Archives for February, 2010
Anxiety Disorders: Presentation
Posted By Kelly On Thursday, February 4th 2010 under: Disorders Tags: Anxiety, Disorder
Anxiety is a physiological and psychological state of increased arousal that is universal in humans. It can be considered one of the vital factors for the basis of continuing life. Anxiety improves performance, improves survival, and keeps us alive. Every person has some anxiety, and each person will experience it differently. The key words "some" and "differently" are pivotal to understanding the role of anxiety in a healthy individual versus ... Read More
Antidepressants – thirty years on
Posted By Kelly On Monday, February 1st 2010 under: Book review Tags: Antidepressants
Brian Leonard and Paul Spenser, eds.
Colchester: Portland Press, 1991, 516 pp
ISBN 1-869868-74-9
The Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Royal College of General Practitioners launched a 5-year Defeat Depression Campaign on 30 January 1992. The first year of the campaign is intended to educate health professionals in the recognition and treatment of depression.
This book, which is the proceedings of the Conference of the British Society for Psycho-Pharmacology held in Ireland in ... Read More
