Not long ago, while watching the Netflix miniseries, “Inventing Anna” I was struck by how one of the characters, journalist Vivian, interpreted the “suicide attempt” by Anna Delvey. Vivian took it to mean that Anna was a person with real feelings, including hurt and pain, and possibly emotionally damaged as…
Read moreIntroduction As a geriatric psychiatrist, now mostly retired, I’ve been sceptical throughout my entire career about the existence of the entity labeled “schizophrenia”. And for many years, when the subject came up, I might tell bits and pieces of my relationship to this disorder. But the idea of putting this…
Read moreSleep deprivation, especially REM sleep deprivation, not only treats depression rapidly and effectively, but it may even induce mania. This provides the basis for the theory that insufficient sleep, again primarily insufficient REM sleep, is an important cause of mania. Accordingly, to treat an acute manic episode, we need to…
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Read moreThis lecture was given yearly from 1987 to 1991 to McGill psychiatry residents as part of the Diploma Course, Continuing Care seminar (Block H). Handout
Read moreA handout for Family Medicine residents at the SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, as part of a course I taught as the Chief Resident in Psychiatry. Handout
Read moreThis presentation was made at the Mental Health 60+ Monthly Teaching Rounds, at CLSC René-Cassin, on 2005-11-8. Download a pdf of the slides and notes here Handout (english) Handout (français)
Read moreMonday, March 30, 2015 Executive Summary This is an abstract of the literature on the use of psychostimulants to treat psychiatric conditions in adults and the elderly. The results are presented primarily in two sections: the first section reports on studies in which psychostimulants, primarily methylphenidate (MPH) were used as…
Read moreVersion française General principles for dealing with difficult patients who are cognitively intact As caregivers, we often find ourselves extending ourselves for our patients, “going the extra mile”. This works well when the patient is appreciative of our efforts: we feel good about ourselves. But if our efforts are not…
Read moreEnglish version Principes généraux relatifs aux traitements des patients difficiles dont la fonction cognitive est intacte En tant que soignant professionnel, nous devons souvent nous dévouer “corps et âme” pour nos patients. C’est très valorisant de savoir à quel point nos patients apprécient et qu’ils nous témoignent leur reconnaissance. Toutefois,…
Read moreThis lecture was given to McGill psychiatry residents as part of the Diploma Course, Geriatric Psychiatry Block, on 2011-3-15. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes.
Read moreLecture given annually between 2002 and 2008 as part of the McGill Department of Psychiatry Diploma Course, Geriatric Psychiatry Block. Most recently given on 2008-5-13. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes. Outline Sleep Characteristics of sleep Sleep complaints Epidemiology & Importance of Sleep Disorders Approach to the…
Read moreMemorandum To: All physicians From: Henry Olders, MD Date: 2007-7-25 Subject: Methylmalonic acid test reference range As you are aware, the hospital has adopted a protocol for Vitamin B12 treatment that requires laboratory confirmation of a B12 deficiency. I have stated my position that this is bad medicine, as it…
Read moreThis guide to psychotropic drugs in the elderly was first used for teaching purposes with the staff of the 60+ Mental Health unit at CLSC René-Cassin. Download a pdf (français). Download a pdf (english).
Read moreA lecture given at Concordia University, Montreal, for the course ”Spirituality and Aging: (Selected topics in theology), THEO 298A, Prof. Pamela Bright. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes.
Read moreThis lecture, spread over two sessions, was delivered annually to the SMBD – Jewish General Hospital psychiatry residents from 2003 to 2005. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes.
Read moreThis lecture was given to psychiatry residents at the Jewish General Hospital annually, over several years ending in 2005. Download a pdf of the lecture slides and notes.
Read moreThis lecture was given annually from 1996 to 2000 as part of Block E of the McGill Department of Psychiatry Diploma Course, to Psychiatry Residents. Download a pdf of the lecture handout.
Read moreTalk given at Career Day, Trafalgar School for Girls, Montreal , on 1998-11-26; 1999-11-30; and 2001-1-23. I would like to tell you a story about a patient who I’ll call Mr. A. I first met Mr. A. in July. He had been referred to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at the Jewish General…
Read moreProtocol for Management of Depressive Disorders in Cancer Patients Diagnostic interview & instruments to identify the disorder & to identify key symptoms; include interview with family/caregivers, careful sleep assessment • Major depression • Dysthymia • Subsyndromal Depressive Disorder • Bipolar Affective Disorder, Depressed Phase • Presence of psychosis • Presence…
Read moreSleep, Depression, Fatigue, and Insomnia Henry Olders, MD, FRCPC12 August 1998 IntroductionRecent research indicates that an important cause of depression may be sleeping too much; specifically, too much Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep. In those individuals without a genetic predisposition to depression, too much REM sleep can cause some depressive…
Read moreThis is a talk given in 1996 to the Economics Class of Mr. Fogel, at Miss Edgar and Miss Cramp’s School for Girls, Westmount. My daughter Lisa was in this class at the time. Hypothesis Many of the current ethical, social, cultural, and environmental concerns would not have arisen if…
Read moreTwo ideas central to treatment: 1. Focusing on observable behavioural interaction in the present 2. Deliberate intervention to alter the ongoing system All theories of psychotherapy have limitations of practice as well as conception, inherent in their own nature (although often attributed to human nature). Basic Premise: the kinds of…
Read moreI gave this lecture every two months over several years, to each group of medical students doing their clinical clerkship in psychiatry at Douglas Hospital. Download a pdf of the Lecture Notes. Download a pdf of a multiple choice questionnaire.
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