Reasons behind the rise in involuntary psychiatric treatment under mental health act 2016, Queensland, Australia - Clinician perspectives.

Objective: Despite legislative reform to promote less restrictive treatment options, the rates of involuntary psychiatric treatment in Queensland, Australia continue to rise. This paper aims to investigate mental health clinicians' perspectives of reasons behind the high and increasing rates of involuntary psychiatric treatment in Queensland.

Method: Qualitative methodology was used to explore clinician perspectives by facilitating two face-to-face focus groups.

Sympathetic Overdrive and Role of Beta-blockers in Various Forms of Heart Failure: A Consensus Statement from India.

In heart failure, sympathetic overdrive is evidenced by norepinephrine spillover, receptor level changes, etc. Beta-blockers continue to be the cornerstone of treatment in patients with chronic heart failure due to their ability to counteract sympathetic overdrive. Extensive clinical research has demonstrated that long-term beta-blocker treatment with metoprolol succinate, carvedilol, or bisoprolol enhances left ventricular function and reverses left ventricular remodeling, decreases hospitalization risk, and increases survival.

Expert Opinion on the Role of Sacubitril/Valsartan in the Management of Hypertension in India.

Hypertension, a key modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), significantly contributes to premature death and morbidity worldwide. Despite stabilization in age-adjusted global prevalence, the absolute number of hypertensive individuals doubled from 2000 to 2010, largely due to increases in low- and middle-income countries. In 2021, only 21% of hypertensive individuals globally had effective blood pressure (BP) control.

Conflict Competence Among Resident Physicians: Knowledge and Perception.

Background: The hospital environment is a complex and unpredictable workplace where different providers share the responsibility of patient care. Differences in opinions, values, and experiences between resident physicians and other care team members may trigger conflicts that affect the safety and quality of patient care. Thus, developing conflict competencies may help to negotiate the complexities of different conflict situations and resolve these conflicts.