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  • Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook: Drugs Edition

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    WNYC
    September 21, 2017

    Dr. Carl Hart speaks about the 7 points to remember when the media talks about drugs, and the most pervasive myths about drug use, addiction, and prescription.

  • Genetic Tests Are Everywhere, But How Reliable Are They?

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    Boston Globe
    September 21, 2017

    People want answers soon, and their inclination is to believe what appears to be solid, unassailable medicine, said Dr. Robert Klitzman. Individuals will need to evaluate these tests carefully.

  • Involuntary Treatment Laws Change Considered

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    US News & World Report
    September 21, 2017

    “Many people with severe mental illness who are not engaged in treatment because they deny anything is wrong would benefit from involuntary hospitalization,” said Dr. Paul Appelbaum.

    Psychiatry

  • A New Diagnosis for the DSM?- Examining Non-Verbal Learning Disorder

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    Psychology Today
    September 21, 2017

    Despite increased awareness of NVLD, there are currently no formal, “official” diagnostic criteria for NVLD, and NVLD is not included as a mental disorder in the DSM-5.

  • New Treatments for Negative Schizophrenia Symptoms Stir Debate

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    Medscape
    September 21, 2017

    "Negative symptoms are a prevalent dimension of schizophrenia, and, while not distressing, they are certainly disabling in terms of limiting functioning," said Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman.

  • New Diagnosis Covers ‘Borderlands’ Of Autism Spectrum

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    Spectrum
    September 21, 2017

    One of the strengths of the study is the new algorithm, which homes in on children with SCD but not other conditions, says Dr. Catherine Lord.

  • The True Cost of Trump’s Transgender Military Ban

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    Huffington Post
    September 21, 2017

    Being transgender is not a mental illness and the APA has spoken out against discrimination or denial of services to transgender people, writes Dr. Jeremy Kidd.

  • Hormone Injection Could Eventually Reverse Memory Loss

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    New York Post
    September 21, 2017

    “Our laboratory’s long-term interest in the biology of memory and our recent work on age-related memory loss made this a natural collaboration with the Karsenty laboratory,” said Dr. Eric Kandel.

  • How to Break Up With Your Therapist

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    Lifehacker
    September 21, 2017

    “Therapists are used to—and trained in—having conversations with people about what’s working and what isn’t,” says Dr. Deborah R. Glasofer.

  • Deciding the President’s Mental Fitness

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    New York Times
    September 21, 2017

    Mr. Trump’s impulsivity, dishonesty, divisiveness and outright unpresidential behavior are easily condemned without resorting to a psychiatric diagnosis, writes Dr. Stephan Levitan.

    Psychiatry

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