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08-12-2010
ENTHUSIASTIC young medical colleagues new to the addiction treatment field frequently ask this question: “What are the most important things I need to know about addiction and how to treat it?”
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06-12-2010
It is with much sorrow and sadness that MPA wish to inform that Pn Halijah, wife of Prof. Hussain Habil, former President of MPA, passed away last night, 5th December 2010. MPA and its committee express our deepest condolences to Prof. Hussain and his family members. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this difficult time.
Best wishes,
MPA Committee
Malaysian Psychiatric Association
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30-11-2010
Gene therapy in mice appears to be able to "correct" a gene defect strongly linked to depression in people. Abnormal behaviour in mice lacking a gene in a specific brain region was reversed after injections of a modified virus.
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30-11-2010
A new documentary has just been launched in Bradford which aims to challenge the stigma of depression and encourages sufferers to seek help. The film, Out of the Shadows, has been made by David Halsall and Bradford action group Positive Minds.
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23-11-2010
Cases of depression have grown around the world. But while awareness of the illness has helped lift the stigma it once attracted, have we lost touch with the importance of just feeling sad, asks Mary Kenny.
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23-11-2010
People who take regular exercise during their free time are less likely to have symptoms of depression and anxiety, a study of 40,000 Norwegians has found.
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