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Latest tagged entries for 'MENTAL ILLNESS'

Mental illness in parents tied to higher SIDS risk

Wednesday, 7 November 2007 8:34 A GMT+01

The risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is elevated in infants with parents who have been hospitalized for psychiatric illness or substance-abuse disorders, according to a new study.

Model behaviour

Thursday, 1 November 2007 7:42 A GMT+01

The brain is no longer the black box it used to be, and neuroscientists are starting to put new knowledge to good use, developing better animal models for psychiatric disorders.

Teen smoking linked to brain damage, drug abuse and mental illness

Thursday, 25 October 2007 9:50 A GMT+01

The nicotine in tobacco products poses a significant danger of structural and chemical changes in developing brains that can make teens more vulnerable to alcohol and other drug addiction and to mental illness,

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Neural link between sleep deprivation and psychiatric disorders found

Wednesday, 24 October 2007 10:39 A GMT+01

...Scientists have known that sleep deprivation impairs a range of bodily functions, including the immune system and metabolism, as well as brain processes, such as learning and memory.

Maternal mental illness can affect babies' long-term health, development

Saturday, 20 October 2007 7:07 A GMT+01

Babies' early experiences with a mother suffering from severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia, other psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder or severe major depression disorder may affect their future health and development.

'Therapy on wheels' advocated for elderly

Tuesday, 11 September 2007 9:37 A GMT+01

Meals and personal care services are often brought to frail elders living at home, but a University of Michigan researcher says mental health care should be delivered, too.

Global survey finds mental health care needs largely going unmet

Friday, 7 September 2007 8:00 A GMT+01

Mental disorders rank among the top ten disability causing illnesses - more than 37 percent of ther disabled worldwide - with depression being the leading cause of disability among people ages 15 and older,

[Developing world's] Mentally ill 'suffering neglect'

Wednesday, 5 September 2007 9:40 A GMT+01

Mentally ill people in the developing world are being badly neglected, according to a study published in the Lancet medical journal.

New site for teens with mental illness

Sunday, 2 September 2007 10:05 A GMT+01

Out of the Silence, a new web-based non-profit organization that aims to offer a safe venue in which young people with mental health problems can express their emotions through artwork, prose, poetry, photography, and graphic art,

Environmental connections: A deeper look into mental illness

Sunday, 26 August 2007 12:37 P GMT+01

Mental illnesses produce some of the most challenging health problems faced by society, accounting for vast numbers of hospitalizations, disabilities resulting in billions in lost productivity,

Psychiatrist travels far to treat diverse patients back home

Monday, 23 July 2007 8:57 A GMT+01

Psychiatrist David Henderson, M.D., learns valuable lessons, some of them "humbling," during working visits to clinics in Africa and Southeast Asia.

Doctors are prejudiced against patients with mental health disorders

Sunday, 24 June 2007 9:19 A GMT+01

People who are ill and have psychiatric disorders are not treated as effectively by doctors compared to those who have no mental health problems.

Don't assume recovery makes us fit for work, say people with mental illness

Saturday, 23 June 2007 9:06 A GMT+01

People who recover from mental illness must be allowed the option of turning down opportunities for social inclusion including going back to what is often a 'brutal and competitive workplace,

3 million in Japan have mental illness

Saturday, 16 June 2007 7:46 A GMT+01

TOKYO (AP) — The number of Japanese suffering from mental illnesses topped 3 million for the first time in 2005, the government said Friday, amid efforts to improve mental health services in Japan.

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Practicing in rural America often a juggling act

Wednesday, 6 June 2007 8:50 A GMT+01

Wide-open spaces and psychiatrists stretched thin complicate mental health care in rural America. Greater inclusion of primary care clinicians could improve the availability of care.

Stressed-out moms at risk of poor mental health

Thursday, 31 May 2007 7:49 A GMT+01

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mothers of young children who feel they lack emotional support or help in caring for their children have more than three-times the risk of mental health problems compared to their peers who feel adequately supported,

Common factors underlie drug abuse and other psychiatric disorders

Tuesday, 8 May 2007 8:41 A GMT+01

Only 8 percent of people identified as drug abusers, and fewer than 40 percent of those diagnosed with drug dependence, have ever gotten any kind of intervention or treatment,

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The top 5 mental illness myths

Wednesday, 2 May 2007 9:35 A GMT+01

The stigma of mental illness acts as a roadblock for treatment for the more than 54 million Americans, one in 5, according to the National Institute on Mental Health, who suffer from a mental disorder in any given year.

Mentally ill kids face widespread stigma

Tuesday, 1 May 2007 6:34 A GMT+01

MONDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) - Children with mental illness may face a double burden - the condition itself, and discrimination and stigma at school and elsewhere, a new survey shows.

Pregnant smokers have high rates of mental illness

Wednesday, 25 April 2007 7:07 A GMT+01

While pregnancy may be considered an effective motivator for smoking cessation, results of a study by Mailman School of Public Health researchers indicate that pregnant U.S. women commonly smoke, placing themselves and their unborn children at risk

Both schoolyard bullies and their victims more prone to later mental illness

Tuesday, 17 April 2007 6:41 A GMT+01

Ninety percent of elementary students have been bullied by their peers, according to a simple questionnaire developed by researchers at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Police Officers: Are you the one in two?

Tuesday, 17 April 2007 6:38 A GMT+01

Neither your bulletproof vest nor your duty weapon can protect you from mental illness. Mental illness knows no age, gender, ethnicity, age, or profession.

[UK] Poll: Public say No to mental health legislation

Tuesday, 17 April 2007 6:37 A GMT+01

The public do not support proposed laws that would make it easier to detain and treat people with mental health problems against their wishes, according to a YouGov poll published today.

Abstract: Mental disorders and nicotine dependence among pregnant women

Thursday, 12 April 2007 7:21 A GMT+01

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between mental disorders and cigarette use and nicotine dependence among pregnant women in the United States.

Mental health fears 'kept secret'

Wednesday, 11 April 2007 9:36 A GMT+01

Almost 80% of people in the UK know at least two friends who have experienced mental distress, research suggests.

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