200 kids unnecessarily on waiting list for psychiatric hospital care

The objective was to have as numerous young people as possible dealt with by the primary care psychology service rather of referring them to acute psychiatry devices where, in some instances, they need not be. Mental Health Reform, an umbrella group of non-governmental …See all stories on this topic

Psychiatric Care Group May Tempt China'' s Anxious Financiers

For years, psychiatry was among the less-favored medical disciplines in China, Hong stated. “Individuals didn’t see a profession path,” she stated. “If you were in the psychiatric department, it was probably because your employer didn’t like you.” That’s …See all stories on this subject

USDA awards $2.3 M to Alaska telemedicine, range learning

Other grant awards include: $279,106 to the Eastern Aleutian Tribes, Inc. to build an interactive tele-psychiatry network that delivers mental and behavioral health services to seven end-user websites (6 schools and one kids’s home) $497,572 to the …See all stories on this subject

Atypical antipsychotic shows bipolar I anxiety efficacy

Of 3 doses studied, 1.5 mg/day provided the best balance in between efficacy and tolerability, the scientists Lakshmi Yatham (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) and associates note in TheAmerican Journal of Psychiatry. At this dose …See all stories on this topic

Mood Policy Subject to Mixed Serotonin Signals

[Columbia University Department of Psychiatry] What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, unless the sauce is an antidepressant meant to improve serotonin levels in the brain. That’s one way to understand a brand-new research that indicates different …See all stories on this topic