Q 1: Are antidepressants (Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCA) and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI)) better (more
effective than/as safe as) than treatment as usual (placebo) in adults with depressive episode/disorder?
Q6: Can dementia be diagnosed at first or second level care by non-specialist health care providers? What should be the assessment process for the diagnosis of dementia?
Q3: Can febrile seizures (simple or complex) be managed at first or second level care by non-specialist health care providers in low and middle income country settings? What is the role of diagnostic tests in the management of febrile seizures by non-specialists in low and middle income settings? Fo...r prophylaxis to prevent recurrence of simple or complex febrile seizures, which of the pharmacological interventions when compared with placebo/comparator produce benefit/harm in specified outcomes?
- continuous anticonvulsant therapy - intermittent anticonvulsant therapy - intermittent antipyretic treatment
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Q3: For behavioural and psychological symptoms in people with dementia, do following drugs, when compared to placebo/comparator, produce benefits/harm in the specified outcomes?
Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci. 2012 May-Aug; 2(2): 82–97.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5151.97273
PMCID: PMC3401822
PMID: 22837896
Q6: Is advice on physical activity better (more effective than/as safe as) than treatment as usual in adults with depressive episode/disorder with inactive lifestyles
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2012, 12 :12
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-698X/12/12
In this course you will examine the interconnections between poverty, development and violent conflict. This is one of seven Medical Peace Work courses.
Externalising disorders
Chapter D.3
Other disorders
Chapter H.6
Miscellaneous
Chapter J.4
Anxiety disorders
Chapter F.3
Other disorders
Chapter H.5
Miscellaneous
Chapter J.3
Miscellaneous
Chapter J.2
Externalizing disorders
Chapter D.1
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
WHO's Health in the Green Economy sector briefings examine the health impacts of climate change mitigation strategies considered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Fourth Assessment Report (Climate Change, 2007). Large, immediate health benefits from some climate change strate...gies are to be expected.
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