Mental Health
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ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY (ECT)
ECT, electroconvulsive therapy, is one of the more controversial treatments in all of medicine. Clinicians, administrators, psychiatrists, proponents, detractors, and…
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HOT FLASHES: MENOPAUSAL MISERY
I’m not a woman so I’ve never experienced the misery that comes with “the change of life,” but I have…
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MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS AUGUST 5, 2023
COVID-19 May Have Contributed to Rise in Precocious Puberty Among Girls HealthDay—During the COVID-19 pandemic more than the normal…
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CHRONIC PAIN INCREASES DEMENTIA RISK
Researchers have reported that patients who have chronic pain have as much as a 36% greater chance of developing dementia…
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MORE MEDICAL NEWS BRIEFS
Adults Diagnosed with Depression Twice as Likely to Get Dementia Later in Life. From USA Today—250,000 Danish citizens diagnosed…
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TEEN VIOLENCE AT RECORD LEVELS
Adolescents and teenagers today aren’t the “happy-go-lucky” youth of my generation. I grew up in the 1950’s and 60’s and…
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TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY BACK IN THE NEWS!
Over the past decade, a lot has been written about traumatic brain injuries and the consequences that develop many years…
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MASS SHOOTINGS, DSM-5, AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
Editorial Comment: This article was written the day after the Uvalde, Texas school shooting. It is merely my attempt to…
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“TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN”
I haven’t done this since high school! “Done what?” you say. Written a book report! I literally haven’t written a…
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FAMILY MEDICINE AS CAREER CHOICE INCREASING
Medical school graduates are choosing Family Medicine as a career in record numbers. For 12 years in a row, Family…
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