Mental Health News

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• Nationwide Study Shows Sharp Decline in Suicide Rate Among HIV Patients, But Not For All

  
  The Mental Health Social Worker — Authority: 120
  ARLINGTON, Va. (Dec. 15, 2009) – A nationwide study found that suicide rates for HIV patients in Switzerland decreased by more than half, after 1996 when the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) was introduced. Despite the dramatic decrease, the suicide rate among HIV-infected individuals still significantly ...
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• The tragic truth about drug treatment programs

  
  Toronto Star | TheStar.com — Authority: 865
  Five women have struggled with their addiction — for their kids, their friends, themselves. And yet, almost a year after rehab, most have had a relapse.
  1 week ago

• Women go from rehab to relapse

  
  Toronto Star | TheStar.com — Authority: 865
  Five women have struggled with their addiction — for their kids, their friends, themselves. And yet, almost a year after rehab, most have had a relapse.
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• Struggling women go from rehab to relapse

  
  Toronto Star | TheStar.com — Authority: 865
  A year after rehab most of the five addicts we have followed are struggling again.
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• Study links OxyContin to increase in deaths

  
  Toronto Star | TheStar.com — Authority: 865
  Oxycodone deaths rose fivefold in Ontario after OxyContin – the brand name of a popular version of the prescription painkiller – was introduced to the public drug plan, according to a study published today.
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• Symptoms in Mice Lacking a Single Receptor Type Mimic the Development of Schizophrenia

  
  The Mental Health Social Worker — Authority: 120
  Deleting one type of neurotransmitter receptor in a specific population of brain cells can induce schizophrenia-like behavior in mice, but only when the receptor is deleted early in development, according to a study by NIMH intramural scientists. The work provides strong support for previous observations implicating ...
  2 weeks ago

• Mentally disabled people need better access to jobs: Report

  
  Toronto Star | TheStar.com — Authority: 865
  Canada must end institutionalization of mentally disabled people and invest in their quality of life by improving access to jobs and social supports, says a new report to be released Thursday.
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• Parent Training Complements Medication for Treating Behavioral Problems in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders

  
  The Mental Health Social Worker — Authority: 120
  Treatment that includes medication plus a structured training program for parents reduces serious behavioral problems in children with autism and related conditions, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The study, which was part of the NIMH Research Units on Pediatric ...
  3 weeks ago

• News With Nezua | In Pieces or In Peace

  
  The Unapologetic Mexican — Authority: 422
  AS THE UNITED STATES prepares to send tens of thousands more young men and women into the “Grave of Empires,” as Afghanistan has long been called, the violence wrought by war begins to infect the human and global state. Can we file the tragic and violent rampage that Major Nadal Malik Hasan exploded into under ...
  3 weeks ago

• News Release: Universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba Partner on Major Canadian Homeless Study

  
  University of Manitoba News Blog — Authority: 423
  More than 500 people in Winnipeg who are homeless and living with a mental illness are being recruited to participate in Canada’s largest-ever study on the issue. The Winnipeg At Home project is aimed at providing people with stable, long-term housing and supports, with particular attention to the Aboriginal ...
  3 weeks ago

• Year in Review: Your Picks

  
  World of Psychology — Authority: 543
  It’s that time of the year again, when we pull together our top picks for mental health and psychology stories in the news in the past year. There’s no magic to our choices, we’re just looking for stories that you believe had the biggest positive or negative impact in this area. For instance, last year the ...
  4 weeks ago

• Hogg reports on mental health bills from 81st session

  
  News from The University of Texas at Austin — Authority: 468
  The 2009 Legislative Update is the latest in a series of reports published by the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health to inform stakeholders about mental health-related laws considered by the Texas Legislature.The 53-page online report summarizes the most significant mental health-related bills introduced during the ...
  4 weeks ago

• $2 billion in tax revenue up in smoke

  
  Toronto Star | TheStar.com — Authority: 865
  One in two cigarettes smoked in Ontario is illegal, robbing provincial and federal coffers of more than $2 billion a year and raising concerns about children gaining easy access to tobacco.
  5 weeks ago

• $2 billion in tax revenue up in smoke

  
  Toronto Star | TheStar.com — Authority: 865
  One in two cigarettes smoked in Ontario is illegal, robbing provincial and federal coffers of more than $2 billion a year and raising concerns about children gaining easy access to tobacco.
  5 weeks ago

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