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Bringing you the latest news and announcements about depression therapy and counselling. Including research and clinical trial details for medications, self-help, support groups and everything relevant to depression for mental health professionals. News is updated at least twice daily.

Mentally Unfit, Forced To Fight

Hartford Courant - Then, soon after his deployment in December, a distressed Henthorn took his gun into a latrine in Kuwait and charged it, in what fellow soldiers feared was a suicide gesture. Although his superiors at the scene grabbed the weapon away, his platoon ...

Military veterans wage war against obesity, related diseases

Island Packet Online - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Marine Corps veteran Abdul Baseer-El survived a rocket attack in Da Nang but now is fighting a new enemy: obesity. Web Extras http://www.MOVE.med.va.gov Working with the doctors at the Veterans Affairs hospital here, Baseer-El ...

'Shocking failures and delays' in treatment of post-natal depression (Daily Telegraph)

Treatment for mothers suffering post-natal depression is "seriously deficient" in many parts of Britain, a study has found.

Postnatal depression care 'poor' (BBC News)

New mothers with postnatal depression are usually given pills instead of therapy, a charity warns.

Health services failing depressed mothers (Guardian Unlimited)

· Specialist postnatal help seen as postcode lottery · Study by charity says issue is mismanaged

'Shocking failures and delays' in treatment of post-natal depression (Daily Telegraph)

Treatment for mothers suffering post-natal depression is "seriously deficient" in many parts of Britain, a study has found.

Health services failing depressed mothers (Guardian Unlimited)

· Specialist postnatal help seen as postcode lottery · Study by charity says issue is mismanaged

Postnatal depression care 'poor' (BBC News)

New mothers with postnatal depression are usually given pills instead of therapy, a charity warns.

Military veterans wage war against obesity, related diseases

Gainesville Sun - Marine Corps veteran Abdul Baseer-El survived a rocket attack in Da Nang but now is fighting a new enemy: obesity. Working with the doctors at the Veterans Affairs hospital here, Baseer-El devised an exercise and diet regimen that helped him shed 100 ...

Chili Peppers Jack Irons Pays Tribute To Slovak (ContactMusic)

Former RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS star JACK IRONS has paid tribute to late band member HILLEL SLOVAK, claiming the guitarist could have been one of the wor

Collaborative Care Decreases Some Symptoms Of Dementia For Patients With Alzheimer Disease (Medical News Today)

Compared with usual care, patients with Alzheimer disease who were treated with collaborative care had fewer behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia after one year, and caregivers had lower levels of stress and depression, according to a study in the May issue of JAMA.Most older adults, including those with dementia, receive their health care from generalist physicians. [click link for

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KYW News radio - In honor of Mother’s Day, US Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H, reminds our Nation’s mothers, mothers-to-be, and those who love them to take care of their mental health. Good mental health is vital to your overall health. It gives ...

Collaborative Care Decreases Some Symptoms Of Dementia For Patients ...

Medical News Today - Compared with usual care, patients with Alzheimer disease who were treated with collaborative care had fewer behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia after one year, and caregivers had lower levels of stress and depression , according to a ...

Collaborative Care Decreases Some Symptoms Of Dementia For Patients With Alzheimer Disease (Medical News Today)

Compared with usual care, patients with Alzheimer disease who were treated with collaborative care had fewer behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia after one year, and caregivers had lower levels of stress and depression, according to a study in the May issue of JAMA.Most older adults, including those with dementia, receive their health care from generalist physicians. [click link for

Collaborative Care Decreases Some Symptoms Of Dementia For Patients With Alzheimer Disease (Medical News Today)

Compared with usual care, patients with Alzheimer disease who were treated with collaborative care had fewer behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia after one year, and caregivers had lower levels of stress and depression, according to a study in the May issue of JAMA.Most older adults, including those with dementia, receive their health care from generalist physicians. [click link for

Playing above his handicap

Louisville Courier-Journal - "Huntington's disease is an inherited, progressively degenerative brain disorder that results in a loss of both mental faculties and physical control," said Cathy Saliga of the Huntington's Disease Society of America's Kentucky chapter. "A more ...

YOUNG AND WIRED

San Francisco Gate - One winter Friday just as the sun was going down, Nathan Yan settled at the computer table in his parents' Daly City living room and began what he calls "my rounds." That includes checking his e-mail, friends' blogs, his Wikipedia watch list and ...

Holmes: The faces of addiction

MetroWest Daily News - We know addiction often goes hand-in-hand with mental illness. Patrick has spoken candidly about his history with depression and bipolar disorder. A lot of drug abuse is self-medication. We don't know if there's mental illness in Kenneth's history ...

Mission of Hope

Charleston Post & Courier - ALS has weakened retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Mikolajcik's muscles and sapped his energy. But he's committed to helping his fellow veterans. Retired Brig. Gen. Thomas Mikolajcik winces slightly as helping hands slowly lift his legs into the ...

Local Area News Briefs

Canyon News - MALIBU- New information has just been released stating that Bo Stefan Eriksson, the man from the red Ferrari crash, was involved in a hit and run accident about a month and a half before the February Ferrari crash. Eriksson’s arraignment for the ...

No need to wheeze: Asthma tips offered

Free Lance-Star - Life-threatening asthma attacks get people's attention, but so should the everyday aggravations and fatigue that can come with the disease. As often as not, asthma's chief symptom is a nagging cough. The symptoms can be subtle--a little wheezing, an ...

Nurse practitioners expanding caregiving

1960 Sun - Stephanie Gray can prescribe drugs, but she's not a doctor. Many of her clients have problems with depression, but her title is not psychiatrist. Gray is a nurse practitioner in the field of psychiatry. She is one of 42 nurse practitioners for ...

Health Notes

Baltimore Sun - Tai Sophia Institute to offer seminar The Tai Sophia Institute, a graduate school for healing arts and sciences, will offer "Redefining Health," a two-day weekend seminar, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 3 and 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 4 at the ...

Advocate puts faith into daily actions

Orlando Sentinel - DeLAND -- She lends a compassionate ear and a persuasive push to those struggling with mental illness and homelessness. Linda Brown spends the bulk of her week planning meals, linking the homeless to social services and doling out therapy in a ...

Half marathon delivers full satisfaction to this runner

Seattle Times - Sportswriter Blaine Newnham (waving), with his daughter, Lisa (No. 2865), running in the Avenue of the Giants. Ever have something you always wanted to do, but realized you had probably waited too long to do it? As we ran along Alki Beach, 90 minutes ...

By Käri Knutson, Winona Daily News

Winona Daily News - National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day on May 8 is a day when mental health professionals are trying to spread the word about the mental health needs of children. “A lot of kids with mental illness symptoms are labeled as naughty or bad ...

Antidepressant May Raise Suicide Risk

New York Times - After analyzing data from clinical trials, GlaxoSmithKline has sent letters to doctors warning that its antidepressant drug Paxil appears to increase the risk of suicide attempts in some young adults. The company said it had changed the labeling on ...

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North County Times - Millions of Americans are fighting for their lives ---- while sleeping. When they slumber, their airways collapse. The level of oxygen in their blood declines and the level of carbon dioxide rises. They're being strangled. Sensing danger, the brain ...

Hladysz: Sinus cures can be complex

Rapid City Journal - Throughout almost 10 years of sharing my natural healing experience with you, last month's article about sinus infections (April 10) brought some of the highest number of responses from you, dear readers. Many of you are looking for answers on how to ...

Health fair booths offer screenings plus latest medical information

Rapid City Journal - RAPID CITY -- People attending the 24th annual Black Hills Area Health & Human Services Fair on Saturday, April 29, can expect to see the usual medical items that are used to test for high blood pressure, screen for diabetes and check cholesterol ...

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