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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Observational study suggests that one-fifth of Covid-19 patients get a psychiatric diagnosis within 90 days. Many factors confound the results. Need more evidence and biological mechanism to determine if there is a causal link.

    November 11, 2020

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 11, 2020 Source:One-fifth of COVID-19 patients get a psychiatric diagnosis within 90 days, study suggests Reference:Bidirectional associations between COVID-19 and psychiatric disorder: retrospective cohort studies of 62 354 COVID-19 cases in the USA

  • Postpartum depression does not include in its definition references to men so I am unclear why this article references this as a diagnosis

    June 11, 2019

    Health Headlines Commentary for June , 2019 Source:Signs of postpartum depression in dads are often mistaken or missed, study shows

  • Canadian Pediatric Society recommends Prozac-like medications for children with depression: A stop-gap in response to long wait times to see psychiatrists but minimal evidence that shows they are efficacious for younger children

    November 6, 2013

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 6, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Pediatricians endorse Prozac-like anti-depressants for children  

  • Sunday House Call, #445, June 23, 2013: Ain't Nobody Got Time for That

    June 23, 2013

    Sunday House Call, #445, June 23, 2013: Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That   Topics today include: Your comments on the plight of an 8 year-old boy suffering from severe mental illness and the inability of Behavioural Disorders Clinic at CHEO to sway from their protocols hence leaving him and his family to wait.  

  • A discussion about cognitive behavioural therapy

    December 17, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 17, 2012  

  • New childhood mental illness designations creating fierce debate

    October 19, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 19, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: The Long Battle to Rethink Mental Illness in Children  

  • Does spanking kids lead to adult mental illness? Today's study cannot prove causality and is rife with self reporting bias

    July 3, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 3, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Spanking Kids May Lead to Adult Mental Illnesses Reference: Afifi TO, et al “Physical punishment and mental disorders: Results from a nationally representative US sample” Pediatrics 2012; 130: 1–9.

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