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| Friday, July 25, 2008 |
| Experts Urge Integrated Approaches to Address Treatment, High Rates, and Costs of Depression |
| Monday, June 30, 2008 |
| Elk Grove Village, IL – Depression affects more than six percent of the working population. When people with bipolar disorder and other forms of depression are included, the true rate is even higher. But only half of workers suffering from depression receive any form of treatment, and less than half of these receive care consistent with current treatment guidelines according to new studies released by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM. |
| Mitigating Workplace Violence |
| Monday, June 30, 2008 |
| Workplace violence, and the impact of these incidents, can be mitigated through the recognition of the impending signs of potential violent behavior. Research supports that the majority of incidents of workplace violence could have been avoided, or the impact limited, had people been properly educated and trained to detect and respond to specific individual thread of common behaviors, including:
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| Drink Moderately To Avoid Heart Problems, Says Study |
| Friday, May 02, 2008 |
| New study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) says to calculate all drinking, not just an average consumption rate, to determine the true effects of alcohol on the heart and risk of cancer. |
| Mental Health Screenings, Risk Behavior Interventions Needed In Juvenile Justice System |
| Tuesday, January 29, 2008 |
| Kids who have been arrested and are depressed are more likely to use drugs and alcohol and engage in unsafe sexual activity that puts them at greater risk for HIV, according to new research from the Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center. |
| Understanding the have-knots: The role of stress in just about everything |
| Monday, January 21, 2008 |
| Stress, to put it bluntly, is bad for you. It can kill you, in fact. A study now reveals that stress causes deterioration in everything from your gums to your heart and can make you more susceptible to everything from the common cold to cancer. Thanks to new research crossing the disciplines of psychology, medicine, neuroscience, and genetics, the mechanisms underlying the connection are rapidly becoming understood. |
| Domestic Violence Victim Suing For being Fired |
| Friday, December 14, 2007 |
| Adriana Becerril is suing the non-profit New York child care agency, Graham-Windham, for violating 2003 amendment to New York City Human Rights Law. |
| Antidepressants, Study Says More Beneficial Than Risky |
| Tuesday, September 11, 2007 |
| Researchers believe the benefits of using antidepressants for children and adolescents experiencing major depression and anxiety disorders outweigh the risks of increased suicidal thoughts.
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| Male Veterans Have Double The Suicide Rate of Civilians |
| Monday, September 10, 2007 |
| Male veterans are twice as likely to die by suicide than their civilian peers new study shows. |
| WFB Partners With Triveris To Improve Clients Healthcare Options |
| Thursday, September 06, 2007 |
| Work and Family Benefits, Inc. (WFB) announced its partnership with Triveris to better clients preventive care options as well as their coverage plans. |
| Large Polled Numbers Sympathetic Of Depression |
| Tuesday, August 21, 2007 |
| Study published by Ipsos Reid polling Canadian and American residents calculated 47 percent supportive of people with depression, 51 percent American. |
| Culture and Immigration Status May Have Influence On Mental Health |
| Wednesday, July 18, 2007 |
| Research suggests that factors such as culture, race, ethnicity, gender and age can significantly influence overall health, as well as health care attitudes and access, and responses to treatment. A better understanding of the complex role that cultural backgrounds and diverse experiences play in mental disorders is crucial, as NIMH strives to create personalized treatment for those with mental disorders. |
| Violence More Likely Among Schizophrenia Patients With Childhood Conduct Problems |
| Wednesday, July 18, 2007 |
| Schizophrenics who become violent may do so for reasons unrelated to their current illness, according to a new study analyzing data from the Clinical Antipsychotic Trials for Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE), which was funded by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). |
| NIH Study Reveals Five Distrinct Subtypes Of Alcoholism |
| Monday, July 16, 2007 |
| There may be five distinct subtypes of alcoholism, according to a new study by scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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| What is Normal and What is Not? |
| Monday, July 16, 2007 |
| When a student writes dark, violent stories, when a harried adult yells at a store clerk, when a neighbor stops doing household chores -- are these symptoms of mental illness? |
| New Online Self-Assessment Tool At Mayoclinic.com |
| Monday, July 16, 2007 |
| MayoClinic.com is offering an alcohol self-assessment tool. This assessment is designed to help people become better informed about their drinking habits. While the assessment is not meant to diagnose alcohol abuse problems, it can provide an understanding of alcohol consumption and information related to treatment. |
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