Category: Disorders

Lengthy ER visits for psychiatric patients often result in transfer, not treatment

From the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine media release: Cutbacks in capacity at state and county mental hospitals have forced more and more psychiatric patients to seek treatment in Emergency… Read more »

Borderline personality disorder: As scientific understanding increases, improved clinical management needed

From the Wolters Kluwer Health media release: Even as researchers gain new insights into the neurobiology of borderline personality disorder (BPD), there’s a pressing need to improve diagnosis and management of… Read more »

Assisted dying for psychiatric disorders: Serious public health impact

From the Canadian Medical Association Journal media release: Offering medical assistance in dying to people in Canada on the basis of psychiatric illnesses could put vulnerable people at risk, argues a… Read more »

High levels of education linked to heightened brain tumor risk

From the BMJ media release: A university degree is linked to a heightened risk of developing a brain tumor, suggests a large observational study, published online in the Journal of Epidemiology… Read more »

One-third of global burden of mental illness occurs in China and India, experts highlight need for action

From the The Lancet media release: A third of the global burden of disease for mental, neurological and substance use disorders occurs in India and China — more than in all… Read more »

Prolonged seizures require immediate interventions to prevent permanent damage

From the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) media release: Time is of the essence when a patient experiences a prolonged seizure, and immediate action is required to prevent long-term neurological… Read more »