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An Approach to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Addiction: Distinguishing Symptoms from Disorder
An Approach to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Addiction: Distinguishing Symptoms from Disorder Prof Philip Morris November 2017 Aims To distinguish symptoms from syndromes and to identify disorders from distress - with relation to dementia, depressive disorders, and alcohol and ICE addictions To...
Medication treatment of ICE use disorders – an update
Treatment of ICE Use Disorders ICE = crystal methamphetamine Crystal chunks or ice or glass looking substance derived from pseudoephedrine Most commonly used illicit drug after cannabis Smoked, snorted or IV use Gives euphoria, ‘rush’, confidence, loss of inhibitions – risk taking behaviour...
Clinical drug trials for Alzheimer’s disease on Gold Coast
New Approaches to Drug Treatment of Alzheimer's disease Symptomatic drugs A few new symptomatic drugs are being developed – mainly 5HT6 receptor antagonists - none yet available New approaches - disease modifying agents Amyloid beta depleting methods - vaccines and passive immunisation –...
Vanuatu Medical Conference 21-23 September 2017
Are you looking for an Exceptional 2017 International Medical Conference? In an Exceptional country? With an Exceptional program? At an Exceptional venue? Meeting with Exceptional colleagues? At an Exceptional holiday destination? Well, look no further! The Gold Coast Medical Association (GCMA)...
Nine steps that will halt suicide in Australian Defence Force members and ex-ADF members
Nine steps that will halt suicide in Australian Defence Force (ADF) members and ex-ADF members Prof Philip Morris MB BS, BSc med, PhD, FRANZCP, FAChAM (RACP) Executive Director, Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association Foundation Director of the National Central for War-related...
New Drug Treatments for Alzheimer’s disease 2016
New Drug Treatments for Alzheimer’s disease 2016 Abstract For the past 20 years there has been little new in treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. However, knowledge of the neuropathology of this disease has increased significantly. Now we are on the cusp of an explosion of new drug treatment...
What Is Love?
WHAT IS LOVE? How would you answer this question? Dictionary definition – Oxford Dictionary – difficult to define - 'A strong feeling of affection' Ancient Greek origins – five forms or concepts of love Eros – passionate erotic love – ‘love of the body’ Agape – pure or ideal or selfless or...
Revalidation of Australian physicians – a critical review
A critical review of the Medical Board of Australia’s proposals for revalidation. For these remarks I have reviewed comments about revalidation from the Medical Observer and from the Medical Board of Australia’s press releases and information on its website. It seems if you are male, or 'old', or...
New developments in Alzheimer’s disease research
The following article is from my senior colleague, A/Prof Michael Woodward, geriatrician at the Austin Medical Centre, Heidelberg Victoria. I wish to thank Michael for allowing me to post it on my website. Springfield Advances in Alzheimer’s Treatment conference Athens, March 2016 Conference...
New financial transparency arrangements between doctors and drug companies
Greater transparency for financial arrangements between pharmaceutical companies and doctors In early 2015 the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) authorized a new Code of Conduct for Medicines Australia (representing the larger drug companies in Australia but not generic...