for individuals with multiple problems improve if each problem is addressed specifically, the course material recommends which of the following: a. All individual ...
Evidence-based guidelines for treating depressive disorders with antidepressants: A revision Guidelines
... treatment choice (A). Antidepressants are a first line treatment for: ◦ moderate and severe major depression in adults irrespective of environmental factors and depression type (A), ◦ subthreshold depression that has persisted for 2 years or more (A). Antidepressants are a treatment option in short ...
... treatment choice (A). Antidepressants are a first line treatment for: ◦ moderate and severe major depression in adults irrespective of environmental factors and depression type (A), ◦ subthreshold depression that has persisted for 2 years or more (A). Antidepressants are a treatment option in short ...
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... emotional abuse, which may be overt in the form of verbal abuse or more covert in the form of neglect. (As will be described below PAS, as a form of emotional abuse, is also a type of parental alienation.) Children may become alienated as the result of parental abandonment. Ongoing parental acrimony ...
... emotional abuse, which may be overt in the form of verbal abuse or more covert in the form of neglect. (As will be described below PAS, as a form of emotional abuse, is also a type of parental alienation.) Children may become alienated as the result of parental abandonment. Ongoing parental acrimony ...
Comorbidity Guidelines 2016
... These Guidelines were funded by the Australian Government and developed by NDARC to support health services and AOD (alcohol and/or other drug) treatment service workers to more accurately identify and manage the needs of comorbid clients. These Guidelines do not claim to reflect all considerations. ...
... These Guidelines were funded by the Australian Government and developed by NDARC to support health services and AOD (alcohol and/or other drug) treatment service workers to more accurately identify and manage the needs of comorbid clients. These Guidelines do not claim to reflect all considerations. ...
National Comorbidity Guidelines 2nd edition
... These Guidelines were funded by the Australian Government and developed by NDARC to support health services and AOD (alcohol and/or other drug) treatment service workers to more accurately identify and manage the needs of comorbid clients. These Guidelines do not claim to reflect all considerations. ...
... These Guidelines were funded by the Australian Government and developed by NDARC to support health services and AOD (alcohol and/or other drug) treatment service workers to more accurately identify and manage the needs of comorbid clients. These Guidelines do not claim to reflect all considerations. ...
Research Quarterly
... 30% to 50% of cocaine-dependent individuals meet criteria for lifetime PTSD. This comorbidity has detrimental effects on clinical presentation, and treatment course and outcome. Cocaine dependence is associated with increased rates of exposure to trauma, more severe symptoms, higher rates of treatme ...
... 30% to 50% of cocaine-dependent individuals meet criteria for lifetime PTSD. This comorbidity has detrimental effects on clinical presentation, and treatment course and outcome. Cocaine dependence is associated with increased rates of exposure to trauma, more severe symptoms, higher rates of treatme ...
Applicability and effectiveness of the Dutch Multidisciplinary Guidelines for
... to improve the quality of care by promoting the use of ‘evidence-based’ practices. At the time of completing the first draft of the research proposal that formed the basis for this thesis, there was little research to support the claim that adherence to guidelines would yield superior results compar ...
... to improve the quality of care by promoting the use of ‘evidence-based’ practices. At the time of completing the first draft of the research proposal that formed the basis for this thesis, there was little research to support the claim that adherence to guidelines would yield superior results compar ...
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... For some people, however, the parasympathetic reaction may coexist or predominate and produce opposite effects. Other physiological reactions also may be evident. The variety of physiological responses to anxiety that the nurse may observe in patients is summarized in Box 15-1. Behavioral responses ...
... For some people, however, the parasympathetic reaction may coexist or predominate and produce opposite effects. Other physiological reactions also may be evident. The variety of physiological responses to anxiety that the nurse may observe in patients is summarized in Box 15-1. Behavioral responses ...
Understanding and treating depersonalisation disorder
... Nick Medford is a psychiatrist attached to the Depersonalisation Research Unit at the Institute of Psychiatry (Section of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, P.O. Box 68, DeCrespigny Park, London SE5 8AZ, UK. Tel.: 020 7848 0138; fax: 020 7848 5172; email: [email protected]). He is a lecturer and resea ...
... Nick Medford is a psychiatrist attached to the Depersonalisation Research Unit at the Institute of Psychiatry (Section of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, P.O. Box 68, DeCrespigny Park, London SE5 8AZ, UK. Tel.: 020 7848 0138; fax: 020 7848 5172; email: [email protected]). He is a lecturer and resea ...
Recovery from Bulimia: What Helps in Healing
... 100,000 women who either have the full diagnosis or subclinical levels of disordered eating (Hoek & van Hoeken, 2003). The physical complications of the bulimic behavior can cause changes in brain chemistry, depression, anxiety, dizziness, heart complications (irregular beat, weakened muscle, and po ...
... 100,000 women who either have the full diagnosis or subclinical levels of disordered eating (Hoek & van Hoeken, 2003). The physical complications of the bulimic behavior can cause changes in brain chemistry, depression, anxiety, dizziness, heart complications (irregular beat, weakened muscle, and po ...
Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Police Officers
... research project was to arrive at a better understanding of the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following a work-related accident by studying the associated risk and protective factors. The project originated with a request from the police, as officers are often exposed to trauma ...
... research project was to arrive at a better understanding of the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following a work-related accident by studying the associated risk and protective factors. The project originated with a request from the police, as officers are often exposed to trauma ...
The Colorado C - Praed Foundation
... assume this is a need. For example, “does Johnny smoke weed?” He says he doesn’t, his mother says he doesn’t, no one else has expressed any concern – does this mean Johnny is not smoking weed? NO, but we have no reason to believe that he does and we would certainly not refer him to programming for s ...
... assume this is a need. For example, “does Johnny smoke weed?” He says he doesn’t, his mother says he doesn’t, no one else has expressed any concern – does this mean Johnny is not smoking weed? NO, but we have no reason to believe that he does and we would certainly not refer him to programming for s ...
Table of Contents
... Third Wave Behaviour Therapies: Efficacy in Treating Clinical Depression .................................... 9 Performing in the mind’s eye: Imagery use in sport ....................................................................... 9 Building a Unified Model for Cognitive Behavior Therapy: The Ne ...
... Third Wave Behaviour Therapies: Efficacy in Treating Clinical Depression .................................... 9 Performing in the mind’s eye: Imagery use in sport ....................................................................... 9 Building a Unified Model for Cognitive Behavior Therapy: The Ne ...
Somatoform Dissociation in Traumatized World War I Combat Soldiers
... Office Committee, 1922). Such breakdowns could be caused not only by acute trauma but also by accumulating stresses and strains of life in the war zone. Rivers (War Office Committee, 1922) remarked on these latter cases: ‘‘These were the men who, especially in the early stages of the war, after some ...
... Office Committee, 1922). Such breakdowns could be caused not only by acute trauma but also by accumulating stresses and strains of life in the war zone. Rivers (War Office Committee, 1922) remarked on these latter cases: ‘‘These were the men who, especially in the early stages of the war, after some ...
Abstracts
... Attentional Bias and Attentional Control Assessment Task (ABACAT): A Measure of AnxietyLinked Attentional Processes from Childhood to Adulthood ....................................................... 50 Randomised trial of a brief acceptance-based group intervention for adolescents referred to hospi ...
... Attentional Bias and Attentional Control Assessment Task (ABACAT): A Measure of AnxietyLinked Attentional Processes from Childhood to Adulthood ....................................................... 50 Randomised trial of a brief acceptance-based group intervention for adolescents referred to hospi ...
girls with social and/or attention impairments
... and/or attention deficits. Material and methods: An in-depth case study of six girls presenting to clinicians with social deficits had showed that they all met criteria for autism, in spite of the fact that this diagnosis had not previously been considered. This led to the planning of a much bigger ...
... and/or attention deficits. Material and methods: An in-depth case study of six girls presenting to clinicians with social deficits had showed that they all met criteria for autism, in spite of the fact that this diagnosis had not previously been considered. This led to the planning of a much bigger ...
The longitudinal course of PTSD among disaster workers deployed
... within the first year postdisaster (Difede & Cukor, 2009; Norris et al., 2002). Nevertheless, studies of rates of PTSD beyond 3 years are scarce. Examining the course of PTSD over an extended period can provide essential information about the nature of PTSD, the optimal timing of treatment, and whic ...
... within the first year postdisaster (Difede & Cukor, 2009; Norris et al., 2002). Nevertheless, studies of rates of PTSD beyond 3 years are scarce. Examining the course of PTSD over an extended period can provide essential information about the nature of PTSD, the optimal timing of treatment, and whic ...
“Psychology Works” Fact Sheet: Grief in Adults
... “complicated grief.” Grief may be complicated by the circumstances of the death, such as being unexpected, accidental, by suicide, or after a difficult and painful illness. Life factors may contribute to the development of a complicated grief, such as a lack of support from family and friends. The p ...
... “complicated grief.” Grief may be complicated by the circumstances of the death, such as being unexpected, accidental, by suicide, or after a difficult and painful illness. Life factors may contribute to the development of a complicated grief, such as a lack of support from family and friends. The p ...