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BizTech: Business briefs for March 5, 2013
Brown joins Farmers National Bank Stephen P. Brown recently joined Farmers National Bank working in the Private Wealth Management Unit as senior vice president. Brown has more than 34 years of experience in the trust and investment business. He is an...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest, Real Estate Sellers, Health and Medical Professionals
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Evidence suggests medication overload
After reading a letter to the editor where a woman defends a psychiatrist for his practices, I had to write a letter myself. First, I would like to point out that visiting a psychiatrist does not come with the stigma it once did. Most people have at one...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Pharmaceuticals, Health and Medical Professionals, Psychiatrists, Chemical Industry
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UPDATE: License of Danville psychiatrist suspended over drug deaths
tkleffman@amnews.comThe medical license of a Danville psychiatrist has been suspended following an investigation that alleges he overprescribed Xanax and other controlled substances and that at least 12 of his patients have died of drug overdoses in the past year. The state...Tags: Kevin Johnson, Medical Research, Clonazepam (drug), Seroquel (drug), Alprazolam (drug)
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Doctor's suspension spurs review of OD cases
tkleffman@amnews.comManchester in Clay County is about 80 miles and 90 minutes from Danville. It would seem an unusual stretch of highway to travel to see a psychiatrist. Yet, Clay County Sheriff Kevin Johnson said “carloads” of residents there made that trip...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Medical Research, Hospitals and Clinics, Suboxone (drug), Addiction
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Psychiatrist has been wrongly accused
Your recent article about a local psychiatrist sickened me to my soul. Seldom have I seen such irresponsible journalism. I am a retired psychiatric nurse, formerly married to a psychiatrist. Psychiatry is not an exact science. There are no written...Tags: Cancer, Health and Medical Professionals, Psychiatrists, Medical Specialization, Substance Abuse
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Competency hearing continued in Mercer murder
tkleffman@amnews.comHARRODSBURG — A decision on whether accused murderer James Michael Kelley is competent to stand trial was postponed Monday after his attorney asked Mercer Circuit Judge Darren Peckler for more time. “I was not prepared to go forward today,&...Tags: Litigation, Concerts, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Psychiatrists
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Do diet changes help ADHD children?
Dylan Jerrell was having a tough time in kindergarten. The energetic, outgoing Bigfoot fan was easily frustrated, and he responded to challenges with disruptive meltdowns. He wouldn't hit anyone, but he'd break down and cry or yell at his teachers....
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Medical Research, Culture, Science, ADHD
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Dr. Daniel Offer, 1929-2013
Psychiatrist Daniel Offer ignored conventional wisdom and prevailing theories in conducting research that provided new insights into adolescent development and how adults remember the past. "He always said, 'You've got to get the data,'" said his wife,...
Tags: Israel, Medical Research, University of Chicago, Germany, Northwestern University
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DSM-5 is here: Are psychiatrists ready to stop arguing about it?
Finally. After many contentious years, the American Psychiatric Assn. has unleashed DSM-5, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. If you know one thing about the DSM, it’s probably that this book is...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Medical Research, Culture, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Arts and Culture
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Voice of the People, May. 18
Mental-health medicines This is in response to "Psychologists seek prescription power; Health professionals split over contentious bill now up to House" (News, May 12) and "Rx: Slow down; Psychologists and mental health medicines" (Editorial, May 13)....Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Navy Pier, Tour Operations Industry, DePaul University, Malpractice
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Health professionals split over allowing psychologists to prescribe drugs
Week in and week out for the last five years, Marlin Hoover has boarded a plane for New Mexico, where he sees patients Monday through Wednesday. Then, the psychologist flies home Thursday to treat patients at his southwest suburban office in Tinley Park....
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Behavioral Conditions, Mental Illness, Health and Medical Professionals, Psychiatrists
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Trial date set for Jefferson County psychiatrist on sex assault charges
richardb@herald-mail.comAn Oct. 15 trial date has been set for a Jefferson County psychiatrist who was indicted by a county grand jury in April on felony sexual assault and abuse charges in a case involving a 15-year-old girl, Assistant Prosecutor Hassan Rasheed said Wednesday....Tags: Justice System, Sex Crimes, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Assault
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