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3 Reasons Why Not All Mental Health Professionals Are Created Equal

by shatrith 3 Reasons Why Not All Mental Health Professionals are Created Equal Graeme Cowan's book, Back From The Brink, brings you true stories from well-known and everyday people, and practical help for overcoming depression and bipolar disorder. Touching, moving and often surprising, the stories in Back From The Brink are … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog) No evidence that messaging portals reduce costs, improve outcomes, review of … … medical centers in Los Angeles and Indianapolis did find that portal use was associated with improved outcomes for patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and depression, but these improvements were also linked to portals used … Read more on ModernHealthcare.com (blog) Read more... ...

Prominent South Jersey Family Contributes $1 Million Gift to Rutgers-Camden

Prominent South Jersey Family Contributes Million Gift to Rutgers-Camden CAMDEN – A prominent South Jersey family has contributed in excess of $ 1 million dollars to create a new center that will advance innovations in accounting practice and education at Rutgers-Camden. Three brothers – Daniel … “Accounting is a gateway … Read more on News from Rutgers Westmoreland applies for drug court funding … said a drug court will require more probation officers, education and job counselors, caseworkers and mental health professionals. Dr. Neil Capretto, medical director of Gateway Rehabilitation Center in Beaver, said establishing a drug court is a … Read more on Tribune-Review Read more... ...

Watch Krokodil Addicts Discuss the Flesh-Eating Drug's Horrifying Effects

Watch Krokodil Addicts Discuss the Flesh-Eating Drug's Horrifying Effects Use of the drug “would limit treatment programs,” Pete McLenighan, Executive Director of Stepping Stones Treatment Center in Joliet, Illinois, told The Herald News. Three women and two men received treatment for their wounds last week at Presence St. Read more on TIME New area doctors add breast care expertise Duggal is the newest addition to Somerset Hospital's Somerset Surgical Services group, seeing patients each Thursday from offices in the Wheeler Family Medical Center, 126 E. Church St. Eisaman joined the radiation oncology staff at UPMC … He also … Read more on The Tribune-Democrat Read more... ...

UCSF Study Turns Anorexia Treatment on Its Head

by Rogers Memorial Hospital UCSF study turns anorexia treatment on its head (09-20) 08:05 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — When adolescents are hospitalized with anorexia nervosa, feeding their malnourished young bodies is of urgent importance. On the complicated path to recovery, gaining weight is a critical step. But how hospitals … Read more on San Francisco Chronicle (blog) When Obese Children Develop Eating Disorders, Doctors Often Don't Notice Obese adolescents are at significant risk of developing eating disorders, according to a report due in the October issue of Pediatrics. And the two case studies highlighted in the paper suggest that health professionals may be at significant risk of … Read more on New York Times (blog) Read more... ...

What Degree of Talent Is Needed to Become a Dance Therapist? How Can I Incorporate “Groove” Into My Career?

Question by Alannah: What degree of talent is needed to become a dance therapist? How can I incorporate “Groove” into my career? Hi everyone, I’m currently a third year undergraduate psychology student, and have interests in health psychology, dance therapy, and the “Groove Method”. I would like to work as a health psychologist, perhaps helping out those with chronic medical conditions, and incorporate some dance therapy into my practice. So, my question is, what degree of talent is needed to become a dance therapist? Is it as fierce as the professional dance world? What degree of flexibility is needed? Could you please give me some examples? How many years of training in dance would be required? Read more... ...

How Anxiety or Stress Can Make World Stink

...  anxiety or stress can make world stink Washington: Researchers have used powerful new brain imaging technologies to reveal how anxiety or stress can rewire the brain, linking centers of emotion and olfactory processing, to make typically benign smells malodorous. … reports that the brains … Read more on Zee News How Spirituality Helps to Manage Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) As a mental health professional who also has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after spending over 22 years in the fire service, I have tried many “alternative” methods to treat my own anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Alternative treatment methods I … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog) Read ...

Lawmakers to Review Forced Medication Changes

Lawmakers to review forced medication changes MONTPELIER, Vt. — A panel of Vermont lawmakers is set to review a proposal by the Shumlin administration to make it easier for mental health professionals to administer medications to patients who are refusing treatment. The Legislature's … Read more on Belleville News Democrat Gill St. Bernard's School welcomes new faculty members Prior to joining Peck, Burke also served for more than three years as an Upper School English, history and human development teacher at the Millbrook School in New York and completed her student teaching at Middlebury Union High School in Vermont … Read more on Hunterdon County Democrat – NJ.com Read more... ...