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Ex-Patients Police Mexico's Mental Health System

Ex-Patients Police Mexico's Mental Health System
Now, a growing number of people with severe mental illnesses, a population that is largely mocked and ignored here, are joining the fray, pressing a well-documented issue. A 2010 … In January, President Enrique… Continue reading

Prolonged Shutdown Could Mean Hard Times for Veterans

Prolonged Shutdown Could Mean Hard Times for Veterans
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website, payments in the compensation, pension, education and vocational rehabilitation programs will continue through October. If there's a prolonged … "I had already started… Continue reading

Lacking Rules, Insurers Balk at Paying for Intensive Psychiatric Care

Lacking Rules, Insurers Balk at Paying for Intensive Psychiatric Care
In another case from the same lawsuit, Brad Smith, a marketing associate at the Seattle subsidiary of Sysco, a food product distributor, was urged to consider residential treatment for his… Continue reading

UB Students Fight Teenage 'Great Depression'

UB students fight teenage 'Great Depression'
Many, who spend their summers laboring through sweltering days in restaurants or working as lifeguards and camp counselors, receive pay but lament not having an internship. Others try to get ahead in their… Continue reading

Juvenile Drug Court in Craighead County to End

Juvenile drug court in Craighead County to end
Part of the grant, provided by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, was to go toward funneling youths into temporary and long-term residential treatment programs, Thomas said. None of… Continue reading

What's in Pee? Urine Composition Study Reveals More Than 3000 Chemical

What's In Pee? Urine Composition Study Reveals More Than 3000 Chemical
… to "cure" homosexuality</a>. Of course, contemporary science does not classify homosexuality an illness. Electroconvulsive therapy is, however, still a legitimate treatment for severe depression. Read more on… Continue reading

How Do You Test for Depression?

Question by NONAME: How do you test for depression?
I’m supposedly clinically depressed and have been for many years. I am disappointed with the current practice of TRYING different antidepressants to hopefully find out which one works for you. Does… Continue reading

Advice on Addiction in Boomers, Part 1

Advice on Addiction in Boomers, Part 1
Dr. Krantz is the medical director and the director of medical research at Hanley, which bases its treatment programs on the 12-step model of Alcoholics Anonymous. She helped create a baby …. I… Continue reading

Novel Scan May Distinguish Unipolar and Bipolar Depression

Novel Scan May Distinguish Unipolar and Bipolar Depression
"These results also suggest that we may one day be able to predict future bipolar behavior in younger adults who haven't shown any symptoms, allowing for earlier and more accurate treatment," he… Continue reading

Suicide in the Blood – Experts Respond

Suicide in the blood – experts respond
The authors hope such biomarkers, along with other tools, including neuropsychological tests and socio-demographic checklists, ultimately can help identify people who are at risk, leading to pre-emptive intervention, counselling, and saved lives. The… Continue reading