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Lawson researcher receives 1 of first-ever Pfizer Psychiatry Research Awards
EurekAlert (press release) LONDON, ON – A scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute has been honored in Pfizer Canada's first-ever Psychiatry Research Awards Program. Dr. Elizabeth Osuch, Scientist and Rea Research Chair of Affective and Anxiety Disorders at Lawson, … |
Lawson researcher receives 1 of first-ever Pfizer Psychiatry Research Awards – EurekAlert (press release)
Pfizer announces first-ever recipients of its Psychiatry Research Awards – PharmaLive.com (press release)
Pfizer announces first-ever recipients of its Psychiatry Research AwardsPharmaLive.com (press release)MONTREAL, May 16, 2012 /CNW/ – Pfizer Canada is pleased to announce the first recipients of the Psychiatry Research Awards Program. The program, launched in May 2011, was developed to advance clinical research and patient care in psychiatry by …Lawson researcher in London receives psychiatry … Continue reading
Experts say psychiatry’s diagnostic manual needs overhaul – Medical Xpress
PsychCentral.com Experts say psychiatry's diagnostic manual needs overhaulMedical XpressThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), long the master reference work in psychiatry, is seriously flawed and needs radical change from its current "field guide" form, according to an essay by two Johns Hopkins psychiatrists …Be wary of the American Psychiatric AssociationFox NewsBackdown on … Continue reading
Psychiatric units safer as in-patient suicide falls – Medical Xpress
Psychiatric units safer as in-patient suicide fallsMedical XpressSuicides by psychiatric in-patients have fallen to a new low, research published today has found. The study by the University of Manchester's National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness, one of very few to look … and more »
Local medical community mourns psychiatrist – Owen Sound Sun Times
Local medical community mourns psychiatristOwen Sound Sun TimesDr. Abdishakur Jowhar, chief of psychiatry at Grey Bruce Health Services, was killed Sunday in a car crash in his native Somaliland, an autonomous region in northern Somalia. He was 59. Dr. Jowhar had been working in Owen Sound the past two-and-a-half … and more »
How Big Pharma and the Psychiatric Establishment Drugged Up Our Kids – AlterNet
How Big Pharma and the Psychiatric Establishment Drugged Up Our KidsAlterNetIn his book Psychiatryland, psychiatrist Phillip Sinaikin recounts reading a scientific article in which it was debated whether a three-year-old girl who ran out into traffic had oppositional-defiant disorder or bipolar disorder, the latter marked by … and more »
1000 Psychiatrists to converge on Hobart – SpiceNews
1000 Psychiatrists to converge on HobartSpiceNewsAbout 1000 delegates for The Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists' “Psychiatry and Mental Health Conference” will come to Hobart this month. Members of the College will convene at the Hotel Grand Chancellor for the conference themed …
‘Extremely caring’ psychiatrist earns honor – Dubuque Telegraph Herald
'Extremely caring' psychiatrist earns honorDubuque Telegraph HeraldFifty years is a long time in psychiatry; long enough that Dr. Thomas Piekenbrock can remember when patients who were experiencing manic episodes were treated with water. "They sprayed manic patients with fire hoses — it was very primitive," … and more »
St. Anne Hospital transfer could pose tax burden for municipality – Montreal Gazette
St. Anne Hospital transfer could pose tax burden for municipalityMontreal GazetteAlthough officials from all levels of government have welcomed a new deal paving the way for long-term care patients at Ste. Anne's Hospital, new talks have begun to ensure that Ste. Anne de Bellevue's municipal tax base is not adversely affected by … and more »
Good morning, Buffalo – Buffalo News
Good morning, BuffaloBuffalo NewsUntil now, there has not been a facility in New York State that provides hospice services for residents in a long-term care center. The first one officially opens with a ceremony at 10 am today. It's Hospice at Jeanne's House, which has been created as … and more »