mental illness

Air Hostess Helps Land Air Canada Plane After Co-Pilot Breaks Down

admin_huliq — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:42:47 -0600

An air hostess helped land an Air Canada jet carrying 146 passengers after the co-pilot had an apparent mental breakdown over the Atlantic Ocean.

Drink and drugs fuel Scottish suicide and homicide rates

harminka — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:46:33 -0500

Alcohol and drug misuse mean Scots are almost twice as likely to kill or take their own life compared to people living in England and Wales, research published today (Monday, June 16) reveals.

Mental Illness Without Treatment Costs Income

admin_huliq — Sat, 10 May 2008 10:33:14 -0500

Mental Illness has a huge toll on lost earnings of American workers. Mental Health report shows that 30 days-off a year due to mood and anxiety disorders cost Americans at least $193 billion a year in lost earnings alone.

Study in male rats reveals increases in problems associated with metabolic syndrome

harminka — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:52:50 -0500

Schizophrenia is a complex type of psychotic mental illness characterized by thoughts that are uncoupled from reality. Huge gains in the effective treatment of individuals with the disease began in the 1950s with the development of the first generation of antipsychotic drugs.

Excessive texting indicates presence of mental illness

seher — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:12:42 -0500

The American Journal of Psychiatry offers an article that may turn your perception upside-down.

Britney Spears: Let's Talk About All of Us

admin_huliq — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:14:43 -0600

Statement of Michael J. Fitzpatrick, Executive Director National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), on Britney Spears and Mental Health Ethics.

Study finds brain differences in adolescents with mental illness

harminka — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:02:51 -0600

Puberty may have an impact on areas of the brain that contribute to bipolar disorder or schizophrenia in youth, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP).

Mental illness and drug addiction may co-occur

harminka — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:00:47 -0600

Why do mental illness and drug addiction so often go together" New research reveals that this type of dual diagnosis may stem from a common cause: developmental changes in the amygdala, a walnut-shaped part of the brain linked to fear, anxiety and other emotions.

Poitras gift to support mental illness research at McGovern

harminka — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:49:04 -0500

The McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT has received a $20 million philanthropic commitment to support research into mental illness. The gift, from MIT alumnus James Poitras and his wife, Patricia, of Narcoossee, Fla., will be used to establish the James W. and Patricia T. Poitras Center for Affective Disorders Research.

Mentally ill at high risk for cardiovascular disease

harminka — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:03:54 -0500

A psychiatrist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis writes in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that although mortality from cardiovascular disease has declined in the United States over the past several decades, patients with severe psychiatric illness are not enjoying the benefits of that progress.

Action urged on youth mental illness

Dinka — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:36:04 -0500

A leading health researcher says all levels of government should be working together to change the way Australia's health services deal with mental illness in young people.

Managing psychiatric disorders in patients with advanced cancer

harminka — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:19:34 -0500

Mental illness and emotional distress in patients with advanced cancer are often overlooked by oncologists but, if screened for, can be adequately managed to improve a patient’s quality of life.