Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): Facts and Side Effects
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT): Facts and Side Effects
Depression affects approximately 350 million people worldwide, making it the leading global cause of disability.1 Only 60-70% of persons with major depressive disorder who take antidepressant medications will respond to medication therapy. The … Read more on Medical News Today
ECT, EEG machines lying unused for about
ECT is typically used to treat severe depression and is occasionally used for other mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. During ECT, an electric current is briefly applied through the scalp to the brain while the patient is asleep under general … Read more on Daily Excelsior
Hidden Wounds: Vets Desperate for Mental Health Care
Hidden Wounds: Vets Desperate for Mental Health Care
The New Beginnings Counseling Center, Vista Del Mar, Jewish Family Services, Oxnard Family Circle, Catholic Charities, Casa Esperanza, UCSB's Veterans Resource Team, and the Veterans Treatment Court have all been routinely praised for their good work … Read more on Santa Barbara Independent
Holistic healing: Angel Fire center helps vets with PTSD
The center employs a number of alternative therapies for dealing with PTSD, including equine-assisted therapy, massage therapy, Reiki, chiropractic, breath work and partnered stretching, energy work, art therapy, and “language of the body and heart.”. Read more on Albuquerque Journal
Robin Williams' Widow Puts Focus on Lewy Body Dementia
Robin Williams' widow puts focus on Lewy body dementia
"About 50 percent of people will develop depression or anxiety, even if they've never had those symptoms before in their life," Kluger said. "We know it's not just because Parkinson's is a bad illness. Parkinson's affects parts of the brain that are … Read more on 9NEWS.com
Why I Do This?
Over the years that I have been writing this column, I have received literally hundreds of emails of the same ilk; law firm associates looking for some sort of key that I can offer to help them jump from the madness of billable hours, to in-house work … Read more on Above the Law
Unfair Attacks on Mentally Ill
Unfair attacks on mentally ill
A return to asylums; more involuntary outpatient commitment; attacks on a federal agency that has spearheaded advances in mental-health policies and services; and challenges to the nation's emphasis on protecting the rights and freedoms of all citizens. Read more on Philly.com
Hamilton: Facing the state's mental health crisis
It's not a rhetorical question or the setup for a punch line. It's a serious query in the wake of a trio of deadly incidents that spotlight policymakers' inability to help solve the state's mental health crisis. We may never know what led Adacia … Read more on Journal Record (subscription)
How Immigration Detention Centers Retraumatize Women and Children Fleeing From …
How Immigration Detention Centers Retraumatize Women And Children Fleeing From …
In interviews with 26 people released from family detention in July 2015, the UUSC researchers concluded that more than half of all respondents reported symptoms of depression and anxiety, while nearly half of respondents reported clinical significant … Read more on ThinkProgress
Editorial: Mental illnesses are just that — illnesses
For some people who suffer with mental illnesses, the reality is it can be easier to buy illegal drugs than it is to pick up a legal prescription. The reason is simple: the lack of transportation. All it takes is getting a phone number — which … Read more on Hammond Daily Star online
The Grave History of Galveston's Cemeteries
The grave history of Galveston's cemeteries
Maca said Alberti was believed to have been suffering from postpartum depression. Maca said Alberti received treatment in an insane asylum in San Antonio, and she was brought back to Galveston. Alberti then committed suicide and was buried in the same … Read more on KPRC Houston
Nashville Recap: Stop the World (And Let Me Off)
Before Luke (Will Chase) knew what was going on, Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere, who is currently going through real-life treatment for postpartum depression) had pulled Maddie out on stage with her in an attempt to cheer her up. Luke knows all too … Read more on Parade
Oregon Shooter Killed Himself After 3 Officers Arrived at Community College
Oregon shooter killed himself after 3 officers arrived at community college
Charley Thompson, left, and his wife Rachel Thompson place flowers at a makeshift memorial near the road leading to Umpqua Community College, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, in Roseburg, Ore. Armed with multiple guns, Chris Harper Mercer walked in a … Read more on New Haven Register
Former heroin addict finds purpose in bringing hope to others
At 26, Lindsey Greinke said she has survived heroin addiction, rape, abuse, heartbreak, homelessness, suicide, depression, self-harm and the death of the love of her life. … She checked into rehab in April 2011. Greinke said she felt God with her … Read more on HeraldNet