Mental Health & Behavior

How psychologists approach therapy

In their Nov. 15 Outlook commentary ["Is your therapist a little behind the times?"], Timothy Baker, Richard McFall and Varda Shoham stated that ensuring quality in psychology training programs is an important responsibility of...

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Study links ailments to global climate change

Kidney stones, malaria, Lyme disease, depression and respiratory illness all may increase with global warming, researchers at Harvard Medical School say. By Jim Efstathiou Jr Kidney stones, malaria, Lyme disease, depression and...

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What Is PTSD?: A Post-Hasan Primer - Huffington Post (blog)

KCBY.com 11 What Is PTSD?: A Post-Hasan Primer Huffington Post (blog) After the American Civil War, they called it Soldier's Heart. Veterans of World War I suffered shell shock. In World War II it was battle fatigue. After the...

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Karen Heller: A false promise of help

With the passage of Act 62 in July 2008, Pennsylvania appeared primed to become a leader in the treatment of autism, offering parents of autistic children up to $36,000 in annual health insurance benefits.

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Training program to address mental health issues in developing countries

Worldwide, more than 450 million people live with unmet mental health care needs. Wake Forest University Counseling Professor Donna Henderson co-developed a training course with easy-to-follow lessons that helps nonprofessional...

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Caregivers Struggle through the Holiday Season

An Alzheimer's Patient May Not Recognize Family or Remember Friends A caregiver may face depressing decisions during the holiday season. An aging person with advanced Alzheimer's disease demands around-the-clock care and...

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Mental health expert lauds police for helping man from bridge

PORTSMOUTH — When two city police officers talked a suicidal man off the "high-level bridge" Wednesday morning by promising him a burger, a warm place to go and undivided attention, they "did all the right things," said Elaine...

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Suicides in US Army At Record Levels

Melinda Smith | Washington, DC 20 November 2009 The number of suicides in the U.S. Army is reaching record levels. U.S. Army personnel predict the suicide rate will almost certainly be higher than the total in 2008. Liz Sweet...

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Officers trained on mental illness

YORK, Maine — An inmate in a minimum-security facility has barricaded herself in her room. She's beyond angry; she's raging. She's just learned in a letter from her lawyer that she's been denied a spot in a substance abuse...

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Family Court celebrates National Adoption Day

Honorable Dandrea L. Ruhlmann • Reader Submitted • November 20, 2009 As a Family Court Judge, I have the privilege of co-chairing with Judge Gail Donofrio, Monroe County's celebration of National Adoption Day on Friday,...

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