Note the level of what is considered Vitamin D deficiency in Norway compared to standard U.S. practice! BMC Psychiatry. 2014 May 8;14:134. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-14-134. Vitamin D deficiency is common in psychogeriatric patients, independent of diagnosis. Grønli O1, Kvamme JM, Jorde R, Wynn R. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Previous studies have found an association between psychiatric disorders and vitamin Ddeficiency, but most […]

Psychiatry Res. 2015 May 19. pii: S0165-1781(15)00261-9. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.04.039. [Epub ahead of print] Mood disorders are associated with a more severe hypovitaminosis D than schizophrenia. Belzeaux R1, Boyer L2, Ibrahim EC3, Féron F4, Leboyer M5, Fond G6. Author information Abstract Patients with psychiatric disorders display high levels of hypovitaminosis D (<50nmol/L). It remains unclear whether it is associated with specific diagnoses. […]

The Physicians Foundation Biennial Survey was published in 2012. Data for 2014 are not out yet, but there is little reason to assume that the trends documented in 2012 have been reversed. The report reflects nothing but a terminal decline of a once proud profession, one of the crown jewels of the post-WWII boom, and […]

NEW YORK — Dr. Maurice Preter, a prominent New York neuropsychiatrist and founder of VIP concierge and private health advisory Fifth Avenue Concierge Medicine, PLLC has been selected to the “America’s Top Doctors” list by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., is America’s trusted source for identifying Top Doctors. After already being featured on […]

Nice article on The Pros and Cons of Concierge Medical Care, mentioning some of our local private internists. Source:  http://www.nycitywoman.com/features/pros-and-cons-concierge-medical-care Here is how it begins: “A friend on the Upper East Side who described her long-time primary care physician as “my example of a perfect doctor” recently received a letter from her doctor explaining that due to the […]