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 […]

The Unbreakable link – Dermatopsychiatry- Dr. Adel Serag

      4 issues have been discussed in this short lecture, dermatillomania, trichotillomania, trichophagia, and pschoactive drug rash Lecture was presented, in April, 2012 , saudia arabia, jeddah  

Professor Okasha and efficacy of antidepressants

  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 Psychiatric Association from 2002 to 2005.   Professor okasha explains […]

refractory schizophrenia ?!

Watch Henry Nasrallah, discussing refractory schizophrenics and role of clozapine         Henry A Nasarallah,MD. Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Vice chair for education, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine             Same congress , another questions to Henry Nasrallah Nasrallah is adopting a theory of schizophrenia  as an […]

Electroconvulsive Therapy Review Guidelines

Electroconvulsive Therapy Review Guidelines   The following guidelines are intended for use by provider hospitals/facilities (general and private) for the development, revision and review of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) practices.  These guidelines are designed to identify critical areas regarding ECT administration and are based on the American Psychiatric Association’s recommendations presented in the second edition of […]

The Medical Use Of Restraints

GENERAL INFORMATION: What are restraints? A restraint is any method that limits a patient’s ability to move around freely or reach normal body parts. A patient may be restrained using one or a combination of different ways. What are the types of restraints? Environmental restraint: The area where a person can move freely is limited […]

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       […]