Bipolar Risk Fourfold Higher When Pregnant Mother Exposed To Flu
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Research has found long-term disorders in adulthood may begin at pregnancy. A National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded study has found pregnant women who come in contact with influenza...
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"Beating the Blues" Offers Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mental Health America (MHA) and U Squared Interactive (U2) today announced a collaborative, private/nonprofit partnership to provide Americans online, evidence-based tools they can use to address challenging mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. U2 has developed a computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program, Beating the Blues,...
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,...
May is Mental Health Month and Gulfside Dental wants to call attention to strategies and approaches that help all Americans achieve complete wellness which is essential to living a full and productive life. Beaumont, TX (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 May is Mental Health Month and Gulfside Dental wants to call attention to strategies and approaches that help all Americans achieve complete wellness which is essential to living a full and productive life. “Wellness is more than the absence of...
Experts at the Asheville Jung Center are hosting a Webinar discussing new material that will be released in DSM-5. Dr. Steve Buser will give an overview of the changes in this first webinar in a DSM-5 series he is presenting Asheville, NC (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 The 2013 release of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Version 5 (DSM-5) is the largest change to hit the field of mental health in over 20 years and the Asheville Jung Center is will help prepare for the release with a Webinar...
Los Angeles Psychotherapist Patricia O’Laughlin to Add Teens and Young Children to Existing Therapy for Parents Adult Program for a More Comprehensive Approach Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Successful Therapy for Parents program, therapy4parents.com, hosted by Patricia O’Laughlin Psychotherapy in the Silver Lake community of Los Angeles is now seeing people of all ages as progression to existing Parents and Couples counseling programs. “Including children of all ages into...
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...
Dr. Alina Gorgorian will discuss how Dialectical Behavior Therapy helps those struggling with both Borderline Personality Disorder and addictions on June 1, 2013. Venice Beach, Calif. (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Not all treatments are effective when it comes to treating a dual diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and addiction. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is one therapy that is proving to be successful for the treatment of both BPD and substance abuse. On Saturday, June 1,...
ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Statement of Wayne W. Lindstrom, Ph.D., president and CEO of Mental Health America: Mental Health America joins in Americans in mourning lives lost and lives damaged by the tornadoes in Oklahoma. An event such as this not only causes grave physical damage, but also affects the mental health of families and residents. It will cause a tremendous amount of stress and anxiety for those directly and indirectly affected by the...
