CME & the Psychiatrist

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The Responsibility of the Psychiatrist

human relationships, delinquency and the like, date essentially from World War II. Amongst the many valuable lessons learnt by the service psychiatrist during those war years, perhaps the two hardest for him to accept were the dangers of "over-selling" psychiatry; and his role with, and responsibility towards, not only his patient but also the community of which the patient, and the psychiatris...

The Monks and the Psychiatrist

Benedictine prior Father Gregoire Lemercier thought he was going mad. So he called in a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist soon sorted him out. Father Lemercier was most impressed. He considered that the benefits of Freudian analysis should be bestowed upon the other monks. called in a woman psychiatrist, Professor Frida Zmud, to 'confront monks with the problems of sexuality'. *he group therapy se...

CME Article of the Month Southern Medical Association CME CREDIT

The Southern Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The following article was designed for physicians in all specialties, especially those in primary care, and the estimated time for completion is 1 hour. This CME activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME Essenti...

CME Article of the Month Southern Medical Association CME CREDIT

Background. Insulin resistance is characterized by impaired responsiveness to endogenous or exogenous insulin. Loss of responsiveness is associated with a “clustering” of cardiovascular risk factors that includes abdominal obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance, and hyperinsulinemia; this association is referred to as the insulin resistance syndrome (IRS). Methods. We searched...