Computerized, Previsit Self-Assessment Enhances Communication Between ...

... M, Young AS, Schell T, et al. Computer-assisted self-assessment in persons with severe mental illness. J Clin Psychiatry . 2004;65(10):1343-51. [PubMed] Cohen AN, Chinman MJ, Hamilton AB, et al. Using patient-facing kiosks to support quality ...

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New research reveals how long it takes mental health experts to get patients with severe mental illnesses approved to be hospitalized.

http://www.abc3340.com/story/22064104/your-health-4-24-13-mental-health-patients-hospitalizations

Psychiatrists warn they won't act as 'judges' on abortion

... Dublin, was reacting to ongoing speculation on proposals which will underpin abortion legislation. The College of Psychiatry of which he is a member also said specialists could not be the country's" social police." Fine Gael and Labour remain at ...

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/health/psychiatrists-warn-they-wont-act-as-judges-on-abortion-29219939.html

Mental health: On the spectrum

... bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). These categories, which have guided psychiatry since the early 1980s, are based largely on decades-old theory and subjective symptoms. The problem is that biologists have been ...

http://www.nature.com/news/mental-health-on-the-spectrum-1.12842

Concern over anti-psychotic drug given to soldiers

Psychiatrists in Australia and the United States are calling for a review of the use of anti-psychotic medications to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-24/concern-over-anti-psychotic-drug-given-to-soldiers/4649704

Walter Reed Psychiatry Department Chief Cites Talk Therapy as Most...

Cmdr. Russell B. Carr, M.D., acting chief of the psychiatry department at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, stated that almost everyone seen at Walter Reed and in clinics throughout the Department of Defense is suicidal.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/602145/?sc=rsmn&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseMednews+%28Newswise%3A+MedNews%29

Harvard researchers find lengthy waits for severely ill psychiatric patients

A study published today [Tuesday, April 23] in Annals of Emergency Medicine reports lengthy waits for severely ill psychiatric patients in need of immediate hospitalization in the Boston area, due in part to time-consuming prior authorizations required by insurance companies.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130424/Harvard-researchers-find-lengthy-waits-for-severely-ill-psychiatric-patients.aspx

Deeper into genetic challenges to psychiatric diagnosis

... answers in full, so I've reproduced them below as they're a fascinating insight into how genetics is challenging psychiatry. For most of our genetic studies we used conventional diagnostic criteria such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and ADHD. ...

http://mindhacks.com/2013/04/24/deeper-into-genetic-challenges-to-psychiatric-diagnosis/

Psychiatry gone wild: One in five boys now being diagnosed with ADHD in America

... school age level. "There's no way that one in five high school boys has ADHD," says James Swanson, a professor of psychiatry at Florida International University , as quoted by NYT. "If we start treating children who do not have the disorder with ...

http://www.naturalnews.com/040049_ADHD_psychiatry_young_boys.html

Continuing Education Provider Professional Development Resources...

... been some delays. Published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the DSM is considered the "bible" of psychiatry because it establishes the criteria mental health professionals use to diagnose their patients. The process of developing the ...

http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release-rss/continuing-education-provider-professional-development-resources-publishes-new-home-study-course-on-the-dsm5-340820.php

Cabinet bid to break abortion stand-off over Reilly

A group of ministers from both Government parties -- including Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore -- was locked in talks to break the abortion impasse last night.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/cabinet-bid-to-break-abortion-standoff-over-reilly-29218846.html

JFS program teaches forgiveness

Spring began her presentation by describing two unhealthy responses to interpersonal wounds.

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Addiction Specialist To Be Honored During ASAM's Annual Conference

... Program Committee for Med-Sci. As part of his role at Rogers, Dr. Miller serves on the faculty for the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship programs of the , as well as for the new UWM Addiction Medicine Fellowship. He was previously named Citizen of the ...

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The Payamedicos to be distinguished by the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

Payamedicos Civil Association today receive the distinction of "Social Interest" departs from the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and the "Distinguished Citizen" for its founder, Dr.

http://m24digital.com/en/2013/04/23/the-payamedicos-to-be-distinguished-by-the-autonomous-city-of-buenos-aires/

Psychiatrists spend 1 million hours a year awaiting insurance approval, study says

... life-threatening illness and they had to wait to get admitted - that would be ridiculous," study author and child psychiatry fellow at Brown University, Dr. Amy Funkenstein told FoxNews.com. "Our patients have life-threatening illnesses too, and we ...

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/04/23/psychiatrists-spend-1-million-hours-year-awaiting-insurance-approval-study-says/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fhealth+%28Internal+-+Health+-+Text%29

Medicare for All? It's Not That Simple

Every Tuesday afternoon for the past two years, I've met with a trauma therapist.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/23/1204154/-Medicare-for-All-It-s-Not-That-Simple

JFS program teaches forgiveness

Susan Shorr of Symmes Township, left, and Marcie Bachrach of Blue Ash, right, with speaker Janis Abrahms Spring at a recent Jewish Family Services Miriam O. Smith Educational Series workshop.

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20130423/NEWS01/304230068/

Armenians In Science

... of plant's viruses (USSR) * George Aghajanian - professor of psychiatry, a pioneer in the area of neuropharmacology. He discovered the mechanisms by which LSD produces hallucinations and he has also ...

http://groong.usc.edu/news/msg464723.html

Wellbeing For City Dwellers: The Effects Of Living In Greener Areas Trumps 'Big Hitting' Life Events

... Medical News Today from original press release. Click 'references' tab above for source. Visit our psychology / psychiatry section for the latest news on this subject. Co-authors on this research include Dr Ian Alcock, Dr Benedict Wheeler, and ...

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/259457.php

Integrated TMS, a New Clinic in Southeastern Wisconsin, Offers...

... exciting and promising developments in the treatment of depression that I've seen in my 35 years of practicing psychiatry. Over four million people suffer from treatment resistant depression, many with no hope that relief is out there. Integrated ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/4/prweb10644850.htm

Suicidal women won't have to face six doctors in abortion cases

Health Minister James Reilly will bring a memo to the Cabinet on proposed legislation to give effect to the X Case later today amid ongoing political convulsions, particularly on the suicide issue.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/suicidal-women-wont-have-to-face-six-doctors-in-abortion-cases-29214119.html

Jason Brudereck: Mental health system needs cure

Michael McDaniel needed help. The 31-year-old Exter Township resident once told a psychiatrist, "My writing is supernatural." His writings are bizarre: "rewinding, souls q&a with writing/mom helped me find answer sooner." Asked about that passage in his journal, he said it was about trying to rewind time.

http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=471591

Which mental health professional is best?

Trying to locate a psychologist for a family member and I am confused by all the types of psychologists, psychiatrists, and counselors that are listed.

http://ask.metafilter.com/239607/Which-mental-health-professional-is-best

Red River Resilience Helps Reduce Flood Anxiety

Flood preparations are weighing heavily on many of our minds as city leaders push for volunteers; and experts say the stress can be harmful.

http://www.valleynewslive.com/story/22047823/red-river-resilience-helps-reduce-flood-anxiety

Conquer fear: protocol of a randomised controlled trial of a...

Up to 70% of cancer survivors report clinically significant levels of fear of cancer recurrence .

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/13/201/abstract

Can You Really Be Addicted To Food? - " One Of...

... when typical addictive behaviors are considered. According to the latest edition of the journal Biological Psychiatry , neuroimaging research has discovered that consuming food and taking drugs can, in fact, have a similar effect on the brain. While ...

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112828090/is-food-addiction-real-042213/

Abortion assessment plans 'idiotic'

... of six people is frankly abusive, it's truly idiotic," he said. Dr McCarthy, president of the Irish College of Psychiatry, who treats about 590 patients at Holles Street out of 9,500 births every year, said the focus in recent years on trying to ...

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/abortion-assessment-plans-idiotic-29212880.html

10:49: Leading psychiatrist rubbishes 'idiotic' abortion assessment plans

... "This idea would do everything to say don't talk," he said. Dr McCarthy, president of the Irish College of Psychiatry, who treats about 590 patients at Holles Street out of 9,500 births every year, gave the example of a 16-year-old girl who was ...

http://news.eircom.net/breakingnews/21117722/

Abortion bill 'abusive' and 'idiotic', says leading psychiatrist

The proposal to assess suicidal pregnant woman by six consultants has been deemed "abusive" and "idiotic" by one of the country's leading perinatal psychiatrists.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/abortion-bill-abusive-and-idiotic-says-leading-psychiatrist-29212569.html

Abortion proposals 'abusive' to women

The Government is currently considering draft legislation to allow doctors to perform terminations if they believe there is a substantial risk to the life of the mother, including suicide A leading perinatal psychiatrist has said the proposal that a suicidal pregnant woman would have to be assessed by six consultants before an abortion could be ... (more)

http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/0422/383737-abortion-proposals-abusive-to-women/

The Meadows Sponsors 24th Annual International Trauma Conference

The Meadows trauma and addiction treatment center in Wickenburg, Ariz., is a sponsor of the 24th Annual International Trauma Conference on May 29 - June 1, 2013, at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/prwebTheMeadowsWickenburg/TraumaConference/prweb10647422.htm

Hypnotism's medical value: from the archive, 22 April 1955

The seal of respectability is conferred on the ancient art of hypnotism in a report on the medical use of hypnotism, issued by the British Medical Association to-day. After collecting evidence from doctors and dentists for nearly two years a committee of three psychiatrists and a family doctor recommend that all medical students should be ... (more)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2013/apr/22/hypnotosm-medical-value-1955

Coalition parties at odds over six-doctor abortion panel plan

LABOUR and Fine Gael are at odds over proposals that as many as six consultants will be needed to approve an abortion where there is a threat of suicide.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/coalition-parties-at-odds-over-sixdoctor-abortion-panel-plan-29211812.html

Ending the cycle of suicide

... measures hampered the help that they could have gotten. Dr. Eleanor Ronquillo, one of the resource persons for psychiatry of the Natasha Goulbourn Foundation (NGF), says that depression is "highly curable" and that suicide is "highly preventable." ...

http://www.mb.com.ph/article.php?aid=8607&sid=22&subid=72

Re-moralization, Depression, and You

... nearly disrupted the family." Shorter's book is critical of how Freud's ideas deviated scholarly interests in psychiatry away from the painstaking work previously done by Germans psychiatrists since the industrialized era to understand the organic ...

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/how-everyone-became-depressed/201304/re-moralization-depression-and-you

Prevention advocates: More research, mental health care needed to address suicide

While suicide has always been an issue, it wasn't until 10 years ago that efforts began in full to try to understand why it happens and what steps canto be taken to help decrease the number of people whose lives are cut short by suicide.

http://www.wisinfo.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013304210107

Audit blames mismanagement for 3 deaths on Atlanta VA's watch

Three deaths occurred over the past two years under the watch of the Atlanta VA Medical Center after it lost track of mental health patients it referred to a contractor while also not keeping a close enough eye on those under its own care, a new federal audit found.

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/audit-blames-mismanagement-for-3-deaths-on-atlanta-va-s-watch-1.217287

Mindfulness Therapy Might Help Veterans With Combat-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

... says Anthony P. King, Ph.D., the study's lead author and research assistant professor in the U-M Department of Psychiatry, who performed the study in collaboration with psychologists at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. "Mindfulness techniques ...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130417130007.htm

Weissport school wants designated no...

Weissport Council members recently discussed placing school zone and no parking signs on Bridge Street to accommodate a request from a school.

http://www.tnonline.com/2013/apr/18/weissport-school-wants-designated-no-parking-areas

Opining on Childhood Bipolar Disorder

... lowed metaphysically? Readers can see my replies to this unscientific belief-system on that blog. is Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine, and Director of the Mood Disorders Program at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. more...

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mood-swings/201304/opining-childhood-bipolar-disorder

Link between depression, diabetes

... between depression and Type 2 diabetes, says Dr. Norbert Schmitz, an associate professor in the department of psychiatry at McGill University. Based on medical literature and research, it appears depression is a risk factor for the development of ...

http://www.leaderpost.com/life/Link+between+depression+diabetes/8258255/story.html

Mindfulness therapy might help veterans with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder

... says Anthony P. King, Ph.D., the study's lead author and research assistant professor in the U-M Department of Psychiatry, who performed the study in collaboration with psychologists at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. "Mindfulness techniques ...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130417130007.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fmind_brain%2Fdisorders_and_syndromes+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Mind+%26+Brain+News+--+Disorders+and+Syndromes%29

Results of Pediatric Clinical Trial of External Trigeminal Nerve...

... ADHD rating scale (ADHD-RS scale). , M.D., M.S., principal investigator for the study and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and , and director of clinical teaching programs in both Child and ...

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2621468

The Meadows Wickenburg Announces Joint Meadows Model Training with Remuda Ranch

The Meadows trauma and addiction treatment center in Wickenburg, Ariz., is pleased to announce the collaboration between the trauma specialists from The Meadows and the eating disorder specialists at Remuda Ranch in bringing training of The Meadows Model to Remuda Ranch.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/TheMeadowsWickenburg/RemudaRanch/prweb10642544.htm

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapies have significant benefits for veterans with PTSD

... says Anthony P. King, Ph.D., the study's lead author and research assistant professor in the U-M Department of Psychiatry, who performed the study in collaboration with psychologists at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. "Mindfulness techniques ...

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130418/Mindfulness-based-cognitive-therapies-have-significant-benefits-for-veterans-with-PTSD.aspx

Obscene psychiatrists compete for gold bullion and bragging rights...

Just when you thought psychiatry had completely lost it, the Go for the Gold Diagnostic Champions' Challenge arrives on the scene.

http://www.naturalnews.com/039972_psychiatry_diagnosis_mental_illness.html

Experts: Trauma has more than physical impact

... all of them are affected," said Stoddard, a Harvard Medical School professor and author of two books on disaster psychiatry. "It's quite surprising how well it works." Only about 40 percent of people at the center of a disaster are likely to feel ...

http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/04/experts_trauma_has_more_than_physical_impact

Why Do Young Gay Men Try to Be the Best?

One stereotype of gay men is that they are all fit, well dressed, good looking, and rich.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-sexual-continuum/201304/why-do-young-gay-men-try-be-the-best

Anxiety is normal, but PTSD may simmer in children who've seen Boston Marathon bombing

... traumatic event. Instead, adrenalin activation is common, said Dr. Paul Summergrad, Tufts Medical Center chair of psychiatry, at a press conference. People can have a huge stress reaction, numbing and disorientation. As days and months pass, new ...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57580064/anxiety-is-normal-but-ptsd-may-simmer-in-children-whove-seen-boston-marathon-bombing/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cbsnews%2Ffeed+%28CBSNews.com%29

Mindfulness therapy might help veterans with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder

... says Anthony P. King, Ph.D., the study's lead author and research assistant professor in the U-M Department of Psychiatry, who performed the study in collaboration with psychologists at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. "Mindfulness techniques ...

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-mindfulness-therapy-veterans-combat-related-post-traumatic.html

Mindfulness therapy might help veterans with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder

... says Anthony P. King, Ph.D., the study's lead author and research assistant professor in the U-M Department of Psychiatry, who performed the study in collaboration with psychologists at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. "Mindfulness techniques ...

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-04/uomh-mtm041713.php

Mindfulness Therapy Might Help Veterans with Combat-related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

... says Anthony P. King, Ph.D., the study's lead author and research assistant professor in the U-M Department of Psychiatry, who performed the study in collaboration with psychologists at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. "Mindfulness techniques ...

http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/stressissues0/Mindfulness-Therapy-Might-Help-Veterans-with-Combat-related-Post-traumatic-Stress-Disorder.shtml

Yale accredited to train specialists in addiction medicine

... disorders, and the medical and psychiatric complications of addiction. While physician training in addiction psychiatry has been available for psychiatrists for a number of years, specialist addiction training for physicians from other specialties ...

http://www.ecnmag.com/news/2013/04/yale-accredited-train-specialists-addiction-medicine

How To Talk To Kids About The Boston Bombing

Items left on Boylston Street in Boston at a memorial site for the Boston Marathon bombing victims Turn off the TV.

http://www.wltx.com/rss/article/232859/325/How-To-Talk-To-Kids-About-The-Boston-Bombing

The autism spectrum : scientific foundations and treatment

To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document.

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Mental illness provisions must remain in Ny Safe Act

I would ask the state Legislature to consider the implications to my officers and public safety before making "technical changes" to provisions of the gun control law that are being requested by some within the mental health system.

http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Mental-illness-provisions-must-remain-in-NY-SAFE-4439402.php

Throws fits when packing

Believe it or not, I'm getting low on letters. So talk to me! What's going on in your life? What are you thinking about? Let's write to each other.

http://www.salon.com/2013/04/17/throws_fits_when_packing/

Lecture on Tourette Syndrome Features Yale University Expert

Monmouth Medical Center presented a teaching program on a common inherited psychiatric disorder characterized by physical and vocal tics led by a widely renowned expert in psychiatry who leads the Tourette Syndrome/OCD Clinic at Yale University School of Medicine.

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How to talk to kids about the Boston bombing

A tube of Bengay, a pain relief medicine, and flowers are left at a memorial site at Boylston and Arlington streets along the course of the Boston Marathon on Tuesday.

http://www.thetimesherald.com/usatoday/article/2087929

How to Talk to Children About Violence, MD Expert Available

Internationally recognized child psychiatrist and expert on PTSD in children, Paramjit Joshi, MD, is Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC.

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/601781/?sc=rsmn&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseMednews+%28Newswise%3A+MedNews%29

Gay Conversion Therapy Is Not Free Speech

Last fall the state of California adopted a ground-breaking bill, S.B. 1172. It was the first in the nation to ban licensed therapists from performing gay conversion therapy on minors under the age of 18.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chana-wilson/gay-conversion-therapy-is-not-free-speech_b_3087980.html

Eight Addiction Medicine Fellowship Programs Accredited by ABAM Foundation

... is offered to physicians already trained in a specialty such as internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, emergency medicine, surgery, preventive medicine, or obstetrics and gynecology. The American Board of Psychiatry and ...

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The Touch of Eternity

As a graduate student in the Netherlands, I played baseball as a diversion from constant studying.

http://www.christianitytoday.com/le/2013/april-online-only/touch-of-eternity.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+christianitytoday%2Fleadership+%28LeadershipJournal.net%29

Look out when the Left and Right both empower psychiatry

As I predicted in my blogs on Naturalnews.com and on my website, the left and the right have indeed found common ground in wanting to increase the power of psychiatry and the mental health establishment with the goal of preventing gun massacres.

http://www.naturalnews.com/039932_psychiatry_warning_politics.html

Integrative Psychiatrists Talk Breathing Techniques for Trauma Relief ...

... the body's systems into optimal balance and a higher energy state. Dr. Brown is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York. He gives over 200 medical lectures every year, including full-day courses for the American ...

http://www.free-press-release.com/news-integrative-psychiatrists-talk-breathing-techniques-for-trauma-relief-and-well-being-on-onlinewithandrea-radio-april-16-1366067443.html

Gini Graham Scott: Mind Control Is Becoming Reality

It's the stuff of sci-fi movies -- mind control, where you just direct your mind to make something happen and it does, such as using your thoughts to mentally control a space ship.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gini-graham-scott/mind-controlled-devices_b_3062689.html?utm_hp_ref=technology

University helps students cope with mental health issues

The final exams period is upon us, and the people providing mental health support to McGill students are about to come under heightened pressure themselves, as the number of requests for help grows with every passing April day.

http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2013/04/university-helps-students-cope-with-mental-health-issues/

The Doctor Is In: 1DocWay Wins First-Ever Wharton Social Venture...

... venture capital, technology, and social impact. 1DocWay is an online platform that helps hospitals expand psychiatry inpatient and outpatient revenue by connecting to underserved and rural patient populations. Its HIPAA-compliant video chat platform ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/4/prweb10634231.htm

Bias in the courtroom: Study finds impartial experts not so impartial

... but the difference was more than we were expecting." Murrie, director of psychology at U.Va.'s Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy and an associate professor of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences at the School of Medicine, has long ...

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-bias-courtroom-impartial-experts.html

Haiti: The work on mental well-being continues

The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, shook more than just the ground - it rattled the hearts and minds of the people in the Caribbean country.

http://news.Nurse.com/article/20130415/NATIONAL01/304150007

Book Review: Humanizing Psychiatrists by Niall McLaren, M.D.

Humanizing Psychiatrists is Niall McLaren's third book in a series directed at developing the Biocognitive Model of Psychiatry, the previous books being Humanizing Madness and Humanizing Psychiatry .

http://blogcritics.org/books/article/book-review-humanizing-psychiatrists-by-niall/

New VA mental health center puts veterans and families under one roof

At a new VA mental health facility here, veterans go to the right, their families to the left - and their doctors meet in the middle.

http://www.stripes.com/new-va-mental-health-center-puts-veterans-and-families-under-one-roof-1.215748

Echaves: Light at tunnel's end

JUST when other offices were shutting down, this engineer-counselor couple defied trends and dared start their new office.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/opinion/2013/04/14/echaves-light-tunnel-s-end-277571

Post-Grad Degrees That Pay The Highest

... to research, design and develop products in a wide range of industries from chemical to food and fuel. SEE: Psychiatry Graduate students in this sector of the medical profession will spend their careers diagnosing and treating patients with mental ...

http://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0911/post-grad-degrees-that-pay-the-highest.aspx?partner=rss_article_tutorial

Staff a Psychiatrist Through e-Psychiatry's Telepsychiatry Solutions

e-Psychiatry provides employers, mental health clinics, hospitals, insurance providers, institutions and other behavioral health facilities the ability to utilize telepsychiatry and avoid the high costs involved with staffing / recruitment of an ...

http://www.onlineprnews.com/news/369644-1365813122-ataff-a-psychiatrist--through-e-psychiatrys-telepsychiatry-solutions.html

Dame Hilda Bynoe laid to rest

... residency in Trinidad and Tobago, although she loved the country. Roland recalled Bynoe developed an interest in psychiatry during her time as a practising medical doctor, and referred persons to psychiatrists before it was a normal practice. In ...

http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,176226.html

Child Psychiatrist

... multiple opinions. Exactly your "non-existent" kid and no parenting experience and likely no knowledge of modern psychiatry, which is based entirely on experimental drug therapy. Not for my "actual existing" child. 979 that is a completely unfair ...

http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=112486

What a weekend in Martin County: April 12-14

The chances for much-needed rain ratchets up a notch or two this weekend to about the 50 percent range.

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2013/apr/12/what-a-weekend-in-martin-county-april-12-14/?partner=RSS

Lawyers and Psychiatrists Answer the Tough Questions in The Walking Dead

This article was written by the psychiatrists of Broadcast Thought H. Eric Bender, M.D., Praveen R. Kambam, M.D., and Vasilis K. Pozios, M.D. and the attorneys of Law and the Multiverse, James E. Daily and Ryan M. Davidson, who recently collaborated on a panel at WonderCon entitled Not Guilty by Reason of Zombification Law and Forensic Psychiatry ... (more)

http://www.bradfordtoday.com/technology/lawyers-and-psychiatrists-answer-the-tough-questions-in-em-the-walking-dead-em.html

TTUTA backs indiscipline measures in schools

Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association is hoping the Education Ministry will ensure funding, necessary resources, and support for the students support services Government has announced to curb violence and indiscipline in schools.

http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,176168.html

500 new student support positions coming soon

THE STATE will seek to create roughly 500 new student support posts at schools nationwide which will be filled by officers trained in a range of fields from psychiatry, behaviourial sciences and counselling - all in a bid to identify and tackle 'dysfunctional' behaviour.

http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,176159.html

How can I tell the difference between depression and plain old laziness?

What is it like to be lazy or whiny but NOT depressed? Please share your stories of irresponsible laid back behavior so we depressives can finally see the difference.

http://ask.metafilter.com/239015/What-does-laziness-look-like

On the road to reduce suicide

RIDING TO REDUCE SUICIDE: Mental Health Drug and Alcohol director Russell Roberts, barista Jodie and Mental Health Drug and Alcohol nurse educator Richard Whitton with Mental Health Drug and Alcohol acting team leader John Stevens and Mental Health Drug and Alcohol regional manager Adrian Fahy look forward to the Psychs on Bikes ride on Saturday.

http://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/story/1425253/on-the-road-to-reduce-suicide/?src=rss

Lynn Kramer, MD , Appointed Chief Clinical Officer of Eisai Company, Ltd. Product Creation Systems

... Core Functional Unit. He held the SOCS position until mid-2010. Dr. Kramer is a Fellow of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He currently serves as the industry representative on the Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory ...

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=293040&full=1

Montgomery Mental Health Authority operates on 'bare bones budget' to treat mentally ill, low-income patients

The Montgomery Area Mental Health Authority now operates and treats patients in the former location of Greil Psychiatric Hospital off Upper Wetumpka Road after it closed in August 2012.

http://blog.al.com/montgomery/2013/04/montgomery_mental_health_autho.html

No Evidence Supporting Abortion on Mental Health Grounds

... John Horwood, and Joseph Boden was published in the latest edition of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry . "With 98% of abortions in NZ being performed on the basis of the mental health of the mother, the study says ' it becomes ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1304/S00047/no-evidence-supporting-abortion-on-mental-health-grounds.htm

A new monthly forum on mental health

... Health: The use of mindfulness practices in depression." Dr. Gartenberg is a psychiatrist at Bartlett Outpatient Psychiatry and along with Dr. Elaine Schroder, founded and currently teaches the popular Stress Reduction Program. The next program on ...

http://www.capitalcityweekly.com/stories/041013/hea_1122308282.shtml

Physician-Assisted Suicide Program Rarely Used, Study Finds

... patients and their families have expressed gratitude for the program. Dr. Gary Kennedy, director of geriatric psychiatry at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, said he thought the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance took great care to be as neutral ...

http://news.health.com/2013/04/10/physician-assisted-suicide-program-rarely-used-study-finds/

Increasing Access to Mental Health Services

America has come a long way in talking about mental health, yet we are still a country that too often confines mental health and addiction to the far edges of our discourse.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/04/10/increasing-access-mental-health-services

Deep brain stimulation has great success for treating major depression

... listlessness and joylessness had improved considerably. Prof. Dr. Thomas E. Schlapfer , Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Bonn, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The John Hopkins University,commented ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/deep-brain-stimulation-has-great-success-for-treating-major-depression?cid=rss

Heerain Shah, MD, joins NGPG

Heerain Shah, MD, has joined the Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Psychiatry. Dr. Shah received his medical degree from Medical College of Georgia.

http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=260314

Throughout History, Defining Schizophrenia Has Remained a Challenge [Timeline]

Less than two hundred years ago schizophrenia emerged from a tangle of mental disorders known simply as madness.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=throughout-history-defining-schizophrenia-has-remained-challenge

Gambling addicts 'should receive specialist treatment from NHS in Wales'

A world-renowned expert on problem gambling is calling on the Welsh Government to fund specialist care to treat addicts on the NHS.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/gambling-addicts-should-receive-specialist-2569014

Did drug dosage or improper restraint cause Atascadero High grad's death?

A mentally ill woman had dangerously high doses of prescription drugs in her system when she died during a confrontation with caregivers, a toxicologist testified Tuesday.

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/04/09/2463135/lauren-arcady-santa-maria-lawsuit.html#storylink=rss

Drone strikes linked to "unprecedented" psychological trauma in Pakistan

... Pakistan, say psychiatrists. "Depression is really high in Waziristan," said doctor Muktar ul-Haq, head of the psychiatry department at the government-run Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, the largest city in the northwest. "There is uncertainty ...

http://www.salon.com/2013/04/09/drone_strikes_linked_to_unprecedented_psychological_trauma_in_pakistan/

Counseling Professionals Lobbying for Medicare Coverage

Northwest Counseling Inc. has turned away countless seniors seeking mental health services because Medicare does not cover LPCs and LMFTs for outpatient counseling.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2013/4/prweb10604020.htm

Gambling: 'Addicts should receive specialist treatment from NHS in Wales'

A world-renowned expert on problem gambling is calling on the Welsh Government to fund specialist care to treat addicts on the NHS.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2013/04/09/gambling-addicts-should-receive-specialist-treatment-from-nhs-in-wales-91466-33139863/

Depression and Anxiety

Depression and anxiety used to be considered pieces of the same disease. Now they are completely separate, with psychiatry having a whole series of anxiety disorders and, quite apart, "major depression ." This has been a scientific disaster and results in two prescriptions- one for an "antidepressant," the other for an "anxiolytic" -- rather than ... (more)

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/how-everyone-became-depressed/201304/depression-and-anxiety

Local woman took part in weird 1972 experiment in marijuana use

... with each other or people in surrounding office buildings - like the men who were being held in the forensic psychiatry unit at the Clarke Institute, which was next door. The women wrote friendly, short messages on large placards and flashed their ...

http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/915058--local-woman-took-part-in-weird-1972-experiment-in-marijuana-use

UK takes DIY approach to mental health help

After crocheting a colorful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket.

http://www.coloradoan.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coloradoan.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013304080004%26nclick_check%3D1

Britain offers psychological help

Psychological well-being practitioner Nabila El-Zanaty talks to a self-help psychological course class in London run by BritainA's publicly funded health system.

http://www.toledoblade.com/Medical/2013/04/08/Britain-offers-psychological-help.html

Biofeedback: Using the body's data to manage stress and pain

Biofeedback has made its way into chronic pain management treatment. The Mayo Clinic describes it as a method for using a patient's conscious mind and mental process to gain better control of physiological functions such as one's heart rate.

http://www.examiner.com/article/biofeedback-using-the-body-s-data-to-manage-stress-and-pain?cid=rss

VA Drive To Hire 1,600 Mental Health Professionals Hits Community Clinics' Supply

The Department of Veterans Affairs, trying to cope with a surge in psychological needs of veterans, has vowed to hire 1,600 additional mental health care professionals by the end of June, but some experts say the pool of qualified candidates is too small and the federal effort could jeopardize already-understaffed community health organizations.

http://www.610wagg.com/feed/lifestyles/health/va-drive-to-hire-1600-mental-health-professionals/fDKp2/

The co-location of mental health care services in pediatric practices

... the focus was on treatment of "ADHD" and other DSM diagnoses in collaboration with MCPAP- the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project- whose role Wen describes: The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project provides a hotline for ...

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2013/04/colocation-mental-health-care-services-pediatric-practices.html

VA Drive To Hire 1,600 Mental Health Pros Hits Community Clinics' Supply

The Department of Veterans Affairs, trying to cope with a surge in psychological needs of veterans, has vowed to hire 1,600 additional mental health care professionals by the end of June, but some experts say the pool of qualified candidates is too small and the federal effort could jeopardize already-understaffed community health organizations.

http://gantdaily.com/2013/04/07/va-drive-to-hire-1600-mental-health-pros-hits-community-clinics-supply/

Czy psychiatria sadowa w Polsce byla naduzywana dla celow politycznych?

With the aim of answering the question whether Polish forensic psychiatry was misused for political purposes the authors formulate several discussion question and try to describe the conditions protecting human rights of the person who is of interest to psychiatry and the law.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/filipmarcinowski/article/12248479

In the UK, a DIY approach to mental health help

After crocheting a colorful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/apr/07/eu-med-diy-therapy/

Understanding autism's many complexities

... Schopick is a psychiatrist in private practice in Portsmouth. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in adult, adolescent and child psychiatry and has been serving patients in the Greater Seacoast and beyond for more ...

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130407-LIFE-304070321

College stress drives depression

Freshman Katie Thompson moved into Stanford Residential College one month after her parents announced their divorce.

http://www.themiamihurricane.com/2013/04/06/college-stress-drives-depression/

Britain gives DIY mental health a try

After crocheting a colorful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket.

http://www.montereyherald.com/health/ci_22971026/britain-gives-diy-mental-health-try?source=rss

A Spoiled Rotten Kid?

Isaac is my eleven year old grandson. He is on the Autism spectrum with PDD NOS with Asperger Tendencies.

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-950827?ref=feeds%2Foncnn

NAMI Illinois Rejects Psychologists' Attempts to Gain Prescription Privileges

... full integration of physical and mental health care needs. Exactly. Instead of working with the profession of psychiatry to help address the shortage of psychiatrists, psychologists seek to circumvent that profession entirely by pushing for ...

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2013/04/06/nami-illinois-rejects-psychologists-attempts-to-gain-prescription-privileges/

In the UK, a DIY approach to mental health help

In this Feb. 5, 2013 photo, psychological well-being practitioner Nabila El-Zanaty talks to a self-help psychological course class run by Britain’s publicly funded health system, during a session in east London.

http://www.thestate.com/2013/04/02/2704314/in-the-uk-a-diy-approach-to-mental.html#RSS=life_and_style

Pressured to prescribe Eli Lilly Zyprexa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2013 -- LOOKING at my supply closet, I was suddenly struck by the boxes of Zyprexa samples piled high inside.

http://www.free-press-release.com/news-pressured-to-prescribe-eli-lilly-zyprexa-1365253073.html

Drugging Our Sons:

THE news that 11 percent of school-age children now receive a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- some 6.4 million -- gave me a chill.

http://brothersjuddblog.com/archives/2013/04/drugging_our_sons.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BrothersjuddBlog+%28BrothersJudd+Blog%29

U.K. classes bring a DIY approach to therapy

LONDON -- After crocheting a colorful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket.

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shreveporttimes.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013304060311%26nclick_check%3D1

It's time Aspen took a look at itself

Dear Editor: Over the decades, Aspen has had a significant suicide problem concerning those still in Aspen and those who left Aspen.

http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20130406/LETTER/130409910/1020&ParentProfile=1061

Talking about old flames can be like playing with fire

Forgive the unpleasant reminder, but chances are your partner has an ex or two or 20.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/06/3323502/talking-about-old-flames-can-be.html

Should psychologists be able to prescribe medication?

... to Prescription Privileges for Psychologists. Another opponent, Dr. Lisa Rone, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Northwestern and former president of the Illinois Psychiatric Society, said if psychologists want to prescribe, the solution ...

http://www.woodfordtimes.com/article/20130405/NEWS/130409770

Psychiatric Times Explores why Psychiatry Needs the Humanities

About UBM Medica US Addressing today's healthcare information needs, UBM Medica US, delivers strategic, integrated communications solutions and comprehensive reach-online, in print, and via custom programs.

http://www.cw15kxvo.com/story/21890354/psychiatric-times-explores-why-psychiatry-needs-the-humanities

'Hannibal' Premiere: Lecter Is As Delectable As Ever

NBC's "Hannibal" debuted Thursday night, and plans to give us the backstory on one of the most notorious, villainous characters of our time: Hannibal Lecter.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/05/hannibal-premiere_n_3020688.html

The best lie detectors in the workplace

Do you have an employee who doesn't follow through on her promises? What about a coworker who exaggerates his accomplishments or tinkers with the numbers? Chances are these folks duped someone during the hiring process into overestimating their potential.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/the-best-lie-detectors-in-the-workplace/2013/04/05/34965534-9dfc-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html

Service award for eating disorder unit

EATING disorder unit Cotswold House at Marlborough's Savernake Hospital offers an "excellent" quality of service, according to a report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

http://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/10332994.Service_award_for_eating_disorder_unit/?ref=rss

Service award for eating disorder unit

EATING disorder unit Cotswold House at Marlborough's Savernake Hospital offers an "excellent" quality of service, according to a report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/10332994.Service_award_for_eating_disorder_unit/?ref=rss

LN: Number of children taking antidepressants rising

... Poethe told the paper. On the other hand, Jaroslav Matys, chairman of the Association of Children and Youth's Psychiatry, does not agree with him. He dismisses the view that medication is used unnecessarily in some cases. "Many behavioural disorders ...

http://praguemonitor.com/2013/04/05/ln-number-children-taking-antidepressants-rising

Your best competitive advantage? A solid social work department

I have great respect for those who attend to the often complicated physical needs of our long-term care residents, but if your facility doesn't have a solid social service department, it isn't as good as it could be.

http://www.mcknights.com/your-best-competitive-advantage-a-solid-social-work-department/article/287600/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+McKnights+%28McKnights+Home%29

Children With ADHD? Diagnosis: Human

In his case, he was in the first grade. Indeed, there were psychiatrists who prescribed medication for him even before they met him.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2013/04/04/children_with_adhd_diagnosis_human_305105.html

Army OneSource advances the cause of serving military populations through its Resource Center

This means many service members are reintegrating into cities and towns a great distance from a military installation, limiting access to the transition services they need.

http://www.sys-con.com/node/2605570

Why it is important to pay close attention to your life

How do you describe your life ? What are the significant pieces of your life? What are your recurring dreams, visions and wishes? What themes have been running throughout your life from your early existence until now? What do you think about and pray about all day? What brings you joy? What disturbs you? Surely, you must have noticed a definitely ... (more)

http://www.examiner.com/list/why-it-is-important-to-pay-close-attention-to-your-life?cid=rss

Overdiagnosis in America: My story

My son was 'medicated' for ADHD. Drugs became his life and now he's dead, and if I let them, they'd medicate my grief.

http://www.startribune.com/opinion/201333891.html

Staff Editorial 4/4: Stigmas stunt healing process

When people get sick, they are advised to go see a doctor. When people want to lose weight, they are advised to go to a gym.

http://www.themiamihurricane.com/2013/04/03/staff-editorial-44-stigmas-stunt-healing-process/

Diagnosis: Human

The news that 11 percent of school-age children now receive a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - some 6.4 million - gave me a chill.

http://lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=729706

What's crazy? Sexual fetishes spur psychiatric manual controversy

Should a sexual fixation on shoes or a predilection for pain land you in the psychiatrist's bible of diagnoses? Plenty of kinksters say no, but psychiatrists say yes, for now The newest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , known as the DSM-5, is due out in May.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57577734/whats-crazy-sexual-fetishes-spur-psychiatric-manual-controversy/

Family Acceptance Project Founder Receives Prestigious American...

Caitlin Ryan, PhD, ACSW, a pioneer in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender health and mental health will receive the John E. Fryer Award from the American Psychiatric Association at their annual meeting on May 18, 2013 for major contributions to the mental health and well-being of LGBT people.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/4/prweb10596234.htm

ADHD may be overdiagnosed, experts fear

The decades-long debate over how many children have Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder -- and whether those who do should be treated with medication -- will only intensify as a new study shows A.D.H.D. diagnoses soaring across the country.

http://www.pressconnects.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressconnects.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013304030023%26nclick_check%3D1

Web of intrigue

There is currently a debate among psychologists and psychiatrists as to whether 'Internet addiction' constitutes a true addiction and should therefore be recognized as a psychiatric disorder in the American Psychiatric Association's fifth edition of the forthcoming Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-excess/201304/web-intrigue

DPC report critical of state

... family members to be present at their hearings," Bernstein wrote. A study group, which includes specialists in psychiatry, law enforcement, the courts, social work and mental health treatment as well as those in recovery, has been working to review ...

http://www.delawareonline.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.delawareonline.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013304030041%26nclick_check%3D1

Malariotherapy at Mont Park: the earliest surviving movie of psychiatric treatment in Australia.

... a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document. Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists , Vol. 21, No. 1. (February 2013), pp. 73-75, ...

http://www.citeulike.org/user/filipmarcinowski/article/12238297

Mental health claims on the rise

If an employee breaks a bone on the job the diagnosis, treatment and therefore compensation process should be black and white.

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/04/03/3729198.htm

Continuing Education Provider Professional Development Resources Recognizes Autism Awareness Month

... for release in May 2013. Published by the American Psychiatric Association, the DSM is considered the "bible" of psychiatry because it establishes the criteria mental health professionals use to diagnose their patients. According to Clinical ...

http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release-rss/continuing-education-provider-professional-development-resources-recognizes-autism-awareness-month-337628.php

'Of Two Minds' Tackles Mental Illness

The film shifts in and out of stories of pain, hope, connectivity, isolation, and struggle - following various adults who are afflicted with, but not defined by, bipolar disorder.

http://chapelboro.com/-Of-Two-Minds--Tackles-Mental-Illness/15446122?pid=307292

Monk to share listening lessons with lawyers and other professionals

Brother Curtis Almquist of the Society of St. John the Evangelist is visiting at the invitation of the St.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/religion/monk-to-share-listening-lessons-with-lawyers-and-other-professionals/2112657

Amanda Todd's mother meets B.C. health minister to seek better care for kids in crisis

Amanda Todd's mother Carol Todd, left, is comforted by singer Elise Estrada as they watch her music video for the song "Wonder Woman" dedicated to Amanda after the Snowflake Walk to End Bullying in Port Coquitlam, B.C., on SunDec.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/amanda-todds-mother-meets-bc-health-minister-to-seek-better-care-for-kids-in-crisis/article10706064/?cmpid=rss1

B.C. families call for better health care for kids in crisis

Amanda Todd's mother and a group of parents have met with Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid in an attempt to push the Liberal government to improve crisis care for British Columbia's children - and ultimately prevent further tragedies.

http://www.brandonsun.com/national/breaking-news/bc-families-call-for-better-health-care-for-kids-in-crisis--201122871.html

Woman's high heels circa 1935.

Should a sexual fixation on shoes or a predilection for pain land you in the psychiatrist's bible of diagnoses? Plenty of kinksters say no, but psychiatrists say yes - for now.

http://www.livescience.com/28382-sexual-fetishes-kinks-dsm.html

The History of Sex in the DSM

... Manual of Mental Disorders began its life in the 1950s as a theoretical tome. Psychoanalysis still influenced psychiatry strongly, and early editions of the book drew on Freudian theories such as castration anxiety (an unconscious fear supposedly ...

http://www.livescience.com/28380-history-of-sex-dsm.html

Letter: Psych volunteers counsel veterans

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Thomas Hoare, a 25-year reservist, ties a yellow ribbon to the tree that survived the 9/11 terrorist attacks during the Veterans Day observance at the 9/11 memorial in downtown Manhattan on Saturday.

http://www.newsday.com/opinion/letters/letter-psych-volunteers-counsel-veterans-1.4994106

In the UK, a DIY approach to mental health help

After crocheting a colorful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket.

http://www.king5.com/health/In-the-UK-a-DIY-approach-to-mental-health-help--201141971.html

John Pippard obituary

'I suspect that if you want to develop a therapeutic community it is desirable to be an optimist,' said John Pippard My father, John Pippard, who has died aged 93, was a consultant psychiatrist whose humane approach helped many patients and inspired a generation of trainee doctors.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/apr/02/john-pippard-obituary

Local experts: new ADHD study hints at overdiagnosis

The decades-long debate over how many children have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- and whether those who do should be treated with medication -- will only intensify with a new study that shows A.D.H.D. diagnoses soaring across the country.

http://www.lohud.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lohud.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013304020066%26nclick_check%3D1

Parenting with an Eating Disorder

... about talking with their kids about weight than practically anything else. As Dr. Cynthia Bulik , a professor of psychiatry at University of North Caroline, writes in her latest book, "we're not afraid that a discussion of sex , drugs, cigarettes, ...

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/birth-babies-and-beyond/201304/parenting-eating-disorder

U.K. govt offers do-it-yourself therapy

After crocheting a colorful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket.

http://www.capebretonpost.com/Living/Health/2013-04-02/article-3211954/UK-govt-offers-doityourself-therapy/1

DIY Therapy? In UK, Some Receive Mental Help Without Ever Seeing A Psychologist

In this Feb. 5 photo, a woman talks during a self-help psychological course class run by BritainA's publicly funded health system, in east London.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/02/therapy-uk-diy-mental-health_n_2999390.html

Need psychological help? In UK, govt offers do-it-yourself therapy to treat some problems

After crocheting a colourful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket.

http://www.canada.com/health/Need+psychological+help+govt+offers+doityourself+therapy+treat+some/8182478/story.html

April is Autism Awareness Month

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states the latest statistics show 1 in 50 US kids now has autism.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/02/1198630/-April-is-Autism-Awareness-Month-2013

In the Uk, a Diy Approach To Mental Health Help

After crocheting a colorful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket.

http://www.wusa9.com/rss/article/252402/28/In-the-UK-A-DIY-Approach-To-Mental-Health-Help-

Experts Available to Discuss Child Abuse and Prevention

... Institute and Clinic Pittsburgh, Penn. Work phone: (412) 246-5888 Email: kolkodj@upmc.edu Expertise: Professor of psychiatry, psychology, pediatrics and clinical and translational science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and ...

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/601101/?sc=rsla&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseLatestNews+%28Newswise%3A+Latest+News%29

Need psychological help? In UK, govt offers do-it-yourself therapy to treat some prob...

After crocheting a colorful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket.

http://www.yorktonthisweek.com/article/GB/20130402/CP06/304029965/-1/yorkton/need-psychological-help-in-uk-govt-offers-do-it-yourself-therapy-to&template=cpArt

In the UK, a DIY approach to mental health help

After crocheting a colorful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/uk-diy-approach-mental-health-help

In the UK, a DIY approach toa

After crocheting a colorful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket.

http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/international/In-the-UK-a-DIY-approach-to-mental-health-help_16558153

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5, 2013 photo, psychological well-being practitioner Nabila El-Zanaty, center, talks to a self-help psychological course class run by Britain's publicly funded health system, during a session in east London.

http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/21852117/in-the-uk-a-diy-approach-to-mental-health-help

In the UK, a DIY approach to mental health help

5, 2013 photo, psychological well-being practitioner Nabila El-Zanaty, center, talks to a self-help psychological course class run by Britain's publicly funded health system, during a session in east London.

http://www.khq.com/story/21852117/in-the-uk-a-diy-approach-to-mental-health-help

In the UK, a DIY approach to mental health help

In this Feb. 5, 2013 photo, psychological well-being practitioner Nabila El-Zanaty talks to a self-help psychological course class run by Britain’s publicly funded health system, during a session in east London.

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/04/02/2947773/in-the-uk-a-diy-approach-to-mental.html

In the UK, a DIY approach to mental health help

In this Feb. 5, 2013 photo, psychological well-being practitioner Nabila El-Zanaty talks to a self-help psychological course class run by Britain's publicly funded health system, during a session in east London.

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/medical/article/In-the-UK-a-DIY-approach-to-mental-health-help-4402441.php

Chemical lobotomies: A growing number of children are being prescribed antipsychotics for ADHD

... Twitter, email and the web. (NaturalNews) Pills have become the solution to every problem. A new trend in psychiatry is the prescription of strong and toxic antipsychotic drugs to children with ADHD as well as other behavioral disorders. The "off ...

http://www.naturalnews.com/039742_chemical_lobotomy_antipsychotics_ADHD.html

Patients Medical Collaborates with Dr. Amen to Provide Brain Wellness Services

... improving clinical outcomes of psychiatric treatment. Prior to joining Amen Clinics, Dr. Trujillo was Director of Psychiatry at New York University -- Bellevue Hospital Center from 1991-2008, after holding senior clinical and administrative ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/Brain_Wellness_in_NYC/prweb10590416.htm

Autism conference on Staten Island set for April 11

A conference for people affected by autism - from professionals to parents, caregivers and people with autism spectrum disorder - will be hosted by the Institute for Basic Research on April 11.

http://www.silive.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2013/04/post_4.html

Psychologists need prescription authority

I appreciate the Daily Herald taking time to cover an important issue in Springfield: prescription authority for psychologists.

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130401/discuss/704019997/

Hearing voices need not mean you're crazy, says activist

... recently in Canada and the U.S., there is still much skepticism in the medical community. Dr. Tom Ungar, chief of psychiatry at North York General Hospital, says his main take on the movement is that “they seem to be oversimplifying. They're ...

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/03/31/hearing_voices_need_not_mean_youre_crazy_says_activist.html

The Meadows Wickenburg Sponsors Georgia and North Carolina Breakfasts ...

The Meadows trauma and addiction treatment center in Wickenburg, Ariz., is sponsoring two breakfasts and lectures with Meadows' Senior Fellow, Jerry Boriskin, PhD, CAS, in Atlanta, Ga., at Maggiano's on Thursday, April 11 and in Durham, NC, at Maggiano's on Friday, April 12 from 8:00-10:00am. The Meadows trauma and addiction treatment center in ... (more)

http://www.prweb.com/releases/prwebTheMeadowsWickenburg/JerryBoriskin/prweb10583961.htm

Addictions Experts Robert Weiss and Dr. David Sack Speak at 1st...

... or contact Jeanette Lisalda at (866) 825-1104 or jlisalda(at)theelements(dot)com. Dr. Sack is board certified in psychiatry, addiction psychiatry and addiction medicine, and is a certified medical review officer. His experience in substance abuse ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2013/4/prweb10583600.htm

Better Isn't Good Enough

I was deeply touched by the anonymous op-ed of the student suffering from schizophrenia.

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/4/1/better-isnt-enough/

Are We Afraid of Treating Adult ADHD?

I sometimes wonder if the treatment of ADD/ ADHD didn't involve stimulants if there would there be such a fear of diagnosing Adult ADD/ADHD. Effective screening and treatment for Adult ADD/ADHD is essential to provide the highest level of care to your clients.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-best-strategies-managing-adult-adhd/201303/are-we-afraid-treating-adult-adhd