Webhealth
Webhealth has been specifically developed to provide access for people to
connect with Health and Social Services. This web-based approach builds on
the strengths of people and families to determine their support needs. Within the Webhealth website is Linkage. Linkage is a
partnership between an NGO, Pathways; primary health care, Pinnacle; and a
secondary provider/hospital, Health Waikato. It offers early intervention
services with a “one stop shop” in central Hamilton and New Plymouth.
Tuesday, March 30, 2004
March 25 Reuters Health story at Medscape - "A U.S. House of Representatives committee is investigating whether health officials issued timely warnings about a potential suicide risk in children treated with antidepressants, two leading Republicans said on Wednesday. The House Energy and Commerce Committee also is examining whether regulators, or Congress, should require additional precautions on the labels of the drugs, according to a letter from Reps. Joe Barton and Jim Greenwood. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday urged close monitoring of patients taking antidepressants for signs of worsening depression and suicidal thoughts."
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A new CME from Medscape, including sections on The Long-term Challenges of Mood Stabilization in Bipolar Disorder, Neuroimaging in Bipolar Disorder, New Findings in the Phenomenology of Depression, Update on the Treatment of Depression, Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: An Update, and Acute and Long-term Biological Treatment of Schizophrenia. [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].
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Article in the March Psychiatric Times - "Cognitive impairment is a common symptom in many psychiatric and neurologic conditions. The articles selected for this Psychiatric Times special report provide a sampling of some important and topical issues regarding the influence of various factors on cognition in individuals with neuropsychiatric conditions."
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Article in the March Psychiatric Times - " There is broad consensus that cognitive deficits play a crucial role for both the pathogenesis and prognosis of schizophrenic psychoses. Cognitive disturbances often precede the first psychotic episode (Cannon et al., 2000) and persist over the different stages of the illness (Goldberg et al., 1993). It is important to note, however, that not all patients display neurocognitive disturbances and that contrary to early descriptions of the disorder (Kraepelin, 1893), recent cross-sectional and longitudinal studies suggest that schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder rather than a neurodegenerative one (Moritz et al., 2002a; Rund, 1998)..."
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Story in the March Psychiatric Times - "Depression and dementia or Alzheimer's disease often go together. The presence of dementia may also increase the odds of depression. What can clinicians do to treat these two often comorbid conditions?"
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Article in the March Psychiatric Times - "Many children today are receiving inadequate mental health care due to a decrease in the number of well-trained providers, while the prevalence of children's mental health problems is increasing. Legislation is pending in the U.S. House and Senate to address these issues..."
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Copyright 2003 © Bill Davis.
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