News articles tagged with 'psychiatric'
Computerised systems reduce psychiatric drug errors
— 21 Mar 2011 15:57 | HealthCoupling an electronic prescription drug ordering system with a computerised method for reporting adverse events can dramatically reduce the number of medication errors in a hospital's…
Researchers selectively control anxiety pathways in the brain
— 10 Mar 2011 18:20 | HealthA new study sheds light - both literally and figuratively - on the intricate brain cell connections responsible for anxiety…
Stanford scientists discover anti-anxiety circuit in brain region considered the seat of fear
— 10 Mar 2011 17:41 | HealthStimulation of a distinct brain circuit that lies within a brain structure typically associated with fearfulness produces the opposite effect: Its activity, instead of triggering or…
Analysis shows which people most likely found incompetent to stand trial
— 24 Feb 2011 19:38 | HealthPeople found incompetent to stand trial are more likely to be unemployed, have been previously diagnosed with a psychotic disorder or have had psychiatric hospitalisation, according…
Contact with the criminal justice system may be associated with suicide risk
— 8 Feb 2011 18:03 | HealthMen and women who have had contact with the criminal justice system - even if they have never received a jail or prison sentence or a guilty verdict - appear to have a significantly…
VA study shows high magnitude stressors stronger than military sexual stressors
— 8 Dec 2010 17:08 | HealthA study of long-term, active duty military personnel who used Department of Veterans Affairs' health services showed that childhood maltreatment and other high magnitude stressors,…
Study provides treatment hope for long term effects of brain trauma
— 2 Nov 2010 16:12 | HealthBrain damage continues to develop and evolve for months after a traumatic brain injury (TBI), revealing a potential target for treatments to improve brain trauma, new research led by…
Intentional swallowing of foreign bodies and its impact on the cost of health care
— 2 Nov 2010 15:30 | HealthA new study from Rhode Island Hospital found that 33 individuals were responsible for 305 cases of medical intervention to remove foreign bodies that were intentionally swallowed, resulting…
Veterans with bipolar disorder may have increased risk of suicide
— 2 Nov 2010 15:30 | HealthVeterans diagnosed with any psychiatric illness appear to have an elevated risk of suicide, and men with bipolar disorder and women with substance abuse disorders may have a particularly…
What happens after traumatic brain injury occurs?
— 2 Nov 2010 14:55 | HealthResults from a study published in the November issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) show that powerful imaging techniques - positron emission tomography (PET) fused with magnetic…