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An MGH Case For Acute Care Psychiatrists

Real Psychiatry

We had very close contact with them in my medical school for two reasons – daily seminars where we discussed research papers in the applicable topics and their graduate students talking the same course. Are there any features of this illness that match typical patterns of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or depression?

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Real World Evidence and Cannabis Psychosis

Real Psychiatry

I attended many seminars where there was a discussion of the endogenous cannabinoid system as a backdrop to talking about medical applications. Exclusion criteria included any previous diagnosis of substance induced psychosis, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder. The 20 th century medical rhetoric always ignored that history.

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Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 16: Is There Any Future for Psychiatry? (Part Five)

Mad in America

As Whitaker noted, the research literature shows that psychosis pills and depression pills increase the chronicity of the disorders, and the same is true for stimulants, benzodiazepines, and drugs used for bipolar disorder. The seminar was very long, 14 pages, with 142 references.