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 […]

Psychiatric mnemonics: Personality

Cluster personality disorders Cluster A Disorder =  Atypical. Unusual and eccentric. Cluster B Disorder = Beast. Uncontrolled wildness. Cluster C Disorder = Coward [avoidant type], Compulsive [obsessive-compulsive type], or Clingy [dependent type].       Middle adolescence (14-17 years): characteristics HERO: Heterosexual crushes/ Homosexual Experience Education regarding short term benefits Risk taking Omnipotence · And there is interest in being a Hero (popular).       Borderline personality: […]

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 […]

Make Your Family Business , Work For Yourself

Understanding Working in a Family Business F Imagine this scenario: it’s Monday morning, and you arrive at the office early to get started on your week. You need to put in extra hours to make up for your sales partner, A, who hasn’t been working very hard lately. In most companies, you could simply complain […]