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   <title><![CDATA[Trauma predicts conversion to psychosis in high-risk]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[Melbourne psychiatrists have confirmed that a history of trauma is common in people deemed to be at 'ultra-high risk' of psychosis.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[Teenagers who smoke marijuana are twice as likely to develop psychosis by their 20s as their peers who avoid the drug, Australian research shows. ]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[Doctors can be confident in recommending the 'controlled crying technique' for infant sleep problems as it has no long term detrimental effect on psychological wellbeing of mother or child, a six-year Australian follow-up study has found.]]></description>
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   <description><![CDATA[Nursing home residents may not be receiving regular and sufficient reviews of psychotropic medications, a study shows.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[A program that offers GPs the opportunity to refer patients to a private psychiatrist for a one-off assessment is working well in South Australia, a new analysis finds. ]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[Global interventions to prevent HIV are insufficient and urgent action is needed to improve coverage of HIV services for injecting drug users, Australian researchers say.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[Clinicians should ask patients taking the antipsychotic aripiprazole whether they are experiencing any compulsive behaviours, an Australian psychiatrist suggests. 
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   <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[Australian research has added more weight to the theory that young adults using cannabis from an early age and over a prolonged period are more likely to have hallucinations or to meet criteria for psychosis. ]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[Wikipedia has launched an online guide to provide high quality and up-to-date information on mental health disorders. ]]></description>
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   <description><![CDATA[Seniors are being encouraged to give video games a go after a study found some games improved mood and quality of life in older adults with subsyndromal depression.]]></description>
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   <description><![CDATA[Mental health professionals need to acknowledge the significance of problem video game use and should routinely ask young patients about their electronic media use to identify those at risk, Australian psychologists say. ]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[The atypical antipsychotic quetiapine has anti-inflammatory effects that may make it a useful treatment option for arthritis patients with depression, Australian psychiatrists report. ]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[Patients with bipolar disorder or schizoaffective disorder have a poorer prognosis if they are smokers, a prospective two year Melbourne study has shown. ]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[Using shared decision making strategies to deny patient requests for treatment may lead to more appropriate care plans and preserve physician-patient relationships, researchers conclude.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[The placebo effect is far more than an inert treatment and instead represents a "genuine psychobiological event", according to a review in The Lancet co-authored by Sydney pain specialist Dr Damien Finniss. ]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[Melbourne psychiatrists and obstetricians have calling for comprehensive multidisciplinary care for women who need to be treated with antipsychotic medications and mood stabilisers during pregnancy.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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