Specialist Updates Psychiatry

One dose of THC 'can trigger psychiatric symptoms in healthy adults'

2nd April 2020
A single dose of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component in cannabis, may induce psychotic, depressive and…
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Specialist Updates Psychiatry

Top 10 prenatal and perinatal risk factors for psychosis

2nd April 2020
European researchers have found 30 pre- and perinatal risk factors for psychosis, as well as a few protective factors, in…
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Stressed-looking pregnant woman
6Minutes News

Bipolar symptoms cease after faecal transplants: case report

2nd April 2020
An Australian woman with bipolar disorder appears to be symptom-free almost two years after receiving nine faecal…
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Bipolar syndrome
Clinical Focus Therapy Update

A GP guide to parenting support for patients with intellectual disability

26th March 2020
Need to know: The legal right of people with intellectual disability to be parents is enshrined in the Convention of the…
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Medical Observer Opinion

It's essential doctors protect their own mental health during this pandemic

24th March 2020
COVID-19 is the most dire challenge to hit the Australian healthcare system in living memory. Before the onslaught of the…
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Specialist Updates Psychiatry

Psychotherapy may offer fewer benefits in depressed children

20th March 2020
Depressed children and teens may benefit less from psychotherapy than adults do, a new study suggests. Pooled data from…
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Child
Specialist Updates Psychiatry

Major European review fails to find a 'best' way to prevent psychosis

20th March 2020
No particular intervention for patients at high risk of psychosis has been demonstrated to be superior to others in…
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Young man with mental illness