Articles Tagged ‘obsessive compulsive disorder’

Psychiatry & Psychology | By March 12, 2010 | By Shaheen E Lakhan, MS, MEd, PhD, MD | 3 Comments

Deep Brain Stimulation – A New Frontier in Psychiatry

For as long as the brain has been seen as the site of mental activity, it has followed that altering brain function should be implemented to treat mental illness. Second generation antidepressants and psychotherapy are currently the least invasive ways of affecting brain function but they leave too many patients only partially improved, and have proved completely ineffective for some. Estimates of treatment unresponsiveness are unreliable, but 30% to 40% patients with depression and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) probably become treatment failures. For these patients, techniques like deep brain stimulation (DBS) provide a promising treatment alternative. Read more →

Difficulties Teaching Mental Health in Med School: We Need More Answers! | March 28, 2007 | 5 Comments

From our previous discussion, Scott (a commentator) proposed a very interesting basis for the disparity of mental health management in contemporary health care: lack of medical training on the subject. Typically, mental health disorders are covered in a short course in the classroom training of medical students. Then, in the hospital, medical students learn clinical aspects of mental health in psychiatry and other rotations (e.g., emergency medicine). Also, general pharmacology for medical students covers anti-psychotics, antidepressants, and anxiolytics (drugs to relieve anxiety) generally across a few lessons. Given the high prevalence of mental illness, certainly many topics in medicine are disproportionately lectured. Read more →

Living with a Brain Disorder: Hua, 16-20, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | June 18, 2006 | 0 Comments

Interviewee: Hua, age 16-20, from China was diagnosed with “Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. I was diagnosed in May 2004 in China but suffered from it for four years.”

Well, I can write a book to describe everything. I’m an OCD expert. Internet is where i obtained all those infos. Reading Self-help books, joining online OCD communities, read online-articles regarding OCD. I never engage in any therapy.

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Living with a Brain Disorder: Debbie, 31-35, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, OCD, Dysautonomia | May 06, 2006 | 2 Comments

Interviewee: Debbie, age 31-35, from new Jersey was diagnosed with “Chronic Pain/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia – April 2000 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – about 10-12 years ago suspect Dysautonomia Brain Injury – June 15, 2002 – suspect post concussion syndrome Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – 1999 Hypersomnia – 2000 medication withdrawal seizure June 15, 2002 significant other of person with cerebral palsy (3 1/2 years) teacher/care taker of children/adults with multiple disabilities (14 years) Where – various NJ locations”. Read more →

Anxiety – More Than Just a Case of Nerves | March 30, 2006 | 0 Comments

Until a few days ago, I’d never heard of the Center for Gender Equity and National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health. That’s when I viewed the program “Anxiety Disorders: More Than a Case of Nerves”. The keynote speaker was Ellen Haller, M.D., Professor Director of the WomenCare Mental Health Program in the UCSF’s Department of Psychiatry. Read more →