Re: Using Language in Psychiatry

Psychiatry in Burma after Re-Occupation

The power of language: use in psychiatry.

Language dictates how individuals process and understand concepts. This phenomenon is examined for the terms 'antipsychotic' and 'antidepressant'. When the use of medications is extended in new directions (for example when an antipsychotic is used as an antidepressant), the name not only loses its utility, but may become an obstacle to treatment. Clinicians need to be aware of these issues.

IN RE VIEW Recent Advances in Evidence-Based Psychiatry

Con tent: The suc cess ful in tro duc tion of ev i dence-based prac tice into psy chi a try re quires the ac qui si tion of new skills by cli ni cians. It is also im por tant that pol icy state ments that aim to be ev i dence-based, such as clin i cal prac tice guide lines, use rig or ous meth ods to syn the size the pri mary ev i dence and do not over look its lim i ta tions. One re sult of th...

Re: Developmental disability training in Canadian psychiatry residency programs.

OBJECTIVE To examine current training in developmental disabilities in Canadian psychiatry residency programs and to determine, from the programs' perspectives, how provinces across Canada are responding to the needs of persons with developmental disabilities and comorbid mental health disturbances (persons with a "dual diagnosis"). METHOD A survey was completed by residency directors, or the...

Pharmacogenomics approach in psychiatry disorders

Psychiatric disorders are important health issues in the world, and their management is facing some serious challenges. Drugs that are widely used in the treatment of psychiatric disorders, including antidepressants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers, are often associated with many side effects and are adequately effective only in a small proportion of patients. Many factors, including genet...