mental illnesses

YOUR NEIGHBOR a COLUMN by KATIE S. BROWN

YOUR NEIGHBOR A COLUMN BY KATIE S. BROWN It can keep you from exercising and eating properly, which leads to obesity and depression. Suffering from pain keeps you home alone, … There is also growing awareness of what might be the worst outcome of the entire system around pain treatment … Read more on News Sentinel Health Calendar DEPRESSION: The College of Lake County Health Center will conduct free, confidential mental health screenings for depression problems as part of National Depression Screening Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at 19351 W. Washington St … Read more on Lake County News Sun Read more... ...

Anxiety Among the Most Common Mental Illnesses in Canada Thank You to the

by CielFury Anxiety among the most common mental illnesses in Canada Thank you to the … I also refer clients who in addition to anxiety, show symptoms of severe depression. I stress to them, that in addition to medication, they will benefit from learning about anxiety and about what they can do themselves to feel better." Cognitive … Read more on StarPhoenix Anger over murderer's parole time But they said it was difficult to say how severe his depression was at the time of the killing, or how much blame for what ...

Electroconvulsive Therapy Maintains Charged Base

by benchilada Electroconvulsive therapy maintains charged base The therapy is geared toward patients suffering from mental illnesses such as severe depression, and involves inducing patients into a seizure with a series of electric shocks to the brain. The procedure has reemerged in recent years within the medical … Read more on Duke Chronicle CENTER'S PIECE: Combating teen depression Treatment for depression in adolescents usually consists of cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps teens challenge negative patterns of thinking and behaving. Medication relieves some symptoms of depression ...

Former Baseball Player and Drug Addict Finds Solace in Rare Rehab Program

...  depending on the Criminal Justice Resource Center's other budgetary needs. The center recently launched a system to monitor recidivism rates, but results aren't yet conclusive. The support of the … Read more on The Independent Weekly Duquesne University law clinic provides legal aid to veterans The center offers legal aid to low-income families. Click image to … Veterans' Court helps veterans charged with crimes — and who also have addiction problems or mental illnesses — to set up specialized treatment and probation programs. Duquesne's … Read more on Pittsburgh Post Gazette Read ...

If There Is No Medical Disease Present, and None That Can Be Proven?

by misterlevel Question by some time: If there is no medical disease present, and none that can be proven? do you think that one should keep saying that there is? Can you answer these: 1. Evidence That Establishes the validity of “schizophrenia” “depression” or other “major mental Illnesses” as biologically-based brain diseases. 2. Evidence For A Physical Diagnostic Exam such as a scan or test of the brain, blood, urine, genes, etc that can distinguish individuals with these diagnoses (prior to treatment with psychiatric drugs), from individuals without these diagnoses. Read ...

Why Are Mental Illnesses Broken Down to Different Names Rather Then Category?

...  by Adamismyname: Why are mental illnesses broken down to different names rather then category? I have Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and PTSD. Why does each disorder not just be in a general category of things like “depressive disorder” “anxiety disorder” “mood disorder” rather then so many names (borderline personality, obsessive-compulsive, reactive attachment, bipolar II, etc…) Or is it helpful to have different names in each category like in ...

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...  dispensing 0000 Twenty-eight agencies or programs are receiving grants that address services for populations that have been identified as most in need: pregnant women and young children, adults with addictions or mental illnesses, teens at risk of suicide, victims of … Read more on ABQ Journal NYPD Labeled Mosques As 'Terrorist Enterprises' In Order To Surveil Them News of the massive spying operation comes as the NYPD is fighting lawsuits filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and two other groups, which sued the NYPD for unconstitutional spying programs on Muslims. The ACLU says the spying programs have … Read more on Mintpress News Read ...