Latest Mental disorder Stories

Normandy Park Mental Health Treatment Center Investigation is now closed. Seattle, WA (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Washington's state's Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) has determined that Hanbleceya, the Normandy Park mental health treatment center, is operating in compliance with Washington state law and its investigation has been closed. Lori Melchiori, the Assistant Director for Residential Care Services at the mental illness treatment center, stated in a letter to...

New memoir reveals a success story despite a life-changing diagnosis. EASTLEIGH, England (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 In his new memoir “Paranoid Schizophrenia: My Label, My Life” (published by AuthorHouse), author Bruce Venter opens up about his life, including the frightening and difficult events surrounding his struggle with a serious mental illness. “Paranoid Schizophrenia: My Label, My Life” traces the path of Venter’s life experiences from a happy childhood to academic success, to...

The President and CEO of Valley Mental Health Works Closely with Children and Adults in Need of Mental Health Treatment Services SALT LAKE CITY, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Gary Larcenaire, the CEO of Valley Mental Health in Salt Lake City, has recently announced the publishing of his new article, "My View: Mental Health Needs Our Attention." (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130523/CG19804) The article, published in Salt Lake City newspaper Deseret News,...

Independent Living Centers Offer Individuals a Safe Environment with Solutions SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Just as physical disabilities can be an obstacle to living independently, so can mental health disabilities. With approximately 25 percent, or one in four adults, living with mental illness, the need for services that provide solutions and assist individuals to live independently is great. It's well known that social factors, including where a person lives,...

But majority of deaths are due to physical conditions, not suicide The higher death rate associated with mental illness has been extensively documented, but most of the attention has focused on the elevated risk of suicide, whereas most of the risk can be attributed to physical illness such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and cancer (80% of deaths). The higher death rate is also normally reported in terms of mortality rates but other measures can be used such as potential years...

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, as a Congressional Subcommittee holds a hearing on the effectiveness of federal grant programs for mental health services, the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery (NCMHR), a coalition of 32 statewide organizations representing individuals with mental health conditions, reports that these programs are saving the lives of people with the most serious of mental health challenges and helping them recover. "SAMHSA has...

The increase is due to more cases of eating disorder not otherwise specified rather than rises in either bulimia or anorexia More people are being diagnosed with eating disorders every year and the most common type is not either of the two most well known—bulimia or anorexia—but eating disorders not otherwise specified (eating disorders that don't quite reach the threshold to be defined as anorexia or bulimia), shows a study published online in BMJ Open. Few studies have...

"A New State of Mind: Ending the Stigma of Mental Illness" to premiere statewide May 30 LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning actress and mental health advocate Glenn Close will narrate "A New State of Mind: Ending the Stigma of Mental Illness," an inspiring documentary that tells the stories of everyday people to shatter myths about mental illness, highlighting the struggles faced by those with mental health challenges, and their hope, resilience and recovery....

OCONOMOWOC, Wis., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of Mental Health Month, Patrick T. Hammer, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rogers Behavioral Health System (RBHS), is pleased to introduce Rogers InHealth. The System's newest key corporation, Rogers InHealth was created to help eliminate stigma through self-empowerment and illuminating recovery by sharing stories of real people who live with a mental illness. (Logo:...

Campaign timed to coincide with rollout of American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5 SAN FRANCISCO, May 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Open Paradigm Project, in collaboration with MadinAmerica.com, Occupy Psychiatry, and leading organizations in the movement to reform mental health care, announces a social media campaign showcasing video testimonials by individuals negatively impacted by the traditional psychiatric model, which focuses on pathology and illness rather than...