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Transcultural psychiatric assessment
In an increasingly globalized world, migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers show higher than expected rates of mental illness. Migration and asylum…
Clinical assessment and investigation in psychiatry
The assessment of patients with mental health problems is often seen as different from assessment in other areas of medicine.…
Assessment of psychiatric disorders in children
The aim of this article is to draw attention to how the process of assessment, diagnosis and formulation of children…
Anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and obsessive–compulsive disorder
Anxiety symptoms and disorders are common in community settings and primary and secondary care. Symptoms can be mild and transient,…
Clinical assessment in old age psychiatry
Psychiatric assessment in elderly individuals requires a particular focus on cognition and co-morbid physical illness. There can be differences in…
The effects of oxytocin on social anxiety depend on location, location, location
The findings of the study show that oxytocin produced in the BNST increases stress-induced social anxiety behaviors in mice. This…
Older adults using cannabis to treat common health conditions
Researchers report that older adults are increasingly using cannabis to treat a variety of common health conditions, including pain, sleep…
Researchers develop tools to sharpen 3D view of large RNA molecules
Scientists developed a method for generating high resolution 3D images of RNA, overcoming challenges limiting 3D analysis and imaging of…
Simple sugar possible therapy for repairing myelin in multiple sclerosis
N-acetylglucosamine, a simple sugar found in human breast milk and sold as an over-the-counter dietary supplement in the United States,…