objective: given that the topic of bipolar disorder overdiagnosis has been relatively neglected in the literature and considering its significance in psychiatric training. the present study was conducted through an objective structured clinical examination (osce) on psychiatric residents to assess the validity of their clinical diagnosis. methods: twenty forth residents participated in the exam...

EDITORIAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH For a comprehensive psychiatric care multidisciplinary approach is the only answer and psychiatric care is incomplete if only medications are given for the psychiatric illness. Invariably psychiatric cases have a multitude of problems-physical, psychosocial, occupational , financial etc. Though in a case the cause-effect relationship may not be clearly evide...

People with serious mental illness have reduced life expectancy compared with a control population, much of which is accounted for by significant physical comorbidity. Frontline clinical staff in mental health often lack confidence in recognition, assessment and management of such 'medical' problems. Simulation provides one way for staff to practise these skills in a safe setting. We produced a...

Objective: Fragile X syndrome is the second etiology for inherited mental retardation. It may concomitant with other psychiatric disorders. Intellectual disability (ID) is a state of functioning that typically begins in childhood and is characterized by limitations in intelligence and adaptive skills. We intend to introduce a male young patient with Fragile X syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive d...

BACKGROUND The relationship between social functioning and QOL in psychiatric patients has not been explicitly investigated before. AIMS To investigate the relationship between social functioning and QOL in a population of psychiatric outpatients (N = 410) with a broad spectrum of psychiatric disorders. METHOD Social functioning was assessed with the Groningen Social Behavior Questionnaire-...

Although research has documented negative effects of combat deployment on mental health, few studies have examined whether deployment increases risky or self-destructive behavior. The present study addressed this issue. In addition, we examined whether deployment effects on risky behavior varied depending on history of pre-deployment risky behavior, and assessed whether psychiatric conditions m...

BACKGROUND Offspring of mothers with depression are at heightened risk of psychiatric disorder. Many mothers with depression have comorbid psychopathology. How these co-occurring problems affect child outcomes has rarely been considered. AIMS To consider whether the overall burden of co-occurring psychopathology in mothers with recurrent depression predicts new-onset psychopathology in offspr...

Background: It is evident that psychiatric emergency services play a crucial role in providing mental health services to the community. With the movement towards de-iustitutionalization, psychiatric emergency services PES became a major link between the community and mental health services. Studies conduded over the past three decades revealed that psychiatric emergency services are being used ...