Schizoid Personality Disorder
In this podcast, Charles Schulz discusses some practical approaches and challenges of treating young persons with early stage schizophrenia.
Schizoid Personality Disorder
A large and comprehensive study recently performed in Korea has produced a surprising and disturbing result. The rate of autism is reported to be an astounding 1 in 38...
This book is recommended for therapy trainees who are interested in relational psychodynamic approaches and concerned with putting these seemingly abstract concepts into “real world” practice.
October 15, 2010
| Child Adolescent Psychiatry,
ADHD,
Schizophrenia,
Autism,
Cognitive Disorders,
Comorbidity In Psychiatry,
Schizoid Personality Disorder,
Pervasive Developmental Disorder,
Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders,
AddictionAutism is demanding increased attention by professional and lay audiences; prevalence seems to be increasing. There are differing opinions about whether the increase is due to greater recognition and reporting, diagnostic expansion and substitution, or increasing acceptability.
New Insights Into Diagnosis, Comorbidities, and Treatment Approaches
December 05, 2009
| ADHD,
Bipolar Disorder,
Schizophrenia,
Comorbidity In Psychiatry,
Schizoid Personality Disorder,
Antisocial Personality Disorder,
Mood Disorders,
Gambling,
Dependent Personality Disorder,
Major Depressive Disorder,
Sexual Addiction,
Addiction,
Alcohol Abuse,
DysthymiaObesity has emerged as a significant threat to public health throughout the developed world. The World Health Organization defines overweight as a body mass index of 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2 and obesity as a BMI of 30.0 kg/m2 or greater.1 Nearly two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese according to these criteria.2 Numerous health problems, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, and cancer, are associated with obesity. In addition, overweight and obese persons are more likely than their normal-weight peers to have a variety of psychiatric disorders.
In 1944, Hans Asperger published a description of 4 boys who had major social problems despite adequate cognitive and verbal skills. His original term for the condition was Autistischen Psychopathen im Kindesalter, usually translated as autistic psychopathy or autistic personality disorder in childhood. His use of the term “autistic” occurred a year after Leo Kanner’s classic description of the syndrome of early infantile autism but, because of the war, Asperger was likely unaware of Kanner’s paper.
Following trends in medicine, psychiatry is faced with limited resources and third-party administration of resource allocation. This has affected psychiatric practice in many ways and altered the doc-tor-patient relationship. Trends toward resource-sensitive, third-party–related psychiatric practice may be accelerated by the current social concerns regarding the economy. Thus, an awareness of social context and the growing recognition that autonomy-enhancing alternatives to paternalistic care are fundamental to improve both the effectiveness and accessibility of care in limited-resource environments are each becoming vital for an informed clinical and risk-management practice perspective.1
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