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Effect Of Medicine On Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Oregon Public Broadcasting - October 27, 2008 - Treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder isn’t easy. Anti-depressants and sleeping pills can help, but often they’re only treating the symptoms and not the illness itself.
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Spotting and coping with addictions
The Catholic Globe - October 26, 2008 - Addictive or compulsive behavior isn’t always done for obvious reasons.
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Active older women do better on cognitive tests, study finds
UCSF - October 24, 2008 - Active elderly women scored better on tests of mental function than less active women, according to a new study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.
Read the rest of the article: http://pub.ucsf.edu/newsservices/releases/200810244/
Scientists ID 3 New Candidate Genes for Schizophrenia
Forbes - October 24, 2008 - American and Dutch researchers believe they may have identified three genes tied to the development of schizophrenia.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/health/feeds/hscout/2008/10/24/hscout620587.html
Coping With Depression During Pregnancy
US News and World Report- October 23, 2008 - Christine Doherty Ashley, currently six months pregnant, realizes that her first trimester was fraught with depression.
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Bipolar disorder conference to feature acclaimed documentary
SeacoastOnline - October 23, 2008 - Many advancements continue to be made in understanding the physiological effects of bipolar disorder on the brain and its effect on behavior.
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Patient Groups Tackle Stigma Attached To Bipolar Disorder And Other Mental Illnesses With New Tools
Medical News Today - October 23, 2008 - Mental illness is one of the last surviving stigmas in today’s liberal society.
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USC to train social workers to deal with military families
Los Angeles Times - October 23, 2008 - At the San Diego Armed Services YMCA, social workers who counsel military families can barely keep up with the requests that come pouring in.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-me-military23-2008oct23,0,5253375.story
Have U.S. Adults Heard of the Federal Government’s Hospital Compare Web Site?
iHealthBeat - October 23, 2008 - Only 6% of U.S. adults surveyed said they have heard of the federal government’s Hospital Compare Web site, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation survey.
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Depression during pregnancy linked to preterm delivery
USA Today - October 23, 2008 - Depression in pregnant women could help explain the growing problem of preterm delivery, scientists suggest.
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Psychologist Offers Mental Health Therapy in Inner City Neighborhood
Voice of America- October 22, 2008 - In the U.S. capital, the neighborhood of Anacostia is considered one of the most dangerous and difficult areas of the country.
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Pilot Program Successfully Addresses Mental Health Issues in Pennsylvania’s Children
Wall Street Journal - October 21, 2008 - Pennsylvania’s youngest citizens are benefiting from improvements in the quality of social and emotional supports through an innovative pilot program, according to a report released by the University of Pittsburgh and announced by the Department of Public Welfare.
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‘Carborexics’: Crash Diet for the Planet
US News and World Report - October 21, 2008 - A carbon footprint can be way harder to shrink than a waistline, but apparently obsessive dieters come in all shades.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.usnews.com/blogs/fresh-greens/2008/10/21/carborexics-crash-diet-for-the-planet.html
Pilot Programs Reduce Emergency Room Use, Promote Better Health
Wall Street Journal - October 21, 2008 - A report issued today, A Dollars and Sense Strategy to Reducing Frequent Use of Hospital Services, provides evaluation data from six California counties demonstrating that programs that provide services to “frequent users” of emergency rooms decrease costly emergency room visits and hospitalizations for many patients.
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Suicide on the rise for middle-aged whites
USA Today - October 21, 2008 - Suicide rates in the USA are up after more than a decade of dropping, and middle-aged whites primarily account for the increase, a report says.
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How I beat the winter blues
The Independent (UK) - October 21, 2008 - When the clocks go back, it spells gloom for Julian Hall and thousands like him. But now he’s beaten seasonal affective disorder. Here’s how…
Read the rest of the article: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/features/how-i-beat-the-winter-blues-967604.html
PTSD treatment that aided S.F. kids gets trial
San Francisco Chronicle - October 21, 2008 - Dr. Victor Carrion knew his treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in children worked.
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Study Identifies Risk Factor for PTSD
Smith College- October 21, 2008 - A study that tracked police cadets from training through induction into the force is the first to report that people who show exaggerated startle responses while being threatened with harm may be more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Read the rest of the article: http://www.smith.edu/newsoffice/releases/NewsOffice08_014.html
McCain, Obama: What if They Need Mental Health Care?
Wall Street Journal - October 20, 2008 - If John McCain or Barack Obama were to ever need to seek help from their home states through public mental health services, they would be appalled.
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New candidate genes for schizophrenia identified in collaborative study
UCLA - October 20, 2008 - Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disease characterized by disorganized behavior, delusions and hallucinations. Sadly, there is no clear understanding of its cause.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/new-candidate-genes-for-schizophrenia-68773.aspx
Identify buying addicts
The Washington Times - October 20, 2008 - During my years of writing about and working with folks who have trouble saving money and who are prone to overspending, it became increasingly clear to me that some folks literally get addicted to spending.
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Lizzie lives one meal at a time
Herald Sun- October 19, 2008 - LIZZIE Woff is 20 and recovering from an eating disorder. She shares her story in a bid to offer hope to other sufferers of what she calls “a physical, emotional and psychological disease”.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24515444-5006016,00.html
New therapy may help victims of anxiety
The Daily Bruin- October 15, 2008 - The university environment can fill the life of a student with multiple stressors ranging from worries about grades and test performance to a more general fear about what the future holds in store.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/2008/oct/15/therapy/
Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries Could See Drop in Rx Plan Options
California HealthLine- October 9, 20008 - Low-income residents in all states but Wisconsin who are enrolled in Medicare prescription drug benefit plans will have fewer plans to choose from in 2009, according to an analysis released this week by Avalere Health, USA Today reports.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.californiahealthline.org/Articles/2008/10/9/Low-Income-Medicare-Beneficiaries-Could-See-Drop-in-Rx-Plan-Options.aspx
FDA Creates Drug Safety Web Page for Patients, Health Care Providers
iHealthBeat- October 17, 2008 - FDA announced that it has created a Web page to provide drug safety information to patients and clinicians, Modern Healthcare reports. Note: Article does not include link to FDA page. Here is the link http://www.fda.gov/cder/drugSafety.htm
Read the rest of the article: http://www.ihealthbeat.org/Articles/2008/10/17/FDA-Creates-Drug-Safety-Web-Page-for-Patients-Health-Care-Providers.aspx
Social phobia controls, limits quality of life
The Daily Bruin - October 15, 2008 - For most people, some social situations can be a little scary. Asking someone on a date or even having a conversation with a stranger can intimidate the average person.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/2008/oct/15/social-phobia-controls-limits-quality-life/
Brain-nourishing Molecule May Predict Schizophrenia Relapse
Science Daily - October 15, 2008 - A factor that helps optimize brain formation and function may also provide clues about whether patients suffering with schizophrenia are headed toward relapse, researchers say.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081015110300.htm
New therapy may help victims of anxiety
The Daily Bruin- October 15, 2008 - The university environment can fill the life of a student with multiple stressors ranging from worries about grades and test performance to a more general fear about what the future holds in store.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/2008/oct/15/therapy/
When you break (2nd in series on anorexia)
University of Minnesota - October 15, 2008 - Anorexia is a life of two halves that don’t fit together to make a whole.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.mndaily.com/2008/10/14/when-you-break
Why Schizophrenics Smoke
ScienceNOW - October 14, 2008 - When it comes to cigarettes, schizophrenics just can’t seem to get enough. They’re two to three times more likely to smoke than the general population, and patients have been known to puff through up to four packs a day.
Read the rest of the article: http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/1014/4
The Medical Minute: Panic disorders — a common anxiety disorder
Penn State Live - October 14, 2008 - Did you know that nearly 2.4 million Americans suffer from panic disorders, according to the National Institute of Mental Health?
Read the rest of the article: http://live.psu.edu/story/35254
California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs Releases Annual Report on Prop. 36
Wall Street Journal - October 14, 2008 - The California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP) today released an annual report completed for the Department by the University of California Los Angeles Integrated Substance Abuse Programs on Prop. 36, the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act.
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How to Treat a ‘Money Disorder’
The New York Times - September 24, 2008 - “…While it is difficult to pinpoint the number of patients or practitioners, experts in psychology and financial planning say the number of professionals offering to treat money disorders has multiplied in the last few years.”
Read the rest of the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/25/fashion/25money.html?_r=1&ref=yourmoney&oref=slogin
Patient Voices: Eating Disorders (audio)
The New York Times - October 15, 2008 - How does an eating disorder take over someone’s life? Is it a matter of losing control or trying to seize it? Eight men, women and children tell of their struggles with anorexia, bulimia and other forms of eating disorders.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.nytimes.com/images/khtml/2008/10/14/health/healthguide/TE_EATINGDISORDERS_CLIPS.html
Relative Insanity (book review)
The Washington Post- October 14, 2008 - Reviews “Stalking Irish Madness: Searching for the Roots of My Family’s Schizophrenia” by Patrick Tracey and “Hurry Down Sunshine” by Michael Greenberg
Read the rest of the article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/13/AR2008101302704.html
Genetics sheds light on mental illnesses
Boston Globe - October 14, 2008 - For decades, scientists seeking genes involved in mental illness reaped mainly frustration. But in recent months, painstaking analysis of the DNA of thousands of patients has yielded important, and surprising, insights into the roots of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and autism.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2008/10/14/genetics_sheds_light_on_mental_illnesses/
Study: Google does a brain good
CNN - October 14, 2008 - Can Google make you smarter? Is the more you Yahoo, the better? A new study suggests that searching online could be beneficial for the brain.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/10/14/google.brain/
NeuroStar Depression Therapy Cleared
US News and World Report- October 13, 2008 - The NeuroStar TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) Therapy system has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for people with major depressive disorder who haven’t seen satisfactory improvement from at least one prior antidepressant medication, device maker Neuronetics said in a news release.
Read the rest of the article: http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/10/13/neurostar-depression-therapy-cleared.html
Childhood Schizophrenia Linked to Slow Brain Growth, Study Says
Bloomberg- October 13, 2008 - Schizophrenic children have slower brain growth, a government study found.
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Officials: Financial crisis can lead to violence
Associated Press - October 13, 2008 - An out-of-work money manager in California loses a fortune and wipes out his family in a murder-suicide.
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Feeling down? Take a dose of Nature’s Prozac
The Times, UK - October 13, 2008 - Financial struggles are the latest worry for a generation that is already overburdened with stress.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article4922279.ece
New dads can get postpartum depression, too
CNN- October 13, 2008 - Rob Sandler comforted his infant son as he lifted him out of the crib, cooing in his ear while he walked to the living room.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/10/13/hm.dads.postpartum.depression/
Joint Chiefs chairman wants PTSD screenings
USA Today - October 13, 2008 - The Pentagon’s top uniformed officer is calling for all returning combat troops, from privates to generals, to undergo screening for post-traumatic stress with a mental health professional, a move aimed at stemming an epidemic of psychological issues among veterans.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2008-10-12-ptsd_N.htm
Workplace Coach: Don’t let stress control you at work
The Seattle Times - October 12, 2008 - American workers are more stressed out than ever. The American Psychological Association just released its annual “2008 Stress in America” poll and the findings aren’t surprising — the economic downturn is taking a physical and mental toll.
Read the rest of the article: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/382977_workcoach13.html
Freud’s Talk-Show Therapy Makes a Comeback
Health News, Carlsbad - October 12, 2008 - Freud’s popularity generally went away with the horse and buggy when the world turned to technology for all the answers and his “talking cures” for psychoanalytical behavior became old news.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.healthnews.com/family-health/mental-health/freud-s-talk-show-therapy-makes-a-comeback-1936.html
Woman’s personal tragedy used to educate others
US National Guard - October 10, 2008 - No one would have faulted Carol Graham or her husband U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark A. Graham if they had kept their enormous grief private.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.ngb.army.mil/news/archives/2008/10/101008-educate_others.aspx
FDA Okays Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Depression
MedPage Today- October 10, 2008 - The FDA has approved a transcranial magnetic stimulation system (NeuroStar TMS) for treatment of major depressive disorder in adult patients for whom traditional therapies have failed.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.medpagetoday.com/ProductAlert/DevicesandVaccines/tb/11271
Schizophrenia — A Family’s Experience (opinion)
ABC News - October 10, 2008 - It was hard to talk about my sister, Rebecca, when I was growing up. She had her first psychotic break as she was packing for college in 1969. She ran up the stairs screaming, “Help! There is something inside me.”
Read the rest of the article: http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=5995555&page=1
FDA Approves New Injection Site For RISPERDAL(R) CONSTA(R) For Schizophrenia Treatment
Medical News Today - October 10, 2008 - Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) today announced that patients with schizophrenia now have a new administration option for RISPERDAL® CONSTA® [(risperidone) Long-Acting Injection].
Read the rest of the article: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/125119.php
Sen. Pete Domenici on Mental Health
Time magazine - October 10, 2008 - When Congress approved the $700 billion rescue plan, it also passed one of the most significant mental-health bills in U.S. history — the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1848887,00.html
Law Equalizes Coverage For Mental, Physical Care
Washington Post - October 10, 2008 - An estimated 113 million Americans, including hundreds of thousands in the Washington region, will receive better insurance coverage for their mental health and substance abuse problems because of landmark legislation that for the first time requires mental and physical illnesses to be treated equally.
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Teen mental health initiative gets kudos
Tri-Valley Herald, CA - October 9, 2008 - A program developed by three local cities to address the need for more teen mental health services received a major statewide award.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald/localnews/ci_10682852
AFSP Film Heightens Awareness about Physician Depression and Suicide
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Studies over the last four decades have confirmed that physicians die by suicide more frequently than others of their gender and age in both the general population and other professional occupations.
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Webcast to deal with suicide
Mundelin Review - October 9, 2008 - When a person commits suicide, friends and family struggle to understand why and often have few outlets to talk about it.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.pioneerlocal.com/mundelein/news/1210804,mu-suicidetalk-100908-s1.article
When food becomes the enemy
McGill University - October 9, 2008 - You’re standing somewhere in the middle of a rooftop and you’re asked to put on a blindfold. Then you’re told to take three steps forward. Like most of us, you’ll be somewhat apprehensive, even frightened, even though you know that you’re nowhere near the edge.
Read the rest of the article: http://reporter.mcgill.ca/2008/10/when-food-becomes-the-enemy/
40 Million Americans Endure Anxiety Everyday: Studies show that only 2 in 5 seek any assistance
Wall Street Journal - October 9, 2008 - Despite anxiety and stress being one of today’s most common disorders, it is regularly under diagnosed by medical professionals.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/40-million-americans-endure-anxiety/story.aspx?guid={6E7D1CBF-07FE-4A4B-AB7A-326650EB2660}&dist=hppr
SAD in the coldest months of the year
Reuters - October 9, 2008 - For many North Americans, winter’s shorter days bring with them a different kind of darkness: seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, which is a type of depression that strikes mostly during the colder months of the year.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService4/idUSTRE4987RV20081009
Powerful ‘Stay Strong’ CD Sends a Message of Hope and Support for Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal - October 9, 2008 - “Stay Strong” is a moving, forceful reminder to our servicemen and women that the nation respects and reveres them and will not forget them when they return home. The song is designed to raise awareness about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and to raise money to build a state-of-the-art PTSD treatment facility in Hawaii for returning combat vets who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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California war vets to get PTSD, TBI testing
Navy Times - October 9, 2008 - Reacting to complaints of delays in care as well as a recent report that found hundreds of thousands of combat veterans are living with undiagnosed traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill providing screening and mental health care for California war veterans.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/10/military_california_veterans_100808w/
40 Million Americans Endure Anxiety Everyday
Wall Street Journal - October 9, 2008 - Despite anxiety and stress being one of today’s most common disorders, it is regularly under diagnosed by medical professionals.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/40-million-americans-endure-anxiety/story.aspx?guid={6E7D1CBF-07FE-4A4B-AB7A-326650EB2660}&dist=hppr
Economic Crisis Making You Anxious or Depressed?
Wall Street Journal - October 8, 2008 - With the crisis on Wall Street, a boom of home foreclosures, and high energy and food prices throughout the country, no one can blame you for feeling anxious or overwhelmed.
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Face mental illness: a 10-step plan
Chronicle Herald - October 8, 2008 - What does the face of a person with mental illness look like?
Read the rest of the article: http://thechronicleherald.ca/Opinion/1083402.html
Army’s Life-or-Death Drama: To Combat Suicides, Service Introduces Interactive Video
Washington Post - October 8, 2008 - Alarmed by a record rate of suicide in its ranks, the Army yesterday unveiled a unique prevention tool — an interactive video to be mandatory viewing Army-wide — in which soldiers will play the role of an anguished infantryman and make virtual choices…
Read the rest of the article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/07/AR2008100702780.html?hpid=topnews
Children as Young as 4 Can Develop OCD
US News and World Report - October 8, 2008 - Children as young as 4 can develop obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a new study says.
Read the rest of the article: http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/10/08/children-as-young-as-4-can-develop-ocd.html
Plunge in markets brings another kind of depression
Los Angeles Times - October 8, 2008 - A Porter Ranch man who murdered his family and killed himself last weekend as he faced financial ruin is the latest and most extreme case of a wave of distress washing over the American psyche.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-stress8-2008oct08,0,542910.story
Expert on mental illness delivers message of hope
Leader-Post, Canada - October 7, 2008 - Clinical psychologist Patricia Deegan reaffirmed her belief Tuesday that psychosocial rehabilitation should be based on a model that provides the individual with choices and hope.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=79d7713d-39b5-4fae-99c6-329fd2adad0c
Angst Is Rising, but Many Must Forgo Therapy
Wall Street Journal - October 7, 2008 - In the latest sign of the deepening economic crisis, more people are considering cutting back on their mental-health therapy, even as they become more stressed.
Read the rest of the article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122333797880409755.html
Experts ponder link between creativity, mood disorders
CNN - October 7, 2008 - The works of David Foster Wallace, who committed suicide September 12, are famous for their obsessively observed detail and emotional nuance.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/10/07/creativity.depression/
Are you alert to sleep disorders?
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - October 7, 2008 - Sleep disorders, or somnipathies, are conditions that affect a person’s sleeping patterns.
Read the rest of the article: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/brothers/380614_joyce1008.html
Upcoming ‘Energy Psychology’ Event - New Breakthrough ‘Do It Yourself’ Healing: Patients Describe Their Life-Changing Results
Wall Street Journal - October 7, 2008 - Seasoned psychologists are moving beyond classic “talk therapy” with a dynamic new set of natural treatment techniques that are providing stunning results — especially with chronic health conditions such as pain, stress, anxiety, phobias, weight loss, and even deep trauma including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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Mental Illness Awareness Week: Dispelling the myths of mental illness
Bugle-Observer - October 7, 2008 - A local women is breaking down the barriers and dispelling myths about mental illness.
Read the rest of the article: http://bugleobserver.canadaeast.com/news/article/438963
33 States to Get $62 Million in Zyprexa Case Settlement
The New York Times - October 6, 2008 - Eli Lilly has agreed to pay $62 million to 33 states to settle claims that it improperly marketed Zyprexa, its top-selling drug, to patients who did not have schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, its only approved uses.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/business/07zyprexa.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin
NIH Scientists Identify Link Between Brain Systems Implicated in Schizophrenia
National Institues of Health - October 6, 2008 - Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have deciphered the complex relationship between three distinct brain circuits implicated in schizophrenia.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/oct2008/nichd-06.htm
Message of hope: Understanding schizophrenia
Niagara Falls Review - October 6, 2008 - It was five in the morning when Austin Mardon was jolted awake by someone screaming his name.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1234013
Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Can Persist into Adulthood
MedPage Today - October 6, 2008 - A child with bipolar disorder may well be an adult with one, too, according to the first large longitudinal study of the disorder.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/BipolarDisorder/tb/11192
Study: Women Smokers More Likely to Develop Depression
FOX News - October 1, 2008 - Women who smoke may be risking more than just damage to their bodies.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,431203,00.html
Could Your Child Be Depressed?
Redbook Magazine - Even if a child’s dark cloud lifts, research shows there’s a 60 percent chance she’ll be depressed again unless she gets treatment, and her lifetime risk for depression goes up with each untreated episode.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.redbookmag.com/kids-family/advice/children-depression-psychology-3
Numbers don’t lie: Children suffer mental illness, too
Maryville Daily Times - October 6, 2008 - When you think of someone who might have a mental illness, a child would be the last person who would come to mind. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20081006/LIFE/310068219
Never Fear: How to Beat Backcountry Phobias
Backpacker Magazine - September Issue - It’s lurking in the woods, hiding in the canyons, lying in wait on the highest mountain peaks. It’s the stuff of nightmares, making your heart pound triple-time and your hands tremble.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.backpacker.com/september_2008_never_fear_how_to_beat_backcountry_phobias/skills/12574
U of L law professor, other legal professionals shed light on mental illnesses
Louisville Courier-Journal - October 6, 2008 - By last year, University of Louisville law professor James T.R. Jones was about to reveal publicly a secret he feared could be a career-killer — his severe mental illness.
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WHO releases new report on mental health
news.balita.ph - October 6, 2008 - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organization of Family Doctors have released a joint report that aims to help people who are affected by mental disorders but cannot receive the care and treatment they need.
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Exercising moderation: Diary of an exercise addict
Sacramento Bee - October 5, 2008 - Grimly determined, Peach Friedman would hit the ground running. Her daily – sometimes thrice daily – jogs provided no joy or stress relief. They merely served as an unrelenting ritual to purge demons and calories in equal number.
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True Baby Blues: Postpartum depression common, treatable
DailyTimes - October 5, 2008 - The day you’ve been anticipating for months has arrived: Your baby has been born. Now the perfect life you’ve planned for your little family can begin.
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Wounds too great to heal
Sun Journal Maine - October 5, 2008 - After nine years of fighting his memories - of a terrifying nighttime crash in a Marine Corps helicopter - Jim Chaousis wants peace.
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Depression Education Seen as Key to Teen Suicide Prevention
News10 ABC Sacramento - October 5, 2008 - There’s not a day that goes by in the Beeman home when they don’t think about thier son Christopher. He would have turned 24 years old this past June. Christopher jumped from the Foresthill Bridge on June 13 in 2004.
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How to overcome Panic Attacks Part 1
Tampa Bay Wellness Examiner - October 4, 2008 - According to the National Institute of Mental Health, panic disorder affects approximately 6 million American adults over the age of 18 in any given year.
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After 12-Year Quest, Domenici’s Mental-Health Bill Succeeds
Wall Street Journal - October 4, 2008 - In April 1996, Sen. Pete Domenici stood on the floor of the Senate and told colleagues “now is the time” to pass legislation requiring insurance companies to cover mental illnesses just like other medical conditions.
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Court Building Now Also Houses Mental Health Clinic (article and video)
Washington Post - October 3, 2008 - In response to judges who say they see too many people in their courtrooms because of undiagnosed mental disorders, D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty cut the ribbon to an urgent-care clinic at the D.C. Superior Court building yesterday.
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Why women worry, and what to do about it
CNN - October 3, 2008 - These are times not for the faint of heart. Not for the faint of wallet either. With the stock market seemingly out of control and with prices on goods and services taking a page from Buzz Lightyear’s playbook and going “to infinity and beyond,” it’s a tense time for many.
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My return from hell (1st of 4 parts: anorexia)
University of Minnesota - October 2, 2008 - We all harbor secrets. We all have parts of our lives that tarnish the perfection we wish to display to the rest of the world.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.mndaily.com/2008/10/02/my-return-hell
Seeking Treatment for Mental Disorders Has Lasting Effect
MedPage Today, U of Pennsylvania - October 2, 2008 - Middle-age patients taking medication for anxiety or depression are less likely to have mental disorders a decade later, a population-based study showed.
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Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology and Partners Celebrate the Urban Initiative Inaugural Event
Wall Street Journal - October 2, 2008 - Groundbreaking Program Prepares Education and Mental Health Professionals for Long-Term Work in Underserved Communities
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Babies Born To Parents With Schizophrenia ‘face Double The Risk Of Infant Mortality’ - Royal College Of Psychiatrists
Medical News Today - October 1, 2008 - Children born to a mother or father with schizophrenia are twice as likely to die within the first year of life, new research shows.
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TV journalist Jane Pauley shares pains, joys of bipolar disorder
Rockford Register Star - September 30, 2008 - Mental illness is a medical illness, and it’s treatable. That was Jane Pauley’s message Tuesday to several hundred people who attended Janet Wattles Center’s Annual Celebration of Mental Health Fundraiser at Giovanni’s.
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Deeper than blue
Minnesota Women’s Press - October 3, 2008 - When she thinks back, Matthea Little Smith realizes she has experienced depression off and on for more than 40 years. Smith, 58, first heard about the symptoms of depression from a teacher when she was in high school-and recognized herself in the description.
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Generalized anxiety disorder: The worst kind of worry
Cape Cod Times- October 2, 2008 - If ever there was a week for worrying, this is it, and many Americans are likely turning an anxious eye to the news.
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Even young children can have OCD
Los Angeles Times - October 1, 2008 - The symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder are familiar to most — hand washing, checking, tapping, counting.
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Bipolar Drug Development: Are We Getting Closer to the Real World?
American Journal of Psychiatry - October 1, 2008 - Researchers and sponsors committed to the development of new and improved treatments for bipolar disorder have had to balance generalizability with the need to achieve assay sensitivity (separation from placebo) and, as a result, have made real but modest incremental progress.
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