Psychiatry and Neuroscience Insights from the Knowledge Hub

Dr Sanil Rege
April 29, 2018

Time to read: 9 minutes

A Simplified Guide to Oral Antipsychotic Medications – Mechanism of Action, Side Effects and Need to Know Points
Antipsychotic medications were discovered serendipitously in the 1950’s, when Chlorpromazine, which has antihistaminic properties was also observed to...
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Dr Sanil Rege
April 28, 2018

Time to read: 10 minutes

Clinical Assessment and Management of Bipolar Disorder – Summary of Evidence Based Guidelines
Mood disorders are broadly classified as bipolar or depressive disorders.

Bipolar disorder is a chronic recurrent mood disorder where patients ca...
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Prof David Castle
April 25, 2018

Time to read: 8 minutes

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) – Clinical Features and Management – Treating Imagined Ugliness
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is an oft under-recognised psychiatric disorder which can have dreadful outcomes for patients, including social isolation...
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Dr Sanil Rege
March 26, 2018

Time to read: 10–12 minutes

Clinical Management of Depression – Summary of RANZCP Guidelines
In early February 2018, the Australian government published their health spending figures for 2015/2016, which showed that $9 billion was spent on menta...
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Dr Sanil Rege
March 26, 2018

Time to read: 5 minutes

Meet the Big 21 from the Largest Ever Study on Antidepressants – Mechanisms of Actions, Side effects and Indications
The recent Cipriani et al. systematic review and network meta-analysis is the largest and most comprehensive examination of antidepressant efficacy and ...
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Dr Sanil Rege
March 23, 2018

Time to read: 10 minutes

Efficacy and Acceptability of Antidepressants in Acute Depression – What Does the Largest Ever Research Study on Antidepressants Tell Us?
Antidepressants are widely used treatments for major depressive disorder. However, there is considerable debate on their effectiveness because their sho...
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