Giving up drugs early in psychosis, as effective as meds 1 Mar 2012 0 comments Giving up drugs early in psychosis makes about as much difference to the disease course as antipsychotics and should be a priority in psychiatric services, say the authors of a ground-breaking…
Early intervention key in gender identity disorder 1 Mar 2012 0 comments The opening of a US gender clinic has led to a four-fold increase in the number of people diagnosed with gender identity disorder in the area, pointing to a “pent-up demand for medical intervention”…
Antipsychotic risk in aged care clarified 1 Mar 2012 0 comments Risperidone is safer than haloperidol for agitated nursing home residents, researchers say – but ideally doctors should prescribe neither.
McGorry surprises critics over DSM-5 1 Mar 2012 0 comments Psychiatry’s pin-up professor for early intervention in psychosis has surprised his critics by saying he does not want pre-psychosis listed in the upcoming DSM-5 as a disorder but as a "work in…
Glucocorticoid suicide risk confirmed 23 Feb 2012 0 comments Glucocorticoids increase the risk of suicidal behaviour up to seven-fold, the largest study to date finds.
Psychoanalyse this: experts face-off 23 Feb 2012 0 comments Psychoanalysts squared-off against their harshest critics this week in a head-to-head published in the BMJ.
New fitness to drive guide hits street 23 Feb 2012 0 comments An overhaul of fitness to drive guidelines means patients whose illness is well controlled or only moderate will not be barred from the road.
Clinically important clozapine challenges: review 16 Feb 2012 0 comments Australian experts have shed new light on the difficult task of using clozapine levels to guide therapy and prevent toxicity.
Lancet-Hickie stoush intensifies 16 Feb 2012 0 comments The Hickie-Lancet media storm broke new ground this week with Professor Ian Hickie calling on the journal’s ombudsman to step in, as the journal publicly distances itself from the offending paper it…
Anxiety disorders precede eating disorders 16 Feb 2012 0 comments A high proportion of eating disorder patients first experience some form of anxiety disorder a new Australian study finds.
