Senior Focus: Get Screened for Memory Problems
Senior Focus: Get screened for memory problems
He or she should make sure that you are not depressed, detect potential hearing or visual problems that could interfere with your ability to learn new things, check the medications that you are… Continue reading
Prenatal Exposure to Psychostimulants Increases Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Motivation for Rewards in Adult Mice.
Prenatal exposure to psychostimulants increases impulsivity, compulsivity, and motivation for rewards in adult mice.
Physiol Behav. 2013 Jun 2;
Lloyd SA, Oltean C, Pass H, Phillips B, Staton K, Robertson CL, Shanks RA
Given the widespread use and misuse… Continue reading
[Alcohol Intoxication and Suicidality.]
[Alcohol Intoxication and Suicidality.]
Psychiatr Prax. 2013 Mar 18;
Wetterling T, Schneider B
Objective: Although there is a rich literature showing that addictive disorders are important risk factors for suicide, corresponding studies on suicidal behavior are rare. This study was aimed to evaluate the impact of alcohol intoxication on suicidal behavior.Methods: Prospective study. All patients admitted to a psychiatric department providing the psychiatric services for a district of Berlin (250,000 inhabitants) within 15 month.Results: Within this period 184 persons were admitted after showing suicidal behaviour (n = 227 admissions). 54.3 % of them were alcohol intoxicated (BAC > 1 g/l). Apart from substance use disorders the most common diagnoses were adjustment disorders (41.0 %), followed by depressive disorders (27.3 %). 28.2 % committed a… Continue reading
An Integrative Review of What Contributes to Personal Recovery in Psychiatric Disabilities.
An integrative review of what contributes to personal recovery in psychiatric disabilities.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2013 Mar; 34(3): 185-91
Salzmann-Erikson M
The aim of this integrated literature review is to identify what people with psychiatric disabilities experience as… Continue reading
Clinical Signs of Alcohol Intoxication and Importance of Blood Alcohol Concentration Testing in Alcohol Dependence.
Clinical signs of alcohol intoxication and importance of blood alcohol concentration testing in alcohol dependence.
Filed under: Addiction Rehab
Bratisl Lek Listy. 2013; 114(3): 136-9
Okruhlica L, Slezakova S
Objectives: The goal of the study was to find out… Continue reading