Assessing Medical Decision-Making Capacity
Research has shown that many clinicians lack formal training in evaluating medical decision-making...
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Research has shown that many clinicians lack formal training in evaluating medical decision-making...
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Chronic subcallosal cingulate deep brain stimulation (DBS) appears to be safe and effective for...
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Contributing author: Mark L. Wolraich, MD. In 2000, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)...
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The prevalence of neuropathy among those with diabetes has been estimated to be as high as 50%....
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One in five Americans aged 18 or older experienced mental illness in the past year, according to a...
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New data from the CDC demonstrate that the prevalence of current depression among people aged 12...
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Migraine appears to be strongly associated with later development of major depressive episodes...
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Proposed changes to the definition of autism, currently under review by an expert panel appointed...
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According to the CDC, suicide is the seventh-leading cause of death among males. A 2007 analysis...
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Cerebral venous thrombosis is caused by clots in the dural sinuses and/or cortical veins, and it...
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The burden of diagnosed and undiagnosed depression in the United States is significant and well...
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Researchers found four gene variants that may be involved in vital brain signaling pathways in a...
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Published studies have demonstrated that many patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease...
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Best-estimate clinical diagnoses of pediatric patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)...
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Quality measures have been developed for many different frameworks of medical care to address...
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Most patients who don’t disclose their feelings of depression to their primary care providers...
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The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that about 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease....
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Light to moderate drinking—be it of beer, wine, or spirits—seems to reduce the risk for dementia...
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Chronic pain is a public health problem of pandemic proportions that affects more than 70 million...
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While the risk of being sued for malpractice can range from 2.6% for psychiatrists to almost 20%...
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