Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnosis of Dementia

Share me on…Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnosis of Dementia Artificial intelligence (AI) is making significant in-roads in health care, especially for applying computer vision to find patterns in complex data. A new research study published in Optica shows how AI deep learning can distinguish healthy versus diseased neurons in the eye on par or better …
Continue reading Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnosis of Dementia

Psychotherapy as a mental health treatment

Share me on…Psychotherapy as a mental health treatment For the vast majority of the 20th century, psychotherapy was viewed as a form of treatment for psychiatric illness. It was considered in very much the same regard as other treatments, such as medication and electroconvulsive therapy. In the United States, the practice of psychoanalysis was limited …
Continue reading Psychotherapy as a mental health treatment

Mental health and tuberculosis (TB)

Share me on…Mental health and tuberculosis (TB) A recent study set out to Mental illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia are associated with an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB), new research has shown. A recent study set out to understand whether there is a link between mental health and the risk of developing TB. The …
Continue reading Mental health and tuberculosis (TB)