Parashar Ramanuj
Liaison Psychiatrist @RNOHnhs. Integrated Care @Ldn_ICHP. Previous @harknessfellows @ColumbiaPsych
Interested in patients, policy & parity. [RT ≠ E]
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Causal Inference in Psychiatric Epidemiology
This review examines approaches to causal inference in psychiatric epidemiology.
A THEORY OF THE PATHOGENESIS OF ORDINARY HUMAN BALDNESS
BALDNESS in men is such a common occurrence that it has almost come to be accepted as a normal phenomenon. This view has been encouraged by the attributing of the condition either to irrevocable heredity or to the ubiquitous condition of seborrhea....
Neurological and neuropsychiatric complications of COVID-19 in 153 patients: a UK-wide surveillance study
To our knowledge, this is the first nationwide, cross-specialty surveillance study
of acute neurological and psychiatric complications of COVID-19. Altered mental status
was the second most common presentation, comprising encephalopathy or...
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Parashar Ramanuj
'Altered mental status was the second most common presentation, comprising encephalopathy or encephalitis and primary psychiatric diagnoses, often occurring in younger patients'. #COVID19 👍🏽 @tompollak @Dr_Rhys @BenedictNeuro
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Tom Arie obituary
Psychiatrist whose humane approach transformed the care of elderly people with mental health problems
Parashar Ramanuj
How we still aspire to this: 'patients, who often had a collection of both physical and mental ailments, could be diagnosed at home and treated in one place rather than traipsing from clinic to clinic'
Tom Arie obituary | Psychiatry
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Spinal Metastases
This JAMA Patient Page describes spinal metastases, their diagnosis, and their treatment options.
When and how to use Lithium
Background
Lithium is an old proven medication, but it is infrequently used in current practice. This review examines evidence for its benefits and risks, and provides clinical guidance to its use.
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Psychiatric Diagnosis 2.0: The Myth of the Symptom Checklist
More on the meaning of psychiatric diagnosis.
NOA webinar: Elective Orthopaedic Recovery – Helping Patients Through Extended Waiting Times. | National Orthopaedic Alliance
This webinar will focus on the recovery of elective orthopaedic surgery from a patients’ perspective. We invite you to read this article in the Journal of Trauma and Orthopaedics ahead of the webinar. The NOA also shared thoughts on the issue...
NHS patients face diagnosis delays as hospitals struggle with surge in screenings
Special investigation: A backlog could mean conditions such as cancer are found only when it’s too late to treat them, reports Shaun Lintern
I’m Leaving the BACP – Here’s Why.
The BACP members’ Facebook group, set up last year, has been the single most revealing environment I have been a part of, when it comes to highlighting systemic harm, privilege and abuse of p…
A call for a global COVID-19 Neuro Research Coalition
Reports are emerging at a rapid pace that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2) affects the nervous system in various ways. Preliminary data from Wuhan,
China, suggest that neurological manifestations are present in more...
Helpful Treatment of Depression
In a study conducted across 16 countries and published in the current issue of JAMA Psychiatry, Harris et al1 report (1) a lifetime prevalence of DSM-IV major depressive disorder (MDD)—ascertained by lay interviewers—ranging more than 5-fold across...
Characterizing the Risk of Depression Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Meta-Analysis of the Literature Comparing Chronic mTBI to Non-mTBI Populations
Objective: Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is associated with depressed mood acutely post-injury, but there is little evidence regarding long-term depression. The aim of this study was to determine the odds ratio (OR) of depression chronically...
Management of Delirium at an Academic Medical Center: Plans for Antipsychotic Prescribing Upon Discharge - PubMed
Compared to previous studies, patients in this retrospective review were more likely to be discharged on an antipsychotic that was initiated during admission for management of delirium. Findings from this study also align with prior research...
Neurologic Features in Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection | NEJM
Correspondence from The New England Journal of Medicine — Neurologic Features in Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection