#psychiatry archivos - Dra Paula Moreno

What does it mean to “age well”?
#bipolar disorder, #mentalhealth, #psychiatry, old age
A study of older people with bipolar disorder noted the following key points, as reported by participants: 1. Lifelong learning: Participants accumulate knowledge about their disorder (psychoeducation) and use [...]
The children of the key
#child-juvenile, #children, #legal, #psychiatry
Interesting article extracted from the Spanish Society of Legal Psychiatry: Although experts recommend that children should not be left alone at home before the age of nine or ten, [...]
Social isolation has a negative impact on brain health
#aggressiveness, #behavior, #brain, #mental health, #psychiatry, #psychosis, #studies
As previously known, prolonged social isolation has negative consequences on human behavior as we are social animals. A new study supports this assertion. Moriel Zelikowsky, et al., publish a study [...]
Only What Is Known Is Diagnosed
#diagnosis, #psychiatry
I fondly remember the first Histology class in my first year of college. Dr. Campos, so solemn and eloquent, told us that regardless of the specialty we chose, we should [...]
In Search of Recovery in Depression
#education, #mental health, #psychiatry, #treatment
When we talk about the treatment of depression, the goal we have in mind from the beginning is to achieve complete remission of symptoms; that is, for the clinical [...]
The Psychiatrist in the Treatment of Morbid Obesity and Bariatric Surgery
#bariatric, #obesity, #overweight, #psychiatry, #surgery, #weight loss
Obesity is a significant public health problem. When we talk about morbid obesity, we are referring to a high-risk chronic condition defined by a Body Mass Index (BMI) of [...]
Schizophrenia Research
#mental health, #psychiatry, #psychosis, #schizophrenia, #studies, #training
Here I share the article published in Schizophrenia Research, of which I am a co-author. I worked on it during my time in New York, at the Zucker Hillside [...]
Antipsychotics and Reduction in Mortality in Schizophrenia
#mental health, #psychiatry, #psychosis, #schizophrenia
Patients with schizophrenia have a life expectancy about 15-20 years shorter than the general population. Various studies have linked this to generally unhealthy lifestyles, such as smoking, sedentary habits with [...]
Updates on Bipolar Disorder and Treatment with Asenapine
#getba, #mental health, #psychiatry, #treatment
Last Friday, May 18th, I had the opportunity to attend an educational event titled "Bipolar updates, 2018," which was held in the city of Málaga. The event was led [...]
World Bipolar Disorder Day
#education, #getba, #psychiatry
For the occasion of World Bipolar Disorder Day, celebrated today, we're sharing a brief interview where I explain in broad terms what the disorder entails. Here's the link to [...]
Depression and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation
#diagnosis, #heart, #psychiatry, #studies
Once again, we have evidence that the mind and body are closely linked:A recent study presented at a conference organized by the American Heart Association suggests an association between depression [...]
Dual Diagnosis
#addictions, #alcohol, #behavior, #brain, #dementia, #diagnosis, #psychiatry, #studies
In the field of Mental Health, we talk about "Dual Diagnosis" when we want to refer to individuals who suffer from an addiction to psychoactive substances along with a [...]

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