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Improve Care For Mentally Ill: Eliminate Mental Health Agencies

DJ Jaffe | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Nimh, Politics, Mental Health, Federal Budget Deficit, Samhsa, Government Waste, Behavioral Health, Mental Illness, Barack Obama, Politics News
DJ Jaffe

In this week's National Review, Dr. E. Fuller Torrey, of the Treatment Advocacy Center, argues that to improve care for people with mental illness, Pr...

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Do ADHD Kids Abuse Drugs More Often?

Marilyn Wedge, Ph.D. | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Adhd, Kids, Nimh, Amphetamines, Family Therapy, Children, Methylphenidates, Drug Abuse, Parenting, Home News
Marilyn Wedge, Ph.D.

Scientific research studies, with their graphs, tables and numbers, give us a solid kind of feeling. Scientific research somehow feels hard and weight...

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Mental Health Kills the Mentally Ill

DJ Jaffe | Posted 05.25.2011

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DJ Jaffe

In 1955 there were 340 public psychiatric beds available per 100,000 U.S. citizens. By 2005, the number plummeted to a staggering 17 beds per 100,000 persons.

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How do I make friends in the middle of nowhere?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

For many of us, workplaces have supplanted the roles once played by neighborhoods QUESTION Dear Irene, I just found your site while looking for a ...

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Mental Illness Awareness Week Is Nothing to Celebrate -- In Fact, It Doesn't Even Exist

DJ Jaffe | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Nimh, Stigma, Mental Illness, Bipolar Disorder, Mentally Ill, Fuller Torrey, Schizophrenia, Samhsa, Mental Illness Awareness Week, Healthy Living News
DJ Jaffe

Right now, well meaning mental health advocates are busy hosting events to reduce the "stigma" of mental illness. Except that there is no 'stigma' to having a mental illness. There is discrimination.

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Cure mental illness by supporting these organizations

DJ Jaffe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dna, Mentally Ill, Depression, Mental Health, Fuller Torrey, Research, Science, Bipolar, Mental Illness, Treatment Advocacy Center, Neuroscience, Bipolar Disorder, Tsunami, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Virus, Schizophrenia, Treatment, Stem Cell Research, Narsad, Nimh, Thomas Insell, Impact News
DJ Jaffe

Anyone who's been reading the papers (or me) knows that the term 'mental illness' has now lost all meaning. As the psychiatric/pharmaceutical/healthca...

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We Need to Reinvent Brain Care

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 11.17.2011

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Alvaro Fernandez

An assessment of basic neurocognitive function should be an essential part of any psychiatric evaluation. The mental health field should adopt a brain-based model for diagnosis and treatment.

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The Secret of NIMH: It's Just Not Quite as Good As You Remembered

Alex Remington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alex Remington

The Secret of NIMH, released in 1982, has an extremely assured visual design, with Disney-esque character designs for all the woodland creatures, cute good guys and scary-looking bad guys.

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Disappearing Acts: When friends are gone after a diagnosis of bipolar disorder

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Irene S. Levine

QUESTION Dear Dr. Levine, I am reeling from the awareness that certain friends who meant a great deal to me have abruptly turned their back on me no...

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Rising Autism Numbers -- Leading Federal Official Says "No Question" That Environmental Exposures Are A Factor

David Kirby | Posted 11.17.2011

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David Kirby

On Friday the nation's top autism research coordinator said that better diagnosis could not "explain away this huge increase" in autism. "There's no question that there is an environmental component here."

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Is Autism Associated with A Viral Infection?

David Kirby | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Nimh, Cleveland Clinic, National Cancer Institute, Nih, University of Nevada, Dr. Thomas INsel, Autism, Retroviruses, Vaccines, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, XMRV Virus, Healthy Living News
David Kirby

New findings have potential significance for a number of disorders including, it turns out, autism.

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Big Pharma's Crime Spree: Drug Makers Pushing Products For Unapproved Uses

Bloomberg | David Evans | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pfizer and Lilly lead a parade of U.S. companies that have paid $7 billion in penalties after promoting drugs for uses not approved by the FDA. This u...

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NIH Director Francis Collins Blames Resignation Of Top Health Official From Autism Panel On "Tension And Lack Of Trust"

David Kirby | Posted 11.17.2011

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David Kirby

Dr. Landis resigned from the IACC on Saturday after the Age of Autism blog published handwritten notes - assumed to be written by Dr. Landis - speculating on the motives of an autism mother and IACC member.

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NIH Autism Study to Leave No Stone Unturned

David Kirby | Posted 11.17.2011

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David Kirby

Now, in one of the largest, boldest studies of its kind, researchers in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Northern California will begin collecting data on many potential risk factors of autism.

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NCAA Renames March Madness 'March Bipolar Disorder'

Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.17.2011

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Andy Borowitz

The name-change, which both surprised and outraged devotees of the annual ritual, came after the National Institute of Mental Health demanded that the NCAA drop the "Madness" tag.

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Psych 101: When a Close Friend is Depressed

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Friendship, Mental Illness, Female Friendship, Tipping Point, Needy Friend, Suicide, Reader Q&A, Living, The Inner Life, Depression, Nimh, Mental Health, Health, Toxic Friends, Toxic Friendship, The Full Life, Healthy Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Yes, there are some cases when close friends need to cut a little slack. Could it be that your friendship feels burdensome and painful because your friend is depressed?

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