Azathioprine-induced neuro-psychiatric disorders

Coeliac Disease and Neuro-Psychiatric Disorders

The Presentation and Treatment Options of Neuro- psychiatric Disorders

Correspondence: Prem Kumar Chandrasekaran, Consultant Psychiatrist, NeuroBehavioural Medicine, Penang Adventist Hospital, 465 Jalan Burma, Georgetown, 10350 Penang. E-mail : [email protected] Prem Kumar C*, Stephen TJ**, Nor Zuraida Z** * NeuroBehavioural Medicine, Penang Adventist Hospital, 465 Burmah Road, Georgetown, 10350 Penang, Malaysia ** Department of Psychological Medicine, Universi...

Ulster Neuro-Psychiatric Society

[Cannabis-induced cognitive and psychiatric disorders].

Several studies have shown that Δ-9-THC the main psychoactive constituent of cannabis, can impair cognitive functions, especially attention, episodic memory, working memory and executive functions. These impairments have been related to the duration, frequency, dose and age at onset of cannabis use. Cognitive deficits may disappear with abstinence, but abnormalities may be long-lasting in subje...

O5: Stigma in Psychiatric Disorders

Social stigma is a major challenge among the patients with mental illness, their families and the health care providers. Not only the patient with psychological disorders, but also who has an infectious disease suffer social stigma. Stigma refers to an extreme and unusual disapproval of a person from the other members of society. Stigma is a Greek word that in its origins referred to a type of ...