Evolution of the brain: Psychiatrist and Mind

Professor Ahmed Okasha, gives a full lecture about psychiatry, mind and the brain. Evolution of the human brain from psychiatric point of view. Lecture is mostly in arabic for everyone working in the field of psychiatry, psychology , medicine and anthropology as well. It is a global view , comparative , analyzing and critical thinking. […]

How To Use eBooks In eLearning

        eBooks are portable, printable, and multiplatform-friendly. When they first arrived on the literary scene they were merely electronic copies of the original text. Today, they are fully interactive and immersive, making them a welcome addition to eLearning courses. At a moment’s notice, online learners can download an eBook onto their laptop, tablet, or […]

Rediscovering clozapine: Adverse effects develop—what should you do now?

Current Psychiatry 2016 August;15(8):40-46,48-49. Brianne M. Newman, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry Saint Louis University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri William J. Newman, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry Saint Louis University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri Member of the Editorial Board of Current Psychiatry   Clozapine is […]

O Psychiatrists Screen for abnormal blood glucose, diabetes!

USPSTF update: Screen all adults, ages 40 to 70 years, who are overweight or obese. Consider screening younger patients who have specific personal or family risk factors. J Fam Pract. 2016 July;65(7):481-483. Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA Medical Director, Mercy Care Plan, Phoenix, Ariz [email protected] In December 2015, the United States Preventive Services Task Force updated […]

New Brain Map Charts Fresh Territory

Megan Brooks July 21, 2016 A team of neuroscientists has charted the most complex and precise map of the human cerebral cortex to date, and it has revealed almost 100 new regions. These findings will provide a greater understanding, as well as advance the study, of brain disorders such as autism, schizophrenia, dementia, and epilepsy. […]

FDA approves first buprenorphine implant for treatment of opioid dependence

Buprenorphine is a semisynthetic opioid derivative of thebaine. It is a mixed partial agonist opioid receptor modulator that is used to treat opioid addiction in higher dosages, to control moderate acute pain in non-opioid-tolerant individuals in lower dosages and to control moderate chronic pain in even smaller doses.[3] It is available in a variety of […]

FDA Warns About New Impulse-control Problems

Aripiprazole (Abilify, Abilify Maintena, Aristada): Drug Safety Communication – FDA Warns About New Impulse-control Problems [Posted 05/03/2016] AUDIENCE: Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, Patient ISSUE: FDA is warning that compulsive or uncontrollable urges to gamble, binge eat, shop, and have sex have been reported with the use of the antipsychotic drug aripiprazole (Abilify, Abilify Maintena, Aristada, and […]

Improve your study skills

Nobody said that raising an adolescent was easy, and schooling one is even more of a challenge! Parents are taking on a lot of school responsibility, and let’s face it — things are different than they used to be. How are parents supposed to know how to handle the homework load without some guidance? Take […]