The prevalence of mental health disorders in this country has nearly doubled in the past 20 years. Who is treating all of these patients? Clinical psychologists and therapists are charged with the task, but many are falling short by using methods that are out of date and lack scientific rigor.
Event to coincide with National Depression Screening Day in October.
New research by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers looks at the specific ways parents and peers influence teenagers to smoke, drink and use marijuana in combination.
Baylor researchers have built upon prior research and have found that depression and anxiety are the mental illnesses that are dismissed the most often by clergy.
UNC awarded $8.6 million from NIH over five years to fund center for research in underlying causes of psychiatric disorders, including autism and schizophrenia, and responses to drug therapy.
Alzheimer's Disease, which affects 5.1 million people age 65 and older, is the most common cause of dementia in late life. Kathryn Douthit, Ph.D., is available to talk about counselors’ roles in reducing the number of future Alzheimer’s dementia cases and share helpful counseling intervention techniques that successfully postpone, if not prevent, these symptoms.
In a passionate effort to reach young people who might be contemplating suicide, a clinical nurse specialist for psychiatric and behavioral health sciences at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has created an avatar on a national suicide prevention Web site.
Test anxiety … social angst … money woes. Stressed-out college students are nothing new. But at Iowa State University, they have a new option for dealing with stress: Biofeedback.
Nurse researchers and clinicians at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) and the Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) are exploring how to prevent the damage excessive stress can do to a young child’s development and how the mind can help speed or slow healing and help control pain.
The National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems has published a 2010 Membership Directory. The directory is a comprehensive referral resource providing information on the nation’s behavioral healthcare systems.
For children and teens with cancer at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a team of child life specialists work to manage the stress and anxiety that patients may experience in the hospital setting.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is alerting medical professionals, substance abuse treatment centers and other public health authorities about the risk that substantial levels of cocaine may be adulterated with levamisole – a veterinary anti-parasitic drug.
As college freshman arrive on campuses for the first time this week, mental health professional are focusing on helping them make the transition smoothly. Gatekeepers, like resident assistants, are being trained to recognize and report the signs of depression that may lead to student suicides.
There are steps you can take to reduce anxiety and improve your psychological and physical health during the H1N1 swine flu outbreak, says a certified disaster mental health specialist and associate professor at UAB. Keeping a cool head and maintaining perspective are top of the list for coping guidance.
Effective treatment for employee mental health problems leads to significant improvements in productivity, according to a study in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).
Lesbians, gays and bisexuals are twice as likely as heterosexual men and women to seek help from mental health professionals.
Workers hired for temporary, contract, casual or fixed-term positions are at risk for increased mental health problems, according to research to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association.
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