Volume 2 Issue 5 May, 2012 Can you CROSS the CROSSWORD?? Across: 2. An Antidepressant approved in Nicotine addiction(9) 3. Used in Benzodiazepine overdose(10) 5. Used in Children with ADHD(11) 6. Atypical antipsychotic for Negative Symptoms(11) Down: 1. An antihypertensive used in ADHD (9) 4. Metal used in Mood Disorders (7) Answers: ACROSS: 2. Bupropion […]
MIND QUIZ
Volume 2 Issue 5 May, 2012 1. Most common substance abuse in India is: a) Tobacco b) Cannabis c) Alcohol d) Opium 2. Diarrhoea, rhinorrhoea, sweating and lacrimation are seen in…. a) Cocaine withdrawal b) Heroin withdrawal c) Alcohol withdrawal d) LSD withdrawal 3. Alcoholic Hallucinosis is associated with: a) Clear consciousness b) Delusions c) […]
Awareness Reframes Assumption Medications used in AUTISM: MYTHS & FACTS
Volume 2 Issue 5 May, 2012 ❌ Autism is classified under Mental Retardation (MR). ✅ Autism spectrum disorders are distinct group of disorders classified separately under pervasive developmental disorders and MR is usually a comorbid condition in most of the cases. ❌ Medications are mainstay in the management of Autism. ✅ Parental education and training […]
Focus: Biochemistry, an Overview on Gamma Glutamyl Transferase
Volume 2 Issue 5 May, 2012 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) has long been known to be helpful in Psychiatry to detect recent consumption of alcohol, as this information can be useful during motivational interview in alcohol de-addiction. However knowledge about GGT can be of help to physicians across specialities. GGT is a […]
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome & Its Management, in Brief
Volume 2 Issue 5 May, 2012 Alcohol Withdrawal features are commonly encountered in clinical practice across specialties and most of the time the patient may not have revealed to the clinician that he consumes alcohol regularly or has problem drinking. Criteria to say person is in withdrawal state are, there should be reduction or cessation […]