The fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) will be published in May 2013 and will reflect substantial changes for diagnosis of mental disorders. One of the biggest may concern children who are currently diagnosed as bipolar. In a move that could potentially change mental health practice all over America, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) includes a new diagnosis: “temper dysregulation disorder”, which would diagnose children with explosive moods as having a brain or biological dysfunction, and not necessarily lifelong condition such as bipolar.
The APA has published Proposed Draft Revisions to DSM Disorders and Criteria, and welcomes public comment.
The library offers full text online access to the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) through Psychiatry Online and Stat!Ref.
Another new mobile resource is now available for Blackberry, iPhone, and other web-enabled smartphones. MobileMicroMedex 2.0 gives you access to the same clinical evidence content you get on your desktop, at no additional charge, including:
* drugs
* interactions
* drug identification
* disease conditions
* laboratory test information
* alternative medicines
* toxicology
* convenient calculators
To access, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open your mobile browser.
Step 2: Go to http://www.thomsonhc.com/micromedex2/librarian
Step 3: Log in with the LSUHSC specific info. To obtain the LSUSHC login, contact mknapp@lsuhsc.edu, or view the ‘Mobile’ page on the Micromedex site.
(Note: The login should last for the current quarter on your device. At the end of the quarter you will need to return to the MobileMicromedex site to obtain a new username and password.
Quarterly Schedule: January 1, April 1, July 1, September 1)
Early reports from some of our users note that mobileMicromedex might be a little slow and the interface could be improved. Let us know your thoughts on this new product!
Exam Master now offers USMLE Step 2 Practice Exams. Features include:
8 exam blocks of 44 questions each, total of 352 questions
Both Test or Study mode
Correct answers and explanation available in study mode
Detailed score reports
Topics include:
- General Principles
- Immunologic Disorders
- Diseases of the Blood & Blood-forming Organs
- Mental Disorders
- Diseases of the Nervous System & Special Senses
- Cardiovascular Disorders
- Diseases of the Respiratory System
- Nutritional & Digestive Disorders
- Gynecologic Disorders
- Renal, Urinary, & Male Reproductive Systems
- Disorders of Pregnancy, Childbirth, & the Puerperium
- Disorders of the Skin & Subcutaneous Tissues
- Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System & Connective Tissue
- Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders
To access this practice exam, login to your Exam Master account, go to NEW EXAMS > Click “Courses” > Click “Select” next to the USMLE Step 2 Practice Exam.
Exam Master also offers test prep for USMLE Step 1 & 3, Board Certification and the NBDE.
To create an account, Click “First time registration” at the bottom of the screen.
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You can now access FREE patient health information in both English and Spanish on your mobile phone.
Medlineplus viewed on your mobile browser
Mobile MedlinePlus includes
Topic summaries ÔÇô ÔÇ£snackableÔÇØ pieces of information you can access and digest quickly
News ÔÇô the latest in treatment, medical research and healthy living tips
Images
Encyclopedia articles
Drug information
Access this new mobile resource at http://m.medlineplus.gov
Go ahead! After all, your US tax dollars pay for it.
Spring Semester is upon us! New students take note:
1. The Registrar’s office is on the fourth floor of the library. Students get their IDs here. After getting your ID, stop by the Circulation desk for a library barcode.
2. You need a library barcode for off campus access.
3. Your ID can also store money for printing, books and food purchases. Get it formatted in the LSUHSC Bookstore on the 2nd floor of the Resource Center Building to access this feature. More info from PayPaw.
4. Computers are available in the Library Commons and the open access lab on the library’s 4th floor. Simply log in with your lsuhsc user id and password.
5. Wireless access and laptop ports are available throughout campus. Wireless instructions.
6. More questions? The library is here to help.
We are pleased to announce an addition to our Current Protocols series: Current Protocols in Bioinformatics.
From the preface:
Bioinformatics occupies a unique niche amongst the sciences, lying at the intersection of biology, genetics, biochemistry, computer science, mathematics, statistics, and numerous other allied fields. The inherent strength of the field of bioinformatics comes from the relationships between investigators in these allied fields; collaborations between these individuals has led to (and will continue to lead to) the development of novel methods and approaches, furthering advances in each of these areas…Current Protocols in Bioinformatics is designed to provide the experimentalist with insight into the types of data and protocols required to perform basic tasks in the area of bioinformatics. More importantly, it provides insight into understanding and properly interpreting the data produced by these methods.
Whether you are wondering what questions publicly available databases can answer, how to analyze protein expression patterns, or you want wanting to build your own biological database, this resource can tell you how.
Access now. (off campus requires login with library barcode & PIN)
Genetic screening is cheaper, academic endowments are down, and the world is getting shaft from the swine flu. For more 2009 by the numbers, check out Nature Medicine.
Nature Medicine 15, 1351 – 1352 (2009)
doi:10.1038/nm1209-1351
A press release issued by the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, reports, “Being irritable, grumpy and seeking social isolation are also hallmarks of depression, and could explain the GrinchÔÇÖs disdain for the Who – the tall and the small – his mistreatment of his dog Max and, ultimately, why he tried to stop Christmas from coming. The Grinch, who lives atop Mt. Crumpet, is likely depressed, says University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill psychologist Cynthia Bulik, Ph.D.” Dr. Bulik makes it clear that she has not officially treated the Grinch but is very familiar with his story.
Click through for an interview with Dr. Bulik.
Stat!Ref, an online textbook provider, now offers direct export to RefWorks, our bibliographic manager.
More info & directions
As the holidays creep up upon us, the CDC offers this festive public service message, sung to the tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas.
The first way to health, said the CDC to me
Wash hands to be safe and healthy…
Listen here (or send an e-card)
ATTN Nursing students! Freaking out about that pathophysiology paper between bites of turkey? Check out these online resources to get some work done at home. Remember, we’re closed Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
EbschoHOST – CINAHLplus with Full text
Database of journal articles in nursing. Limit to full text under “search options” on the right side of the screen.
StatRef
Online textbooks in nursing. Search many textbooks at once for your topic.
Nursing Consult
Search nursing books and journal articles from MEDLINE/PubMed.
MEDLINEplus
Simple overviews on health topics from authoritative sources on the web.
Genetics Home Reference
Free access to consumer-friendly information on medical genetics and disorders, with references to scientific journal articles
Off campus access instructions
Every 10 years, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sets national objectives for promoting health and preventing disease through a process known as Healthy People 2020. Right now, HHS is in the planning mode for Healthy People 2020. As a national initiative, Healthy PeopleÔÇÖs success depends on public input.
The DHHS wants to hear from stakeholders who will be most affected by Healthy People 2020ÔÇÖs initiatives.
The draft Healthy People 2020 objectives are now available online. Please take a minute to review the draft objectives and submit your comments.
Thank you in advance for your help in setting our NationÔÇÖs health agenda.
Emily Hand
Healthy People 2020
National Health Information Center
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 1133
Washington, DC 20013ÔÇô1133
info@nhic.org
You can now access basic library information and databases on a web page formatted for smaller screens like your iPhone or PDA.
Point your mobile browser to
http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/mobile/mobile.html to access directions, hours, databases and more!
Exam Master, our personalized USMLE, NBDE and Board preparation tool, is changing the way you log in. Starting today, users will need to use the email address they signed up with instead of a user name to log in. Your password will remain the same.
Forget your password? You can retrieve it on the Exam Master login page.
Two new full-text resources have been added to Electronic Resources:
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Over 140 full-text reference books (550+ volumes) covering subjects ranging from Multicultural Studies to Medicine to Social Science to the Arts. Titles include:Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior, Encyclopedia of Aging, Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography.
America’s Historical Newspapers
This collection provides searchable American newspapers to enable users to explore America’s past. Available here: African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 and selected Louisiana historical newspapers including the New Orleans Times-Picayune (1837-1936). (On campus only at this time.)
Both resources are provided through a consortial agreement with LOUIS, the Louisiana Library Network
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