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Psychiatry News

News on Psychiatry continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

4 hrs ago | World of Psychology

Groovy, Man! Follow-Up Study Supports Therapeutic Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms

Johns Hopkins University researchers have released two follow-up papers to their fascinating 2006 study in Psychopharmacology , in which 36 healthy volunteers were given psilocybin under controlled laboratory ...

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12 hrs ago | Medical News Today

Administrative Errors Blamed For Half Of Missed Psychiatric...

Main Category: Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 05 Jul 2008 - 0:00 PDT Administrative errors could be responsible for over half of patients with mental health problems failing to turn up for their hospital ...

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20 hrs ago | MediLexicon

Addiction Largely Determined By Our Genes - Annual Meeting Of The Royal College Of Psychiatrists

Main Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 05 Jul 2008 The mystery of why one person becomes hooked on alcohol, heroin, sex or gambling, and ...

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Sat Jul 05, 2008

MyFOX Atlanta

New Study Probes Social Networking Generation

British psychiatrist Dr. Himanshu Tyagi has called social networking sites like Facebook a place "where relationships are quickly disposed at the click of a mouse.

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Meditation Good For Psychiatrists' Mental Health

Main Category: Psychology / Psychiatry Also Included In: Mental Health Article Date: 05 Jul 2008 - 0:00 PDT Meditation sessions are proving a hit for members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists at their ...

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Medical News Today

Personal Self-awareness Good For Mental Health, Says Friar...

Main Category: Mental Health Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 05 Jul 2008 - 0:00 PDT Religion can provide a "cure for the soul" by educating people to be self-aware and accepting that ...

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Medical News Today

Terrorism Is A Social Problem, Not A Mental Health Or Criminal Problem

Main Category: Psychology / Psychiatry Also Included In: Public Health Article Date: 04 Jul 2008 - 0:00 PDT There is no evidence that young terrorists are mentally ill, a leading authority on terrorism has ...

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Related Topix: Anthropology, Science, Federal Prisons, Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York, Terrorism, Medicine

Fri Jul 04, 2008

AMNY

Doctor: Social networking sites skew kids' world view

Children growing up amid the rise of social networking Web sites may have a "potentially dangerous" view of the world, a leading psychiatrist in Britain has suggested.

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Bjp.rcpsych.org

[PAPERS] Cognitive-behavioural therapy v. structured care for...

The British Journal of Psychiatry 193: 51-59. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.043190 © 2008 The Royal College of Psychiatrists OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE Cognitive-behavioural therapy v . structured care for medically ...

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Medical News Today

Royal College Of Psychiatrists Launches Three-Year Campaign To...

Main Category: Mental Health Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 02 Jul 2008 - 14:00 PDT In a major new report launched, the Royal College of Psychiatrists calls for action to end the ...

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

Sky News

Facebook Users 'A Danger'

Facebook and MySpace users are a danger to the world and themselves, an expert has warned.

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Medical News Today

People Who Smoke Skunk Are 18 Times More Likely To Develop Psychosis

Main Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry ; Schizophrenia ; Mental Health Article Date: 03 Jul 2008 - 3:00 PDT People who smoke skunk, the extra strong ...

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Bjp.rcpsych.org

[Highlights of this issue] Highlights of this issue

The British Journal of Psychiatry 193: A3. doi: 10.1192/bjp.193.1.A3 © 2008 The Royal College of Psychiatrists Sukhwinder S. Shergill Pathways between waking and sleep Care pathways for mental health are ...

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Wed Jul 02, 2008

Who Hijacked Our Country

There's a Cure for PTSD! Oh, Nevermind, It's Illegal

When terminal cancer patients would like to use marijuana to ease the nausea from chemo-therapy, the government tells them "Tough shit! Suck it up!" And now the newest group of patients to get shat on by the ...

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Related Topix: Drugs, Medicine, Anxiety, Health

Huliq.com

Anxiety is likely a long-lasting trait

We all know people who are tense and nervous and can't relax. They may have been wired differently since childhood.

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NHS Blog Doctor

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From day one of NHS BLOG DOCTOR I have been determined to warn of the gradual destruction of the NHS.

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Tue Jul 01, 2008

Medical News Today

Royal College Of Psychiatrists Joins Call For Urgent Action On Mental Health Problems In Later Life

Main Category: Mental Health Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 25 Jun 2008 - 4:00 PDT As formal consultation on the National Dementia Strategy for England begins, key organisations are ...

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Rules on cheating blurry in the 21st century

We used to know what infidelity was: sex with someone other than your mate. But the 21st century seems to have blurred those clear-cut lines.

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Related Topix: Psychology, Science, Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

Newswise

Depression Ups Risk of Complications Following Heart Attack

People who suffer from severe depression following a heart attack might be more likely to experience cardiac complications while hospitalized, according to a new study.

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Times Online

Mentally ill are 'jollied along' rather than treated by psychiatrists

People suffering from mental illness are frequently being misdiagnosed or receiving inadequate treatment, according to a group of leading psychiatrists.

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