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08
May
2018
Apple cider vinegar diet: Does it really work?
Posted On May 8, 2018  By Dr.Adel Serag  And has No Comment

Robert H. Shmerling, MD Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing   People search for information on a wide variety of health topics in Google and other search engines. That’s no surprise. But I was surprised to learn that “apple cider vinegar weight loss diet” was among the fastest-rising health […]

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19
Apr
2018
Improved Mental Health Care Won’t Prevent Mass Shootings
Posted On April 19, 2018  By Dr.Adel Serag  And has No Comment

Neither mental health care nor gun control measures will end mass shootings. Posted Mar 27, 2018 With every school shooting, a chorus arises to highlight the link between mass killings and mental illness and to demand better mental health care as a common sense solution to the problem. For […]

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13
Apr
2018
Beyond DSM-5: Clinical and biologic features shared by major psychiatric syndromes
Posted On April 13, 2018  By Dr.Adel Serag  And has No Comment

Current Psychiatry. 2017 October;16(10):4,6-7 Author(s): Henry A. Nasrallah, MD Author and Disclosure Information Imagine the rich landscape of psychopathology as an Amazon jungle. The DSM diagnostic schema describes the individual trees but overlooks the fascinating patterns within the forest. It does not adequately inform psychiatric practitioners about […]

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13
Apr
2018
Advancing clinical neuroscience literacy among psychiatric practitioners
Posted On April 13, 2018  By Dr.Adel Serag  And has No Comment

Current Psychiatry. 2017 September;16(9):17-18 Author(s): Henry A. Nasrallah, MD Author and Disclosure Information It is time for psychiatric clinicians to move beyond the traditional practice of describing psychopathology in terms of signs and symptoms, which is perpetuated by the DSM diagnostic schemas. An abundance of recent neuroscience […]

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13
Apr
2018
The crisis of poor physical health and early mortality of psychiatric patients
Posted On April 13, 2018  By Dr.Adel Serag  And has No Comment

Current Psychiatry. 2018 April;17(4):7-8,11 Author(s): Henry A. Nasrallah, MD Author and Disclosure Information PDF PDF PDF DOWNLOAD It is well established that general medical conditions can be associated with various psychiatric disorders. But the reverse is less recognized: That serious mental illness is associated with many physical maladies, often […]

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13
Apr
2018
Chronic stress and brain circuits : Microglia ?
Posted On April 13, 2018  By Dr.Adel Serag  And has No Comment

Chronic stress alters neural circuits in the brain, increasing the risk of depression and anxiety.                              The brain’s resident immune cells are called microglia. They are responsible for fending off infections, but this is not their only role. They […]

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11
Apr
2018
Frequent nighttime urination
Posted On April 11, 2018  By Dr.Adel Serag  And has No Comment

How to Cope? Nocturia — the need to get up frequently to urinate during the night — is a common cause of sleep loss, especially among older adults. It affects nearly two-thirds of adults ages 55 to 84 at least a few nights per week. A […]

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08
Apr
2018
Is there a place for cannabidiol (CBD) in the treatment of psychiatric disorders?
Posted On April 8, 2018  By Dr.Adel Serag  And has No Comment

    Cannabidiol (CBD) is considered to be a nonpsychotomimetic and nonpsychoactive derivative of Cannabis sativa. It was patented by the US Department of Health and Human Services in 2003 as an antioxidant and neuroprotectant. CBD has a complex mode of action which includes inverse agonism (functionally an […]

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01
Apr
2018
!ومن الناس اذا قيل لهم
Posted On April 1, 2018  By Dr.Adel Serag  And has No Comment

                                                   

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31
Mar
2018
Brain activity and social anxiety
Posted On March 31, 2018  By Dr.Adel Serag  And has No Comment

A new study that monitored children’s brain activity suggests that social anxiety is related to a preoccupation with making mistakes. The research, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, provides insight into the neurological mechanisms underlying social anxiety symptoms. “First and […]

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