medical science in any country is intermingled with folklore. this admixture is seen more in the field of psychiatry than in other fields of medicine. this article first presents the diefinitions of culture, etiology, and attitute toward illness, and then reviews the common belefs or cultrual viewpoints regraridng diseases such as cold and warm temperaments, affliction by an evil eye and method...

OBJECTIVES This article focuses on justification of psychoactive medication prescription for NH residents during their first three months post-admission. METHOD We extracted data from 73 charts drawn from a convenience sample of individuals who were residents of seven nursing homes (NHs) for at least three months during 2009. Six focus groups with NH staff were conducted to explore rationales...

OBJECTIVE The authors describe a course of instruction for psychiatry residents that attempts to provide the cognitive and informational tools necessary to make scientifically grounded decision making a routine part of clinical practice. METHODS In weekly meetings over two academic years, the course covers the psychopharmacology of various psychiatric disorders in 32 3-hour modules. The first...

Background: An efficient screening instrument which can be used in diverse settings to predict suicide in different populations is vital. The aim of this study was to use the five-item Brief Symptom Rating Scale (BSRS-5) as a screening instrument for the prediction of suicide ideation in psychiatric, community and general medical settings. Methods: Five hundred and one psychiatric, 1,040 commun...

Received September 5, 2007; revised November 13 and December 22, 2007, and February 25, 2008; accepted March 26, 2008. The authors are affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Address correspondence to Carol I. Ping Tsao, M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, 5000 W. National Ave, Milwauk...