Frequency of Sexual Dysfunction in Patients with Schizophrenia • Schizophrenia and Sexuality • Jan 05 11 Frequency of Sexual Dysfunction and Other Reproductive Side-effects in Patients with Schizophrenia Treated with Risperidone, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, or Haloperidol: The Results of the EIRE Study Abstract Atypical… Sexuality and schizophrenia: a review • Schizophrenia News • Jan 05 11 Sexual functioning has received little attention as an important aspect of patient care for those suffering from severe mental disorders such as schizophrenia. Yet, it has been implicated as one of the… Sexual Dysfunction Results from Anti-depressant Drugs • Schizophrenia News • Jan 05 11 A large scale study has found that all but two of the newer anti-depressant drugs cause significant sexual dysfunction (SD). The study included 6,297 patients reporting data to their primary care… The accuracy of the ASEX to identify sexual dysfunction in patients of the schizophrenia spectrum • Schizophrenia News • Jan 05 11 The accuracy of the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX) to identify sexual dysfunction in patients of the schizophrenia spectrum BACKGROUND: Sexual dysfunction… Training the trainers • Schizophrenia • • Schizophrenia and Sexuality • Jan 04 11 One of the great therapeutic accomplishments of the second half of the 20th century was the establishment of legitimacy and efficacy in interventions exclusively targeting sexual difficulties. Despite the availability of empirically validated techniques… Clinical Experience with the Friendship and Intimacy Module • Schizophrenia • • Schizophrenia and Sexuality • Jan 04 11 The module has been in active use for the past 2 years at the Hollywood Mental Health Center’s Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program, the San Fernando Mental Health Center’s Wellness Program,… Friendship and intimacy module • Schizophrenia • • Schizophrenia and Sexuality • Jan 04 11 Although few psychiatric rehabilitation programs have comprehensively addressed the friendship and intimacy needs of seriously mentally ill persons, the studies conducted to date have demonstrated the feasibility of their use and participants’ enthusiasm… Psychoeducational programs for teaching safe sex • Schizophrenia • • Schizophrenia and Sexuality • Jan 04 11 During the past two decades, a relatively small number of sexual education programs designed for mentally disabled persons have been described in the literature. They have almost exclusively focused on safe… Sexual dysfunction affecting persons with schizophrenia • Schizophrenia • • Schizophrenia and Sexuality • Jan 04 11 Despite a healthy interest in sex, many people with schizophrenia report a progressive deterioration of their sexual and sociosexual function beginning in young adulthood, closely paralleling the age of onset of… Schizophrenia and Sexuality • Schizophrenia • • Schizophrenia and Sexuality • Jan 04 11 Sexual functioning and its consequences should be a clinically important concern for practitioners and programs serving the needs of persons with schizophrenia. Unfortunately, sexuality is rarely on the radar screen of the vast majority… Pharmacotherapy - Schizophrenia in African Americans • Schizophrenia • • Schizophrenia in African Americans • Jan 03 11 Although psychosocial support is important in managing schizophrenia, pharmacotherapy remains essential for maintenance and recovery. Unfortunately, the treatment of ethnic minorities is often inappropriate. African Americans often receive excessive doses of… Sociocultural Factors - Schizophrenia in African Americans • Schizophrenia • • Schizophrenia in African Americans • Jan 03 11 African American families face the challenge of having limited resources. The direct costs of schizophrenia often exceed the median family income of African Americans. Moreover, African Americans are more likely… Schizophrenia in African Americans • Schizophrenia • • Schizophrenia in African Americans • Jan 03 11 Schizophrenia is considered the most severe psychiatric disorder. It has a poor prognosis, an unknown etiology, and an age of onset in the late teens and early 20s, when many individuals finish their… Parents’ social problems affect their children – even in birds • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Dec 27 10 The phrase “nature versus nurture” was coined in the mid-19th century by the English scientist Francis Galton and symbolizes the debate over the relative importance of inherited… Women war veterans face higher risk of mental health problems during pregnancy • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Dec 22 10 Pregnancy among women veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan appears to increase their risk for mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic… Stimulant Treatment Doesn’t Appear to Raise Drug-Abuse Risk • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Dec 21 10 Having attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in childhood may raise the risk of using alcohol or drugs in adolescence, but stimulant treatment does not appear to increase that risk. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)… Children of Deployed Parents Taken for More Mental Health Visits • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Dec 21 10 In military families, the rates of visits to clinicians are quite different if the children’s mothers or fathers are deployed overseas than if the parents are stationed… Are Clinicians too Quick to Diagnose Bipolar Illness in Children? • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Dec 21 10 Treatment for the extreme emotional outbursts seen in some children may benefit more from family therapy than from psychopharmacology. The statistical rise in diagnoses of pediatric bipolar… When the news breaks the journalist: PTSD • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Dec 18 10 Chris Cramer, 62, was a fledgling war correspondent when one spring day 30 years ago he got much closer to the battle than he’d ever intended. Just back from Rhodesia,… Deficits in number processing in children with ADHD and alcohol exposure: Similar but different • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Dec 15 10 New research shows that ADHD and alcohol exposure in children while similar have different causes * On the surface, children with fetal alcohol… Stem Cell Advance a Step Forward for Treatment of Brain Diseases • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Dec 07 10 Scientists have created a way to isolate neural stem cells – cells that give rise to all the cell types of the brain – from human… Depressed Smokers Less Likely to Stay Tobacco Free • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Dec 07 10 Depressed smokers want to quit the nicotine habit just as much as non-depressed smokers, but a new study suggests that depression can put a kink in their success. The… Drug Prevents Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Dec 06 10 Post-traumatic stress syndrome – when a severely stressful event triggers exaggerated and chronic fear – affects nearly 8 million people in the United States and is hard to treat. In a preclinical… Post Traumatic Seizure Rate in Children Double the Adult Rate • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Dec 06 10 San Antonio, December 4 –In the first study to utilize continuous EEG monitoring (cEEG) to define the incidence of early post traumatic seizures (EPTS) in children compared… Long term exposure to pesticides may be linked to dementia • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Dec 02 10 Long term exposure to pesticides may be linked to the development of dementia, suggests research published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The authors base their findings… Page 54 of 148 pages « First < 52 53 54 55 56 > Last » << Back to main
