Psychiatry and Neuroscience Insights from the Knowledge Hub

Dr James Shelly – Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
July 6, 2018

Time to read: 4 minutes

A Profile of Anxiety Disorders in Australian Children and Youth – Findings from the Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing
Anxiety disorders in children and youth are known to be common world-wide and are both distressing and impairing.

Large-scale, national studies o...
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Dr Sanil Rege
May 31, 2018

Time to read: 10–12 minutes

Lithium Prescribing and Monitoring in Clinical Practice – A Practical Guide
In 2016, Kessing and colleagues published data on the prescription patterns of patient’s who were first diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
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Prof David Castle
May 25, 2018

Time to read: 9 minutes

Extrapyramidal Movement Disorders with Antipsychotic Medications (EPSE) – Assessment and Management
It is interesting that historically extrapyramidal movement disorders – notably tardive dyskinesia – were described in people with schizophrenia, lo...
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Dr Sanil Rege
May 25, 2018

Time to read: 1 minutes

10 Point Visual Guide to Organic Evaluation In Mood Disorders
A range of medical conditions can mimic psychiatric disorders.

Koranyi an...
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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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