News - illness
Shining light on mental illness
23 May 2012, 7:55 am
Vince Li's terrible crime, and the ensuing debate over whether those found not criminally responsible for murder should ever be released from a mental-health-care hospital, is forcing people to examine their own attitudes toward mental
illness.
Depression is a genuine illness
23 May 2012, 12:00 am
Dear Dr. Donohue • I have been on Paxil for a number of years due to an unfortunate happening in my life. It has now been more than 15 years.
First Film Series About Mental illness in the Developing World Released by Elemental Productions
22 May 2012, 8:28 am
"Afflictions: Culture & Mental
illness in Indonesia” has Important Implications for Worldwide Care and TreatmentLos Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 22, 2012 The first film series to look at mental
illness in the developing world was released today by documentary film company Elemental Productions. “Afflictions: Culture & Mental
illness in Indonesia” (http://www.afflictionsfilmseries. ...
Catching Mental illness In Kids
22 May 2012, 8:24 am
MENTAL
illness IN KIDS BACKGROUND: Childhood mental
illness occurs in about 20% of U.S. children during a given year, according to the U.S. Surgeon General. Further, nearly five million U.S. children have some type of serious mental
illness (one that significantly interferes with daily life). (www.webmd.com) TYPES OF MENTAL
illness: Children can suffer from the following mental
illnesses ...
Mental illness Is the Leading Cause of Hospitalization for Active-Duty Troops
17 May 2012, 2:55 pm
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have spent almost $2 billion since 2001 to buy drugs to treat mental
illness and post-traumatic stress disorder despite growing evidence some of those drugs exacerbate PTSD symptoms, a Nextgov investigation shows. In addition, military research released this week highlighted that Defense faces what one Army clinician called an epidemic of mental ...