Post-traumatic Stress

Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival 2014: Best Bets for Sketchfest

Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival 2014: best bets for Sketchfest
Siblings of Doctors, featuring Rasika Mathur, Ranjit Souri and Danny Pudi, is likely to be a top draw at Sketchfest 2014. In its 13th year, the Chicago Sketch Comedy … Two… Continue reading

Technology and Addictions Expert From Elements Behavioral Health Speaks at

Technology and Addictions Expert from Elements Behavioral Health Speaks at
Whether an individual requires detox, residential drug rehab, outpatient treatment, extended care or a sober living environment, Promises has been a drug rehabilitation center of choice for more than… Continue reading

Afghanistan Vet Struggles to Get His Life Back

Afghanistan vet struggles to get his life back
Honorably discharged in August 2012, the Purple Heart recipient represents an all-too-common statistic as one of about 500,000 combat veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or depression. That's about twice the number… Continue reading

Some Antidepressants Work Better Than Others – Now We Know Why

Some antidepressants work better than others – now we know why
Three million Australians are currently living with depression or anxiety, and antidepressants are now the third most commonly prescribed class of medication in Australia, after antibiotics and cholesterol-lowering drugs.… Continue reading

Ella Hysom's Parents Appeal for Help to Find Missing Teen

Ella Hysom's Parents Appeal For Help To Find Missing Teen
"She has been suffering from depression for some time and she has been receiving treatment. People will … Anyone who sees her or has information can call police 020 8345… Continue reading

Treat Women Right: End Intimate Partner Violence

Treat Women Right: End Intimate Partner Violence
… long-term health outcomes, including physical injury; gynecological disorders; unwanted pregnancy; miscarriage, premature labor, low-birth-weight infants, and stillbirth; sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS; gastrointestinal disorders … Read more on Solomon Star

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Courier Times Community Calendar for November 25

Courier Times Community Calendar for November 25
Support Group for People with Eating Disorders. 7 p.m. Sun. 12-step program. 95 James Way, Suite 120, Southampton. 215-870-0062. Nic-Anon. 7-8 p.m. Sun. Stop smoking. Lower Bucks Hospital, Conference Room No. 2, 501… Continue reading

Beyond a Day for Veterans

Beyond a day for veterans
A RAND Corporation study found that nearly 1 in 5 soldiers who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan have post-traumatic stress disorder or depression; only about a half of these soldiers have sought treatment. The… Continue reading

Hospital's New Life as Mental Health Care Clinic

Hospital's new life as mental health care clinic
The first stage of the Ramsay Health Care development, a 22-bed private inpatient mental health unit, will open this month and offer programs for anxiety, depression, and mood and post-traumatic stress disorders.… Continue reading

Why Your Health Insurance Premium Could Increase Under the Affordable Care Act

Why your health insurance premium could increase under the Affordable Care Act
Mental health services and addiction treatment – Inpatient and outpatient care provided to evaluate, diagnose and treat a mental health condition or substance abuse disorder (note: some plans… Continue reading