With the transition of patients with mental illness from the beds of psychiatric institutions into the community-and at times into the correctional system-the need for knowledgeable mental health professionals continues to grow.
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August 13, 2010
June 25, 2010
Young People With Autism Are ‘lost In Transition’
Young people with autism are often "lost in transition" and not diagnosed or treated effectively as teenagers, an eminent neuropsychiatrist has said. They end up being excluded from school, or never going to school, and rarely come to the attention of psychiatrists...
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June 24, 2010
Addiction: a loss of plasticity of the brain?
Why is it that only some drug users become addicts?Researchers have just discovered that the transition to addiction could result from a persistent impairment of synaptic plasticity in a key structure of the brain.
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June 23, 2010
Deflating empty arguments - A defense of mental illness diagnoses
by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. Welcome back to PBB. It's been a chaotic couple of weeks for us and the site will be making a transition of sorts as Joye takes the lead and I begin my internship. I'm not...
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August 21, 2009
The ABCs Of Starting School
In the coming weeks, many children will start school for the first time. For most, it is an exciting and positive experience, but for some the transition can be challenging. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) offers parents the following tips to help reduce the anxiety associated with starting school.
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