http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105133174
by Joseph Shapiro
A panel of medical experts for the federal Food and Drug Administration is being asked to approve three powerful and expensive antipsychotic drugs for use in children. The FDA panel begins a two-day meeting outside Washington on Tuesday and is scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to approve the drugs.
The hearing and [...]
FDA debates safety of anti-psychotic drugs in kids
Making Sense of Madness
Read this excellent editorial from The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/06/08/making_sense_of_the_madness/
Vitamin D and Mental Health
Interestingly, I received several emails yesterday related to the renewed interest in the importance of Vitamin D.
This morning, I found a blog at beliefnet.com that shares some stunning connections between Vitamin D and mental health:
http://blog.beliefnet.com/beyondblue/2009/06/the-vitamin-d-epidemic.html
Health issues in childhood often show up in adulthood
I found this in today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
TUESDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) — Physical and mental health problems in childhood can have lifelong consequences, which means it’s important to start health promotion and disease prevention early in life, experts say.
“A scientific consensus is emerging that the origins of adult disease are often found among [...]
More Americans taking drugs for mental illness
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Many more Americans have been using prescription drugs to treat mental illness since 1996, in part because of expanded insurance coverage and greater familiarity with the drugs among primary care doctors, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
They said 73 percent more adults and 50 percent more children are using drugs to treat mental [...]
Vacations are Good for Your Physical and Mental Health
The following article comes from the Memphis Commercial Appeal website.
Vacations good for your mental, physical health
Monday, May 25, 2009
What you should know:
–Many people cheat themselves out of their earned vacations and time away from their jobs.
–Surveys show that workers give back many millions of dollars in unused vacation each year. More than half of adult [...]
Blueswater Bridge
Here’s another group from Friday, May 15 and the BLUES to FIGHT the BLUES benefit for Mental Health America of Northeast Georgia. These guys are Blueswater Bridge.
Outstanding musicians, they did a range of cover tunes and even included some Allman Brothers, including the awesome “Whipping Post.” Great job!
Bullying more likely for children with mental health disorders
from yesterday’s SMARTBRIEF postings…
First-graders with depression or anxiety are more likely to be regularly bullied by the time they reach the third grade, according to a Canadian study. Physically aggressive first-graders were found likely to become anxious or depressed by the third grade and also be bullied, researchers found.
“Children’s early mental-health problems can set [...]
The Blues are Over!
Over the weekend, we held our first Annual Blues to Fight the Blues event at Little Kings Shuffle Club in downtown Athens.
I have lots of people to thank. Hopefully, I will get to them all in the next couple of weeks.
For now, I want to begin by thanking three Board members who [...]
Help for Depression & Other Mental Illnesses
This comes from the U. S. News & World Report 12 May 09
by Deborah Kotz
A report released yesterday by the federal government’s Office on Women’s Health highlights some important gender differences when it comes to mental-health problems. The report finds that women are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with depression [...]
