Category Archives: Undergraduate

Psychiatry’s ‘C’ words

      Current Psychiatry. 2018 July;17(7):4,6 By Henry A. Nasrallah, MD Recently, contemporary “culture” has capriciously confounded and confused our national community with a cringe-worthy “C” word. Unfortunately, this was followed by only transient public consternation, reflecting the coarsening of our social communication and discourse and the cant of many. But the ripple effects continue. As a psychiatrist who closely observes the human condition, I contemplated the current confrontational tone […]

Heart and Potassium ensures better mood

Your body depends on the mineral potassium for many bodily functions, including keeping control of the electrical balance of your heart, metabolizing carbohydrates, and building muscle. Low potassium levels can cause muscle weakness and heartbeat irregularities. On the other hand, too much potassium can cause your heart to stop.       If you have […]

BLS – Pre-asessment – questions and answers

Take the free BLS Pretest provided below in order to prepare you for our official BLS online exam. The practice exam consists of 10 multiple-choice questions that are derived from the BLS provider handbook and adhere to the latest AHA and ECC guidelines. Correct answers & explanations will be shown once the practice test is submitted.======================================= […]

Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics:

Who should receive LAIs?   Consider LAIs for patients with recent-onset schizophrenia and those with risk factors for medication nonadherence: history of non-adherence, severe symptoms, comorbid substance use, cognitive impairment, ambivalence or negative attitudes towards medications, and poor insight.   Are the newer LAIs more effective?   The effectiveness of newer LAIs (aripiprazole, olanzapine, paliperidone […]

Antidepressants medication: they work but what to do with side effects?

Antidepressant medications can be a godsend for people struggling with the dark mantle of depression. Yet like all drugs, they can cause side effects, which is why it’s important to be aware of any changes in your body when you begin any new medication. If you have any uncomfortable or worrisome antidepressant side effects, tell […]

الكالسيوم و فيتامين د : ساحران العظام و توازن الحالة النفسية؟

تعد هشاشة العظام أو ضعف العظام أمر شائع جدا بين كبار السن، ولكنه  ليس شيئا  حتميا منه من الشيخوخة.هناك الكثير يمكنك القيام به لحماية العظام من هذا المرض. أفضل تأمين ضد هشاشة العظام هو بناء أعلى كثافة ممكنة للعظام  في عقد الثلاثينات من عمرك ثم تقليل فقدان العظام بعد ذلك.  ولكن إذا كنت بالفعل في […]

Improve Rapport with difficult patients

As psychiatrists, we all come across patients who press our buttons and engender negative feelings, such as anger, frustration, and inadequacy.1 These patients have been referred to as “hateful” or “difficult” because they disrupt the treatment alliance.1,2 We are quick to point our fingers at such patients for making our jobs harder, being noncompliant, resisting the therapeutic […]

SWOT Analysis -To Run your clinic or hospital

SWOT analysis (alternatively SWOT Matrix) is an acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats and is a structured planning method that evaluates those four elements of an organization, project or business venture. A SWOT analysis can be carried out for a company, product, place, industry, or person. It involves specifying the objective of the business venture or project and identifying the internal […]