Diagnosis Blog Posts

• Antidepressants reduce suicide risk by 20% in patients with affective disorders, according to new cohort study

  28 Nov 2011

  • Andre Tomlin

  
• Absolute risk of suicide, data from major new Danish cohort study

  10 Nov 2011

  • Andre Tomlin

  
• Health checks are effective in identifying unidentified conditions and lead to targeted actions to address health needs

  01 Nov 2011

  • John Northfield

  
• Comparisons show need for improvements across Europe in systematic health checks for people with learning disabilities

  24 Oct 2011

  • John Northfield

  
• Review finds antidepressant treatments effective in individuals with Down syndrome but evidence of under treatment

  21 Oct 2011

  • John Northfield

  
• Study finds antipsychotics to be safe in relation to metabolic adverse effects for people with learning disabilities

  18 Oct 2011

  • John Northfield

  
• New Canadian guidelines for primary care of adults with learning disabilities

  10 Oct 2011

  • John Northfield

  
• Joint dementia screening service highlights issues and delivers training to carers

  29 Sep 2011

  • John Northfield

  
• Is it safe to prescribe benzodiazepines and opioids together?

  28 Sep 2011

  • Andre Tomlin

  
• World Alzheimer’s report highlights the importance of early diagnosis and intervention for dementia

  16 Sep 2011

  • Andre Tomlin