Psychiatry

Medical Cannabis – you may be disappointed

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Medical Cannabis covers two groups of substances  Cannabis (CBD) oils – the health part Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – the fun bits which are ‘Psychoactive’  Only CBD is available on prescription and even then, only to a select group of patients  Those with a rare type of epilepsy – EpidiolexThose with pain relating to Multiple Sclerosis – Nabiximols Those … [Read more…]

What is the difference between a Personality Disorder and a Mental Illness?

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What is the difference between bipolar disorder and, for example, borderline presonality disorder? One is a mental illness, the other a development disorder. Mental illness, as with other illnesses are caused by one or more of the following 1 – Injury, which includes traumas, emotional and physical, as well as stress as well as medical … [Read more…]