Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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When psychiatric symptoms reflect medical conditions

Killian A. Welch, Alan Carson
Clinical Medicine Summary & key facts 2018 17 citations

The paper explains that many medical and brain illnesses can cause symptoms that look like psychiatric disorders. It says doctors should check for medical causes first, especially delirium, and use physical exams, simple thinking tests, routine blood screens and other tests to avoid missing treatable conditions. The authors note that…

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