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http://www.psychiatryneurology.com/ - Dr. Preter’s Annotated Links There is now an abundance of web sites that provide links to medical information on the web. What follows are some sites that may be less known, and links that you may find particularly informative. They, or some or the material they contain are “food-for-thought” and their presence here should in no way be construed as endorsement of any kind. I will keep adding more sites with time. Please feel free to send suggestions. THE INTERFACE BETWEEN INTERNAL MEDICINE, PSYCHIATRY, NEUROLOGY, AND NEUROPSYCHIATRY: “The wall between neurology and psychiatry. Advances in neuroscience indicate it's time to tear it down”. A good editorial and ongoing discussion about neurology and psychiatry in the British Medical Journal, with a contribution by Dr. Preter. “Traumatic Memory: A Cause for Postoperative Delirium” An old gentleman, prior victim of a terrorist attack, becomes severely confused after open heart surgery (Israel Medical Association Journal, November 2001; in .pdf format) Respiratory Symptoms in Nocturnal Panic Attacks - 2 Case reports (The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry). Where do panic attack sufferers seek care? 32% of panic sufferers who seek help visit the Emergency Department. Traumatic experiences and poor health: A novel and promising look at potential causes for high blood pressure—perhaps not entirely “idiopathic” after all? “Violence Exposure, Catecholamine Excretion, and Blood Pressure Nondipping Status in African American Male Versus Female Adolescents”. (Psychosomatic Medicine, November/December 2002) Depression is a treatable cause of suffering among multiple sclerosis patients. From the American Academy of Neurology website (in .pdf format). Fetal undernutrition predisposes men to depression in late adult life. British Journal of Psychiatry. “Depression is predictive of stroke”. Psychosomatic Medicine (2000). “Middle-aged men with symptoms of psychological distress were over 3 times more likely to die of ischemic stroke.”Stroke (2002). High Folate and B12 intake reduce risk of stroke in men. Stroke 2004. FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY, MEDICAL ETHICS, NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEDICINE Dr. Harold Bursztajn’s Forensic Psychiatry and Medical Ethics Medecins sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders NEUROLOGY Brief biographies of the Founders of Neurology (University of Illinois) Classics of French neuropsychiatry: (full-text facsimiles of major works of J.-M. Charcot, G. Gilles de la Tourette and others). From the Bibliothčque nationale de France (in French). The complete neurological exam on video - A superb site by Dr. Hal Blumenfeld geared towards medical students. A companion site for patients and their families is in preparation. Neurocases (Note: Much content is presented with scientific detachment for teaching purposes, but the human stories behind it are usually very sad and at times devastating. Readers’ discretion advised). Psychiatryneurology.com is part of Neurosciences on the Internet, a searchable and browsable index of neuroscience resources available on the Internet. PSYCHOANALYSIS AND NEUROBIOLOGY Psychoanalysis and neuroscience: general bibliography. From the website of the Journal of Neuro-Psychoanalysis.The goal of this new journal is to create an ongoing dialogue with the aim of reconciling psychoanalytic and neuroscientific perspectives on the mind. NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND PUBLIC HEALTH “[Everyday] language tends to encourage a misperception that “mental health” or ”mental illness” is unrelated to “physical health” or “physical illness.” In fact, the two are inseparable.” From the Surgeon General’s Report on Mental Health. Back to www.psychiatryneurology.com (start page) |