Many experts are considering a redefinition of narcissism

... who supports maintaining narcissism as its own disorder, is in the minority. Dr. Renato D. Alarcon, professor of psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and Dr. Carl C. Bell, clinical professor of psychiatry and public health at the ...

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/articles/2011/01/24/many_experts_are_considering_a_redefinition_of_narcissism/?rss_id=Most+Popular

Medicare Psychiatrist

Does anyone know a psychiatrist in Santa Barbara who accepts Medicare + Supplement? I've called quite a few already with no luck.

http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=111612

Apathy, Anhedonia, and Depression - Sorting It Alla

... about. Neurology is the study of disorders of the nervous system. To vastly oversimplify, one could consider psychiatry a branch of neurology (Freud started his career as a neurologist), but neurology has far more emphasis on conditions where a ...

http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/15/160073/anhedonia-depression-sorting/

Asprger's Syndrome reclassification confusing to parents and professionals

Asperger's, a disorder that affects the social interaction abilities of 2 to 6 children out of every 1,000, is no more.

http://www.examiner.com/article/asprger-s-syndrome-reclassification-confusing-to-parents-and-professionals?cid=rss

How the NY Times Portrays Psychiatric Diagnosis

... he published a strong critique of psychiatric diagnosis ( ) called "Why Psychiatry Needs to Scrap the DSM System: An Immodest Proposal," in which he advocated doing away with that ...

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/science-isnt-golden/201303/how-the-ny-times-portrays-psychiatric-diagnosis

Over-diagnosis fears with new guide

... form of American psychiatric colonisation imposing the view of an elite group of American psychiatrists on world psychiatry". Anti-ADHD campaigner and former West Australian MP Martin Whitely said there are already several online petitions calling ...

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/new-psychiatric-diagnostic-guidlelines-lead-to-fear-of-over-diagnosis/story-e6frea6u-1226609467951

Psychiatrists Teach Breathing Techniques for Trauma Relief on Live Webinar April 26-27

... please contact Martha Benedict at blvdben48@yahoo.com (602)425-8432. Dr. Brown is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York. He gives over 200 medical lectures every year, including full-day courses for the ...

http://www.prlog.org/12108999-psychiatrists-teach-breathing-techniques-for-trauma-relief-on-live-webinar-april-26-27.html

Integrative Psychiatrists Richard P. Brown and Patricia Gerbarg Teach ...

... please contact Martha Benedict at blvdben48@yahoo.com (602)425-8432 Dr. Brown is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York. He gives over 200 medical lectures every year, including full-day courses for the ...

http://www.free-press-release.com/news-integrative-psychiatrists-richard-p-brown-and-patricia-gerbarg-teach-breathe-and-heal-live-webinar-for-healthcare-providers-from-the-rochester-1364615387.html

Technology can affect how we dream

... to intense visions - and our emotional undercurrents seem to be a guiding force. Ernest Hartmann, a professor of psychiatry at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., studied the dream diaries of people who had recently suffered a painful personal loss. ...

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/200621721.html

Report calls for strengthening of academic psychiatry

Professors Shitij Kapur and Sir Simon Wessely, King's College London Institute of Psychiatry, are contributors to a major new report by the Academy of Medical Sciences - Strengthening academic psychiatry in the UK.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-academic-psychiatry.html

Mental Health, ADHD, and Drug Abuse

... prevalence of bipolar spectrum disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey replication. Archives of General Psychiatry , 64 (5), 543-552. 4. Wilens, T.E., Martelon, M., Joshi, G., Bateman, C., Fried, R., Petty, C., & Biederman, J. (2011). Does ADHD ...

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/almost-addicted/201303/mental-health-adhd-and-drug-abuse

Bravo TV Seriously Hates Women, 'Married To The Medicine' Makes...

... classy to demean others, talk behind their backs and poke fun at their flaws? "There is a huge stigma attached to psychiatry," Quad explained. "Everyone thinks that being married to a doctor is nothing but fabulous," claims a voice in the background ...

http://oldschool945.com/209363/bravo-tv-seriously-hates-women-married-to-the-medicine-makes-doctors-wives-everywhere-cringe-in-horror/

rachel_manteuffel

A supporter of same-sex marriage wears a rainbow flag in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday It's all over but the shouting, says Dana Milbank regarding the Supreme Court's deliberations over gay marriage this week.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2013/03/27/postscript-milbank-and-gay-marriage-wins/

First in a series: There are many facets to ...

... and older to community services and supports. It is considered a crisis center for up to 23 hours and includes a psychiatry assessment. It is short-term and not inpatient care. The center is funded through a contract with the Delaware Division of ...

http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/first-in-a-series-there-are-many-facets-to-caring-for-mental-health-problems/977168

Your Child Is Not Bipolar, but Your Adolescent Is

... ed in denying the occurrence of bipolar disorder in children at that verboten age of 12 or lower. is Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine, and Director of the Mood Disorders Program at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. more...

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mood-swings/201303/your-child-is-not-bipolar-your-adolescent-is

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Depression

... of life by reducing depression's severity. A 2012 study published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry involved a review of Australian National Health data. Researchers became interested in the period between 2001 and 2006, when ...

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2013/03/27/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-and-depression/

27 Mar 07:48 GMT,

... found at Dr. Brown is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York. He gives over 200 medical lectures every year, including full-day courses for the American ...

http://world.einnews.com/247pr/336791

Integrative Psychiatrists Richard P. Brown and Patricia Gerbarg Teach ...

... found at Dr. Brown is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York. He gives over 200 medical lectures every year, including full-day courses for the American ...

http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release-rss/integrative-psychiatrists-richard-p-brown-and-patricia-gerbarg-teach-breathbodymind-transformation-techniques-at-kripalu-center-336791.php

Horses help heal Canada's veterans in unique Alberta program

Lt.-Gov. Donald Ethell, who has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, said programs such as Can Praxis are key to ensuring the long-term health of Canada's veterans.

http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Horses+help+heal+Canada+veterans+unique+Alberta+program/8155347/story.html

Nip it in the bud: Doctors target young addicts with films

A troubled Class X student Shantanu - the main protagonist in the 45-minute film Walan - is caught in a Hamletian dilemma, and despite wise counselling from a few good friends, eventually gets addicted to smoking, drugs and alcohol.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nip-it-in-the-bud-doctors-target-young-addicts-with-films/1093920/

Sigmund Freud

... treatment went tragically awry. But Freud himself was beginning to move away from a purely medical approach to psychiatry. In 1885 he had received a brief scholarship to Paris' Salpetrire. And it was there that he became immersed in Jean-Martin ...

http://www.nndb.com/people/736/000029649/

Global migrants: Which are the most wanted professions?

... practitioners such as paediatricians and gynaecologists, and consultants in areas like haematology and forensic psychiatry. A doctor has a chance of finding work in at least 18 countries in the world. Find out about others. In Singapore, electrical ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21938085#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

University mental-health resources strained under increased need

... the nearly 1,000 students who use the counseling services offered each year. Jerald Kay, professor and chair of psychiatry at Wright State University, said many counseling centers do not have permanent psychiatrists, and report needing more ...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/26/university-mental-health-resources/2021127/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+usatoday-NewsTopStories+%28News+-+Top+Stories%29

Does a "Poisonous Fog" Hang Over Clinical Trials for Anti-Depressants?

When we think of the movies, we don't instantly think of clinical trials, but a new psychological thriller may well change that by focusing the spotlight on big pharma and anti-depressants. The Steven Soderbergh film, Side-Effects, poses more questions than it answers.

http://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/appliedclinicaltrials/Blogs/Does-a-Poisonous-Fog-Hang-Over-Clinical-Trials-for/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/808881?ref=25

UpToDate Adds Dermatology, Psychiatry and General Surgery to Medical Specialties

... to UpToDate A , its evidence-based clinical decision support resource. The change follows the recent additions of Psychiatry and General Surgery, bringing to 21 the number of medical specialties included in an UpToDate subscription. "UpToDate is ...

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20130326005345/en

03/26/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR PSYCHIATRY.

COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR PSYCHIATRY.

• The Internet Narcissism Epidemic _{2013-03-26, 06:11 am}
  ... able to identify those with high NPI scores by studying their Facebook pages. Elias Aboujaoude, a professor of psychiatry at Stanford, notes that our ability tailor the Internet experience to our every need is making us more narcissistic. He ...
• Integrative Psychiatrists Brown & Gerbarg Teach Breath~Body~Mind Techniques at Kripalu April 5-7_{2013-03-26, 03:43 am}
  ... found at Dr. Brown is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York. He gives over 200 medical lectures every year, including full-day courses for the American ...
• The Record: Letters, March 26, 2013 _{2013-03-26, 01:06 am}
  The Record is wrong to drag the First Amendment into an argument about a child's safety, especially as it also writes an opinion declaring support of an assault weapons ban that some have said is an attack on the Second Amendment.
• FSP psychiatrist Clinic for Abbas Town victims _{2013-03-25, 06:39 pm}
  The Forum for Secular Pakistan in collaboration with Pakistan Association of Mental Health is providing psychiatrist and psychology counseling facilities especially women and children who are victims of the Abbas Town blast traumatic experience.
• More _{2010-05-06, 03:00 am}
  Medical University of South Carolina psychiatrists have found a loophole in the mental health reporting system.
• The Consumer: Looking for Evidence That Therapy Works _{2013-03-25, 03:00 pm}
  ... what's most likely to get them there is the relationship you build with them," said Bonnie Spring, a professor of psychiatry at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine. But some experts believe this is a false choice. "No one believes it's a good ...
• Dollars for Docs database shows drugmakers' payouts to physicians _{2013-03-25, 02:20 pm}
  ... talks and consulting for drugmakers, the database shows. And half of the top earners are from a single specialty: psychiatry. "It boggles my mind," said Dr. James H. Scully Jr., chief executive of the American Psychiatric Association, referring to ...
• Penis-snatching fears grip Central African village _{2013-03-25, 11:47 am}
  University of California, Berkeley, geography fellow Louisa Lombard told CBC Radio's The Current about the case, in which two men in the town of Tiringoulou, Central African Republic, claim their penises have been shrunk to the size of a baby's after they were touched by a tea merchant passing through the village.
• Our Program Dealing with Taxpayer Anxiety Disorder will Help Close... _{2013-03-25, 09:38 am}
  ... New Orleans, LA 70118, U.S.A.: Economic Analysis & Policy, Vol. 42 No. 2, SEPTEMBER 2012; see also, But this is nothing new, in fact, in 2008 one of Governor Patterson's top aides (Charles ...
• Drama, outside the doctor's office _{2013-03-25, 05:21 am}
  Will the last woman in Atlanta who is not being followed by a camera crew please raise her hand? The success of Bravo's 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' - the highest-rated series in the 'Housewives' franchise since its debut in 2008 - opened the gates, and in rushed 'Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta,' 'Big Rich Atlanta,' 'The Sisterhood,' 'Totally T-Boz' and ... (more)
• How An Unlikely Drug Helps Some Children Consumed By Fear _{2013-03-25, 03:59 am}
  George McCann has been diagnosed with a subtype of bipolar disorder called the "fear of harm" profile, and finds that a prescribed dose of ketamine every few days alleviates his symptoms.
• Going to the APA Meeting? _{2013-03-25, 01:38 am}
  ... speech. Yet it's a hard decision for me to attend this meeting. The APA and its annual meeting reflect aspects of psychiatry that concern me. In 2006 the drug industry accounted for about 30 percent of APA's $62.5 million in financing, half through ...
• Comedy, History, and the Future of Mental Disorder Labels _{2013-03-25, 12:21 am}
  ... The first source of amusement: This was apparently the same Ronald Pies who just over a year ago wrote "Why psychiatry needs to scrap the DSM: An immodest proposal," that can be found at http://psychcentral.co ...
• Need ADHD medication but no doctor or insurance in NYC _{2013-03-24, 10:00 pm}
  So I recently got laid off and have relocated from the West Coast to New York City.
• Letter: Insurance won't pay addiction care _{2013-03-24, 09:08 pm}
  A heroin addict injects a heroin shot in a room, at the Konsumraume in Berlin. I am writing in response to recent letters about heroin addiction ["LI is sadly in denial about heroin use," March 19]. As the mother of an addict, I have been dealing with this problem for many years.
• Some thoughts on the day after my 77th birthday _{2013-03-24, 04:39 pm}
  ... at the University of Chicago and got my PhD in three years as a neurophysiologist. That was the closest I got to psychiatry because I could not afford med school and there were lots of fellowships for the PhD. The first year I studied cental nervous ...
• Primary care providers need training to recognize early symptoms of psychosis _{2013-03-24, 01:37 pm}
  Primary care providers could help people with warning signs of psychosis get critical early treatment and potentially reduce the current burden on emergency departments and inpatient units, finds a study in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology .
• What is children's mental health care? - Child in Mind - Boston.com _{2013-03-23, 07:46 pm}
  ... the focus was on treatment of "ADHD" and other DSM diagnoses in collaboration with MCPAP- the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project- whose role Wen describes: The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project provides a hotline for ...
• Eat or surf a lot? You risk being labelled mentally ill _{2013-03-23, 07:10 pm}
  The latest psychiatry manual will, for the first time, spell out Adult Attention Deficit Disorder, minor neurocognitive disorder , binge eating, internet addiction, etc.
• Dream re-weavers _{2013-03-23, 04:17 am}
  ... poetic vision -- and our emotional undercurrents seem to be a guiding force. Ernest Hartmann, a professor of psychiatry at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., has studied the dream diaries of people who had recently suffered a painful personal ...

03/05/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR PSYCHIATRY.

• What's New (and Old) in the DSM-5 Personality Disorders _{2013-03-05, 03:22 pm}
  ... of psychological disorders. The most natural area for the Five Factor Model to be applied was the group of what psychiatry calls "personality disorders." Ever since the days when Freudian psychoanalysts reigned over American psychiatry, peaking in ...
• Time To Pay Attention: What The Newest ADHD Research Is Telling Us _{2013-03-05, 12:02 pm}
  ... than one mental health issue going on. John T. Walkup, MD, the Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York-Presbyterian Hospital (not affiliated with the study mentioned above), tells me ...
• Thumbnail image _{2013-03-05, 06:54 am}
  MENTAL health care in Gloucester has been voted among the best in the UK after an award by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
• Health briefs: Manage back pain, try out wellness events _{2013-03-05, 04:47 am}
  ... medicine; Dr. Brian Cannon, family practice; Dr. Laura Isley, diagnostic radiology; and Dr. Leonard Lado, psychiatry. n The Lighthouse of Collier Inc., Center for Blindness and Vision Loss has added Sue Wild to its team. Wild is a certified vision ...
• US Army offers citizenship track for needed skills _{2013-03-05, 04:00 am}
  In this Jan. 24, 2013 photo, Army Sgt. Keawanyda Speaks, left, helps recruit Carolyne Chelulei, fill out documents while visiting the Army recruiting office in Spartanburg, S.C. Chelulei is a native of Kenya, plans to join the Army to train as a psychiatrists' assistant.
• A holistic approach to healing: clinics treat physical, mental ailments _{2013-03-05, 03:00 am}
  ... need to be less redundant, more efficient, more patient-centered, less provider-centric," said Mark McGovern, a psychiatry professor at Dartmouth University who has studied mental health integration. Integration predates the Affordable Care Act, ...
• Mardy Fish's return a big test physically and mentally _{2013-03-04, 10:37 pm}
  On the verge of his return to men's tennis after a six-month absence, Mardy Fish hinted at the deep psychological scars that have dogged him since being diagnosed with a heart condition last year.
• Mental Health Disorders in Adolescents: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Professionals _{2013-03-01, 01:37 pm}
  ... frank assessment of risks and note in one instance that there is 'limited evidence base for adolescent psychiatry' (p. 35) - evidence is primarily extrapolated from adult studies. Explaining the reasons for prescribing particular psychoactive ...
• Mental Health Week celebrations begin at GCU _{2013-03-04, 02:00 pm}
  ... Rahman chaired the inaugural session of the mental health seminar which was also addressed by Mayo Hospital Adult Psychiatry Head Dr. Aftab Asif, Senior Clinical Psychologist Dr Irum Bukhari, Psychological Association former president Dr Bilal Sufi, ...
• In Arizona, PolycomA RealPresenceA Video Solutions Enable NARBHA to ... _{2013-03-04, 07:04 pm}
  Northern Arizona Regional Behavioral Health Authority Operates a Polycom-Powered Telemedicine Network to Bring Specialized Care to Half the State via Video an Arizona managed care organization to bring community-based, patient-centered care to remote and rural areas using an innovative video collaboration network, while saving millions of dollars .
• Uncivil Commitment: Mental Illness May Deprive You of Civil Rights _{2013-03-04, 06:18 pm}
  ... that proper treatment is administered. Psychiatrist E. Fuller Torrey, eminent advocate of greater use of coercive psychiatry, criticizes the reforms gained by civil rights advocates (4). He says that these reforms have made involuntary civil ...
• The Army and PTSD: Keeping Soldiers' Best Interests At Heart, Unless... _{2013-03-04, 12:22 pm}
  Calling the findings "pre-decisional," the Army has denied multiple Freedom of Information Act requests from news organizations for the results of a months-long investigation into whether psychiatrists at a Washington state Army hospital reversed troubled veterans' PTSD diagnoses to save money.
• Troubled kids learn to cope and manage stress in unique Harrisburg clinic _{2013-03-04, 11:11 am}
  "Hopefully we have given them the tools to overcome what lies ahead when they leave us," said Dr.
• Stress Disorder May Be Common Among ICU Patients on Ventilators _{2013-03-01, 12:00 pm}
  ... gets better, but these mental symptoms often just linger," Dr. O. Joseph Bienvenu, an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins, said in the news release. "We need to pay more attention to preventing and treating ...
• SharecareNow Names Top 10 Online Influencers in Children's Mental Health _{2013-03-04, 08:43 am}
  One-half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14. Sharecare's Top 10 Influencers in Children's Mental Health include clinical psychologists, parenting experts, therapists and psychiatrists who have an active online presence and are a resource to families seeking support and conversations about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
• Remuda Ranch Sponsor of Love Your Body Week at University of Arizona _{2013-03-04, 03:12 am}
  Remuda Ranch, a comprehensive treatment center specializing in eating and co-occurring disorders for women and girls in Arizona, was a sponsor of the "Love Your Body Week" at the University of Arizona-Tucson from February 20 - 27.
• Small people big problems _{2013-03-04, 03:00 am}
  ... across the United States seeking to address the issue at a state level. In 2011, the National Network of Child Psychiatry Access Programs was formed to guide and support these programs. While the details vary from state to state, program leaders ...
• Dr. Ahmed Faheem: Guns not the only issue _{2013-03-04, 01:06 am}
  The spike in gun violence across the United States in the last few months has led to many discussions about limiting the size of ammunition clips, expanding the requirements for background checks, and banning certain classes of weapons.
• Ohio tries to keep ahead of the game with gambling treatment _{2013-03-03, 05:44 pm}
  As Ohio's gambling options multiply, state agencies are trying to prevent a corresponding surge in the number of gambling addicts.
• Porn identity _{2013-03-03, 04:14 pm}
  Many strangers give Dr William Struthers a quizzical look when he tells them what he does for a living.