Archive for the ‘Mental Health’ Category
Friday, April 11th, 2008
Social integration affects the mental health of non-Western male immigrants in a positive way. For women however, social integration gives an increased risk for mental problems according to a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH).We found that social integration among non-Western immigrants is linked to good ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
The Big Lottery Fund has awarded Mind ￡8.8million from its Changing Spaces programme to start up an exciting new grants scheme. 'Ecominds' will fund projects across England that will help transform local environments and build the confidence and self-esteem of people with mental health problems.Ecominds aims to reduce the stigma ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Looking for kids without OCD who have parents with OCD. Do you have symptoms of obessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)? Do you have a child that does not have OCD? The Western Psychiatric Institute and clinic of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, is looking for children between the ages of ...
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Saturday, April 5th, 2008
According to a new report, about 905,000 American children were victims of maltreatment, 91,278 of them were infants - these figures refer to registered cases by CPS (Child Protective Services) agencies for the period October 2007 to September 2007. About 19% of all child maltreatment deaths happened to babies ...
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
The American Red Cross announced an extension of mental health assistance and other benefits to Hurricane Katrina and Rita survivors living in the hardest-hit areas of southern Louisiana and south Mississippi. These funds, initially set aside to meet the post-disaster emerging needs of hurricane survivors, are being used to bolster ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
The overprescribing of antipsychotics to people with dementia is robbing people of their quality of life and is a serious breach of human rights. Paul Burstow MP's report illustrates the scale and severity of the important issue. Inappropriate use of antipsychotics in people with dementia can cause devastating side effects, ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
In observance of 2008 May is Mental Health Month, Mental Health America is encouraging all Americans to build their social support networks throughout May to improve upon how we as a nation deal with the stress of living in a 24/7 on-the-go society. Mental Health America challenges all Americans ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Described as a novel, alternative approach to the treatment of major depression, heart rate variability is the subject of a special issue published in the latest Biofeedback. Autonomic nervous system dysfunction is thought to play a significant role in depression. Prior research shows that individuals suffering from depression often show ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
A "critical moment has been reached in a 15-year debate in statehouses and in Congress over whether treatment for problems like depression, addiction and schizophrenia should get the same coverage by insurance companies as, say, diabetes, heart disease and cancer," New York Times columnist Sarah Kershaw writes. According to Kershaw, ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), working in collaboration with the Ad Council, announced today a program that has delivered their National Mental Health Anti-Stigma public service advertising (PSA) campaign for the first time directly to colleges and universities throughout the country. The campaign aims to reach ...
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