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 […]
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Sigma Receptor in psychiatric disorders
Professor Tarek Assaad, Professor of Psychiatry, explainig neurophysiology of sigma receptors and its role in psychiatric disorders. He ends the lecture up as usual by reviewing the updates journal reviews. Lecture was given in Jeddah, April 2015
DSM 5 – Fully expalined -Task Force Members
Darrel A. REGIER Darrel A. Regier, M.D., M.P.H. Director, APA Division of Research Executive Director, APIRE Vice-Chair, DSM-V Task Force American Psychiatric Association Virginia, USA Email: [email protected] Regier, M.D., M.P.H has served for the past ten years as Executive Director of the American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education (APIRE), as well as Director, […]
Easiest , fastest and most accurate detect cannabis use!
The first study to compare the ability of oral devices to detect occasional and frequent marijuana use by testing saliva has shed new light on which test is best. Researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) compared the ability of these tests to accurately detect specific cannabinoids and found that fluid samples […]
Your balance affected by medication= Keep erect Posture!
Medications make a difference — generally a positive one — in the lives of many people. Insulin keeps blood sugar under control, cholesterol-lowering drugs can reduce the chances of having a heart attack, and thyroid medication can restore a normal hormone level. These are but a few examples. At the same time, all drugs […]
Borderline, Bipolar mood disorder or both
A full lecture in 2 parts presented by Dr. Adel Serag for Psychiatrists. Is it bipolar mood disorder or borderline personality or both? What are the different ways of differentiation and management Lecture is given in 2 parts, discussing the illness monograph of a psychiatric patient with borderline traits and showed fully morbid […]
Maslow’s Self actualization theory= The human six needs
The Six Human Needs The Six Human Needs were originally introduced by Anthony Robbins. Tony had always been fascinated with human motivation and behavior. As a result he studied Neural Linguistic Programming, Cognitive Therapy, Gestalt Therapy and many other therapies of the time. However, even after all his research and the effort he put into […]
Fight against Panic attacks
Help! I’m Having a Panic Attack! Panic attacks are sudden uncontrollable bouts of fear that can be experienced at any time. They are brief surges of intense anxiety often enhanced by stress and worrisome thoughts. This anxiety can quickly get out of hand and turn into an uncontrollable panic attack. Within this state-of-mind we tend […]
The most 15 common negative unhelpful way of thinking
Cognitive Distortions Aaron Beck first proposed the theory behind cognitive distortions and David Burns was responsible for popularizing it with common names and examples for the distortions. 1. Filtering. We take the negative details and magnify them while filtering out all positive aspects of a situation. For instance, a person may pick out a single, […]
seclusion guidlines
You can find here the seclusion criteria in PDF file , how ,why,when to manage an aggressive or excited patient by seclusion. seclusion-guidelines-feb10
How your brain decide, behave and interact?
What in the world are meta-programs? Meta-programs are mental shortcuts that direct your decisions, behaviors, actions and interactions with others. They are internal representations of your external experience of reality. They determine how your brain pays attention to things and what it pays attention to. It’s a form of pattern recognition, where your brain attempts […]
Treating Depression in Patients With Diabetes : Quick Hints
(1) Psychological symptoms of depression in patients with diabetes are more specific to depression than their somatic counterparts (2) Specificity of the somatic symptoms of depression is increased when the somatic symptoms are severe, start concomitantly with depressed mood or anhedonia, are unrelated to diabetes, or appear out of proportion to what is expected (3) […]
Practical Tips for Solving Your Problems More Easily
TRY TO Accept the problem. This is the one you can try to do first when I run into a problem and I use it almost every time. When you accept that the problem already exists and stop resisting then you also stop putting more energy into the problem and “feeding it”. Now it just […]
How Do You behave? It doesn’t matter what you said but HOW YOU SAID IT!
Your Behavior Shapes Your World Every day you make certain decisions and take specific actions that come about as a result of how you think, feel and the habits you tend to indulge in. Most of the time you probably don’t give these decisions or actions a second thought. You probably don’t even contemplate why […]
Energize Yourself, Art of self Motivation
1. Make a deal with yourself. Good for overcoming procrastination and getting things done. You can make the deal small or large. You simple tell yourself something like: When I’m done with this chapter/these reports I can take a walk in the park and enjoy an ice-cream. 2. Act like it. If you don’t feel motivated […]
Regret, How to deal with..?
What is Regret? Regret is an uncomfortable feeling indicating that something you did or failed to do can’t be changed. It’s a sense-of-loss you feel about something. This sense-of-loss can stem from a missed opportunity or a disappointment of some sort. You are feeling uncomfortable because you wish things were different, you wish you made […]
Update of somatic treatment of depression
Alan F. Schatzberg Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (1991 – present) Director, Stanford Mood Disorders Center (2009 – present) Chair, Stanford University School of Medicine – Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (1991 – 2010) Charles Nemeroff , M.D. Contact Fax: 305-355-9201 Specialties Psychiatry – Psychiatry & Neurology Languages English […]
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Dealing with ADHD in young becoming old
CRAFT is the mnemonic to screen for the young adult drug misuse, you can use it as a brief questionnaire in psychiatric clinic In this way you can discover if misuse is comorbid with ADHD or not? & Here […]
William M Sauve,MD craving for drugs
William M. Sauvé, MD Division Officer, Inpatient Mental Health, Naval Medical Center, San Diego Dr. Sauvé is the Military Clinical Director. He received his medical degree at the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Md., and completed his residency at the National Capitol Consortium Psychiatry Residency in Washington, […]
الإدمان .. الوقاية أم العلاج
قصة ما لها من نهاية منذ أكثر من 20عاما و الحديث لا يتوقف في العالم عن المخدرات مهلكة الشباب و الأسر .. و حوادث التهريب مستمرة بالرغم من كل ما تفعله سلطات مختلف البلدان للسيطرة على منافذها و برغم عمليات الضبط الكبرى إلا ان القصة لا تتوقف و لا تكمن وكل شئ متاح و […]