عقار البريستيك

اسم الدواء ديسفينلافاكسين desvenlafaxine الأسماء التجارية بريستيك وصف الدواء ديسفينلافاكسين من مثبطات السيروتونين والابينفرين serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor دواعي الإستعمال يستخدم ديسفينلافاكسين فى علاج الاكتئاب الجسيم واعراض الاكتئاب العام الجرعات الجرعة الموصى بها هى 50 مجم يوميا طريقة الإستعمال – اتبع التعليمات الموجودة في الوصفة الطبية. – ينصح بتناول ديسفينلافاكسين مع الوجبات لتجنب آثاره الجانبية على […]

subtyping of schizophrenia & concept of Psychosis

Professor Ahmed Okasha, gives a hint , about subtyping of schizophrenia, and why undifferniated schizophrenia is a weak diagnosis! Ahmed Okasha M.D., PhD, FRCP, FRCPsych, FACP(Hon.) is an Egyptian psychiatrist. He is a professor of psychiatry at Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. He wrote many books and articles about psychiatry and mental disorders. He is […]

Possible Sedating effect & weight gain of quetiapine

Professor Tarek assad, explains the paradox sedating effect of quetiapine , Dec. 2012 professor of psychiatry & director of psycho-physiology & sleep lab unit in Ain Shams University, Cairo,Egypt. Explanation of the calming and sedating effect of quetiapine The possibilty of weight gain is less with quetiapine XR

Hints in Schizophrenia meaning and managment

Professor Ahmed Okasha, gives a hint , the meaning of schizophrenia Ahmed Okasha M.D., PhD, FRCP, FRCPsych, FACP(Hon.) is an Egyptian psychiatrist. He is a professor of psychiatry at Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. He wrote many books and articles about psychiatry and mental disorders. He is the first Arab-Muslim to be president of World […]

Thinking: sum up!

Thinking:   How can you define thinking:   It is the ability to imagine , arrange and rearrange ideas and concepts to reach a goal or solve a problem   It is the ability to imagine and represent object ot events in memory and to operate on these representations     Types of thinking : […]

Basic Brain structures

Basic Brain structures   Psycho-sensory areas in the cerbral cortex Reticular formation s a network of nerve fibers extending from the brain stem to the cerebrum. It is involved in the arousal and activation     Limbic system Is the cingulate gyrus, amygdala, hippocampus,orbitofrontal gyrus hypothalamus (Memory stores) and mamillary bodies . It is involved […]

Dementia .. Updates Prof. Ahmed Okasha

    Professor Dr. Ahmed Okasha in a recent lecture about dementia managment and the lecture was given in a April 2012 in Jeddah Saudi Arabia Ahmed Okasha M.D., PhD, FRCP, FRCPsych, FACP(Hon.) is an Egyptian psychiatrist. He is a professor of psychiatry at Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. He wrote many books and articles […]

نظرية فرويد و نمو الشخصية

أفترض فرويد وجود الهوا      ( Id) وهي تلك الجزء من النفس و التي ترغب في اشباع الاحتياجات العضوية بسرعة و بغض النظر عن الظروف ولذا يتولد الاحباط     و هنا تنشأ  الأنا الأعلى  ( Super Ego)   وهي جزء يقمع  الهوا آخذا في الحسبان الاعتبارات الدينية و الاخلاقية و ظروف المجتمع  فيتوالد الاحباط نتيجة […]

THE ART OF COMMUNICATION AND INTERVIEWING

                COMMUNICATION AND INTERVIEWING:   COMMUNICATION:   This should be adequate, accurate, understandable, imperative and satisfying the patient.   INTERVIEWING:   Magic skill… to establish interaction, gather data and develop doctor patient relationship.     PRIMARY GOALS OF THE PATIENT INTERVIEW:   At the Beginning       […]

Old Age

Old age, regardless of how it is specifically defined, is now being experienced by more people for a longer period of time than ever before. Old age has increasingly significant political, medical, economic, social, and demographic consequences for all nations. While the percentage of persons age 60 and over now ranges from about 13% to […]