Monday, February 24, 2014

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Medical News


Psychoeducation reduces internalised stigmatisation in bipolar patients

Posted: 24 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

A psychoeducation program designed to reduce internalised stigmatisation in patients with bipolar disease resulted in a significant decrease in total mean scores on the Internalized Stigmatization Scale of Mental Illness compared with a control group, a Turkish study shows.

Psychoeducation reduces internalised stigmatisation in bipolar patients

Posted: 24 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

A psychoeducation program designed to reduce internalised stigmatisation in patients with bipolar disease resulted in a significant decrease in total mean scores on the Internalized Stigmatization Scale of Mental Illness compared with a control group, a Turkish study shows.

Substance abuse worsens course of first-episode psychosis

Posted: 24 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Patients with first-episode psychosis who also present with substance abuse have a higher rate of hospitalisation after 12 months than their peers who do not, an Italian study reports.

Substance abuse worsens course of first-episode psychosis

Posted: 24 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Patients with first-episode psychosis who also present with substance abuse have a higher rate of hospitalisation after 12 months than their peers who do not, an Italian study reports.

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