From the FOCUS ON FEELING BETTER section of the MSN website comes this great articl:
KISS OFF STRESS
By Lisa Farino
Stress can’t be avoided, but it must be managed if you’re ever to reach a state of relaxation. Here are nine tips to help you get there.
Say no
So many commitments, so little time. Sound familiar? If so, [...]
KISS OFF STRESS
CNN: Post-traumatic stress may harm kids’ brains
The following is a fascinating, disturbing story from the CNN website:
Psychological trauma may leave a visible trace in a child’s brain, scientists say.
A new study published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology found that children with symptoms of post-traumatic stress had poor function of the hippocampus, a part of the brain that stores and [...]
Psychiatrists can get compassion fatigue
This article comes from www.dallasnews.com website, posted on November 8, 2009. It was written by Gregg Jones and Lee Hancock
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan had never set foot in Afghanistan or Iraq when he allegedly pulled out a semiautomatic pistol and began shooting his comrades at Fort Hood.
But as an Army psychiatrist, caring [...]
What is Normal in Mental Health?
by Deborah Mitchell at emaxhealth.com on Oct. 28.
Approximately 26.2 percent of Americans age 18 and older suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year, but how do you decide what’s normal or not normal when it comes to mental health? How do you know if your feelings of sadness or anxiety or occasional [...]
Looking Ahead to 2010
Mental Health America of Northeast Georgia will soon finalize its calendar for 2010. We’re looking now at the projects we will take on in the new year and the work to bring these projects to fruition.
Typically, we have the following events:
The Mental Health Benefit, which is held the last week of January;
Mental Health Day [...]
Colleges see rise in Mental Health Issues
by Deborah Franklin
They may not tell their roommates or even close friends, but on college campuses all across the United States, more students than ever before are seeking psychiatric help, according to recent national surveys of campus therapists.
And it’s not just for homesickness and relationship problems, says the University of Michigan’s Daniel Eisenberg. He [...]
Smoking by Pregnant Mom Linked to Psychosis in Children
from US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
If women need yet another reason to avoid smoking during pregnancy, researchers now say that tobacco use by expectant mothers may raise the risk that their children will develop psychotic symptoms.
Go here to read the whole article: http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/10/01/smoking-in-pregnancy-linked-to-psychotic-symptoms.html
Making Mental Health Part of “the Physical”
New Movements Seek to Introduce Preventive, Mental Health Care in New Settings
This article comes from the Kaiser Health News website.
A nationwide effort to coordinate mental health with primary care is underway, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. “The idea is to give simple interventions in 15- to 30-minute visits that will address behavioral issues ranging from stress [...]
Family Mental History Shadows Children: an MSNBC report
by Melissa Schorr
Patrick Tracey watched helplessly as his two older sisters, mother and grandmother were all felled by the brutal blow of schizophrenia.
“It hits like a comet, the impact is so devastating,” says Tracey, who spent his 20s fearing inheriting the disease himself, and later, watching romantic relationships fizzle over his reluctance to pass that [...]
Stigma in Politics and Business: A Report from England
from the Guardian:
by Sarah Boseley
Gordon Brown may have emphatically denied he is taking prescription drugs, but the furore around Andrew Marr’s questioning of his health has underlined that there is still a stigma surrounding mental health conditions as well as widespread ignorance of their causes and effects.
Dr Peter Byrne, chair of the Royal College of [...]
