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Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Report Stresses On Need for Culturally Sensitive Treatment for Deaf Patients With Psychiatric Disorders

According to a report, members of the Deaf community who suffer from mental health problems need culturally sensitive treatment to avoid misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment. The report can be found in the March iJournal of Psychiatric Practice/i/a. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams (and) Wilkins/a, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health/a. "Deaf individuals comprise a cultural and linguistic minority group within the United States, and culturally ...


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Psychiatric Symptoms in Diabetic Smokers

According to arecent study, the prevalence of anxiety and depression is similar in smokerswith or without diabetes. Smoking has been associated with the development ofdiabetes. It is also more commonly associated with complications in diabeticslike premature death, and heart, kidney, eye and nerve disease. Smoking has also been found to be associated withpsychiatric problems like depression and anxiety. Besides, diabetes is ...


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