Recommended
Links
sources
of information and graphics for communicating on
Neuroscience
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Patient
Education Materials for
Psychiatry
- University
of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
This site
offers a serious of short articles on a whole variety of
psychiatric disorders. They are written for patients by
the medical staff of the University of Iowa and
internally peer reviewed. Subjects include Anxiety
Disorders: Worried about Worrying; Compulsive Buying: How
to Keep the Money in Your Wallet; Eating and Weight
Disorders; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Taking Rituals
to an Extreme; Sleep Hygiene; Stress Management:
Frequently Asked Questions and numerous others.
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e-Medicine
Launched
in 1996, eMedicine.com comprises the largest Clinical
Knowledge Base available to physicians and other
healthcare professionals. Nearly 10,000 physician authors
and editors contribute to the eMedicine Clinical
Knowledge Base, which contains articles on 7,000 diseases
and disorders. The evidence-based content, updated
regularly, provides the latest practice guidelines in 59
medical specialties including psychiatry and neurology.
All of eMedicine's professional content undergoes
extensive physician peer review prior to publication.
There is also a companion site for patients
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/script/main/hp.asp
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Brain
Explorer
- Lundbeck Institute
A rich collection of
information and explanations of brain structure and
function including brain disorders. There are numerous
diagrams, slides and video, most of which can be
downloaded for use in your own slides. The site is
available in English, French, German and Spanish.
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Neuroscience
Lectures for
1st year medical students
- University of Florida
An excellent collection of visual aids from 50 lectures
in Powerpoint or pdf format covering the basics of the
structure and function of the nervous system.
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Drug
Abuse and Addiction
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NIDA proposes 5 slide
teaching packages on subjects connected to drug abuse and
addiction. Extensive notes and explanations enable anyone
with a neuroscience background to give the lecture. Each
lecture can be downloaded as a powerpoint presentation in
a zip compressed format.
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Alcohol
and Alcohol Use Disorders
- Alcohol Medical Scholars Program
Over 40 lectures on all aspects
of alcohol and alcohol use disorders including diagnosis,
treatment, biological topics and special
populations. Both notes and powerpoint files can be
downloaded.
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Update
December 2007
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