Neuropsychiatry

'Pro-family' phony would consider banning Native Americans from adopting children

Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 11/23/2008

crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters George Rekers considers himself a pro-family expert. He is a retired professor at the University of South Carolina who taught neuropsychiatry and behavioral science. He also was a member of the founding board of the Family Research Council. In addition, he travels from state to state giving "expert testimony" on the subject of gay adoption. Rekers...

Neuropsychiatry in Venezuela

Mind Hacks (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008

Apologies for the lack of posts, but I've just arrived in Punto Fijo in Venezuela, as I've kindly been invited to be a guest of the Venezuelan Psychiatric Society at their annual conference, where I shall be talking about the cognitive neuropsychiatry of psychosis later in the week. Unfortunately it's dark and I've been travelling since yesterday, so all I know about Punto Fijo is that it is supposed...

West Side Grounds Sign Removed: Political Correctness Rears Its Ugly Head

Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008

This really made me angry. I received the following email from someone at UIC, who I will NOT identify for his own protection (I've changed some of the details in this quote to protect this person's privacy): Just a quick update from UIC -- seems as though some of the people in the neuropsychiatry department found the wording of the sign offensive and as of this morning it has been taken down. I am...

Dr. Harry Kozol, 102, trial expert in Hearst case

Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008

Dr. Harry L. Kozol, a nationally known neurologist who examined high-profile criminal defendants such as Patricia Hearst and whose work helped establish the emerging fields of forensic psychiatry and neuropsychiatry, has died. He was 102.

• Harry L. Kozol, Expert in Patty Hearst Trial, Is Dead at 102 - New York Times

Dr. Dragan Dabic's Website

The Last Ditch (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

Link: Dr. Dragan Dabic - Neuropsihijatar i Bioenergeticar - Neuropsychiatry, Alternative Medicine and Energy, Eastern Meditation, Yoga, Spiritual Cleansing, Chinese Medicine, Medicinal Herbs and Macrobiotic Diet. Here's an interesting website to check out before it goes down. I have always...

The Website of Radovan Karadzic, Europe's Most Wanted Mystic Healer

Autopia (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

http://dragandabic.com/ (((Better have a look while it's still up, New Age medical fans.))) Link: Dr. Dragan Dabic - Neuropsihijatar i Bioenergeticar - Neuropsychiatry, Alternative Medicine and Energy, Chinese Medicine, Medicinal Herbs and Macrobiotic Diet. Dr. Dragan "David" Dabic was born...

Long-term cannabis use linked with brain abnormalities

Magic Statistics (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

Researchers from the Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre at the University of Melbourne, Australia, have observed structural abnormalities in some areas of the brain in long-term heavy users of cannabis. The scientists compared MRI images of 15 long-term cannabis consumers (smoked more than 5 joints a day for over 10 years) and 16 non-users. Participants also took [...]

Bipolar Disorder in Children is "Rare" Says Researcher

Ψ Dare To Dream ... (Free subscription) | 11/26/2007

A major researcher from NIMH, Ellen Leibenluft, MD, Chief, Unit on Affective Disorders, Pediatrics and Developmental Neuropsychiatry Branch, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, has made an unequivocal statement about bipolar disorder in children. Not surprisingly, she asserts bipolar disorder is "rare" in children. This article is a follow up to this one. Psychiatry Weekly “Clearly,” Dr. Leibenluft...