Health care professionals need sensitivity when delivering the news of a patient's imminent death, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Rather than delegate end of life discussions to inexperienced members of medical teams, these should be delivered by experienced professionals with a network of colleagues who can help in communication and decision-making...
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September 15, 2010
September 4, 2010
Easing Sleepless Nights: New Guidelines
Insomnia and other sleep disorders are very common, yet are not generally well understood by doctors and other health care professionals. Now the British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) has released up-to-the-minute guidelines in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, published by SAGE, to guide psychiatrists and physicians caring for those with sleep problems...
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August 21, 2010
Seeing the Masculinity in Depressed Men…
As we grapple to understand why so many men seem to get so depressed but then do nothing positive about it, Fields and Cochran (2010) alternatively challenge health service providers to think more about what they are doing, or not, to assist depressed men.... Fields, A., & Cochran, S. (2010) Men and Depression: Current Perspectives for Health Care Professionals. American Journal of Lifest
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January 13, 2010
Words used to describe substance-use patients can alter attitudes, contribute to stigma
Changing the words used to describe someone struggling with alcoholism or drug addiction may significantly alter the attitudes of health care professionals, even those who specialize in addiction treatment.
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October 20, 2009
What Is Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy? What Is Fabricated Or Induced Illness?
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy or fabricated or induced illness (FII) is a form of child abuse or parenting disorder. A parent or caregiver of a child, in most cases the mother, either causes or fakes signs and symptoms of illness in a child in order to gain the attention of health care professionals.
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June 3, 2009
Mind And WITNESS Respond To Ruling On Derek Gale Case
The Health Care Professionals Council has today struck off Arts Therapist Derek Gale following wide ranging incidents of misconduct and abuse towards patients in his care. However, Gale has only been banned from practicing as an arts therapist, and under current legislation, can continue to practice as a psychotherapist or counsellor (1).
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