Objective: This study was carried out to know the awareness of non-psychiatric clinicians working in teaching tertiary hospital regarding psychiatric problems in their practice and their reference to psychiatric consulting doctors. Methods: The study population consists of clinicians available in the tertiary hospital. A structured questionnaire was designed for the study consisting of 9 questi...

The vast majority of those suffering from a mental disorder or a mental illness have never committed an offence Most offences committed by people with mental disorders are relatively minor Access to psychiatric services for offenders with mental disorders does not depend upon offending resulting directly from psychiatric signs or symptoms Aspects of basic management of offenders with mental dis...

This study reports on research undertaken to identify the skills and competencies of forensic psychiatric nurses working in secure psychiatric services in the UK. The rationale for this research is the lack of clarity in the role definition of nurses working in these environments and the specific content that may underscore the curriculum for training forensic nurses. Over 3300 questionnaires w...

This article reports the case of a patient with partial agenesis of the corpus callosum manifested with corpus callosum syndrome together with signs of brain hemispheres dysfunction: mental impairment, epilepsy and pyramidal signs. The patient's malformation is combined with left-handedness while signs of callosal disconnection are not present. Mild cognitive impairment and late epilepsy onset ...

Epilepsy is a chronic disorder characterized by a spontaneous tendency for recurrent seizures which affects major aspects of a patient’s life, including cognitive, behavioral, psychological and social functioning (Foldwary & Wyllie, 1999). It has been reported that cumulative lifetime risks for epilepsy and for any unprovoked seizure are 3.1% and 4.1% respectively in industrialized countries. E...

The high prevalence, underassessment, and undertreatment of pain throughout the course of HIV disease make understanding the barriers and inequalities in HIV/AIDS-related pain care essential. There is a tremendous need for integrated implementation of pharmacological and psychosocial interventions. Part 2 of this review aims to discuss mood, anxiety, and substance abuse assessments; barriers to...

Training in general and forensic psychiatry in the assessment and treatment of sex offenders is in need of considerable improvement. Although most sex offenders are not mentally ill, many are subject to substance misuse, abnormal personality traits, personality disorder, learning disability or dysphoric mood, and in some organic factors will be involved. Comprehensive assessment of sex offender...

The contents of the third edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) can only be understood by studying aspects of the last one hundred years of psychiatric history. This paper deals with: (1) three aspects of Kraepelinian psychiatry--descriptive psychiatry, Kraepelin's devotion to empirical research and his inability always...

The author analysis and talks about the discussion of the process of Brazilian Psychiatric Reform and Paulo Delgado's legislation, which proposes new technologies in mental health care that substitutes the psychiatric hospital. To the author, the concept of de-institutionalization in opposition to desospitalization, defines better the ethics aspects in mental health care.