Mental health troubles persist (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

Posted by | April 30, 2008 .

Staffing Shortages Hamper Mental Health Services (University of Connecticut Daily Campus)Staffing shortages at UConn’s Mental Health Services have resulted in long waiting times for non-emergency cases, according to Barry Schreier, director of Counseling and Mental Health Services (CMHS) at UConn. UConn’s CMHS resources fall below the national standard, while its number of students seeking help [...]

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Wars Harming Mental Health - Wall Street Journal

Posted by Justin | April 30, 2008 .

South Africa: PSAM Seeks Urgent Cabinet Action On Eastern Cape Health DepartmentAllafrica.com - Tue Apr 29, 09:50 am GMT
Health Management Associates, Inc. to Present at the Morgan Stanley 2008 Global Healthcare UnpluggedBiz.yahoo.com - Tue Apr 29, 09:59 am GMT
Mental health DVD educates, brings awareness to illnesses - Truro Daily NewsMental health DVD educates, brings awareness [...]

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Mental Health Commission of Canada outlines startling statistics on homelessness and mental illness (News-Medical-Net)

Posted by Justin | April 29, 2008 .

Benton County commissioner pushes for jail mental health programs (Tri-City Herald)Benton County should use an estimated $1 million in sales tax money to beef up mental health programs in the county jail, contends County Commissioner Claude Oliver.
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:03:07 GMTStudy examines rapid rise in health insurance costsOrlandosentinel.com - Tue Apr 29, 11:31 am [...]

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Forum tonight addresses homelessness and mental illness - The Province

Posted by | April 29, 2008 .

Quieting the Demons and Giving Art a Voice - New York TimesQuieting the Demons and Giving Art a VoiceNew York Times, United States - 2 hours agoPoets on Prozac: Mental Illness, Treatment and the Creative Process. Edited by Richard M. Berlin, MD Johns Hopkins Press. 200 pages. …
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:22:26 GMTForum tonight [...]

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Diet for Pancreatitis

Posted by Justin | April 28, 2008 .

Pancreatitis is a health condition wherein the pancreas is inflamed. It can either be considered as acute pancreatitis or chronic pancreatitis. Because it the attack is just mild, you can still do something about your acute pancreatitis. However, if it is already chronic pancreatitis, it will be hard for you to treat your current condition [...]

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NAMI: Women and Depression; 1 in 8 Women; Twice the Rate of Men - Earthtimes (press release)

Posted by Justin | April 28, 2008 .

Cities also \’possessed\’ by ignorance - Times of IndiaCities also \’possessed\’ by ignoranceTimes of India, India - 13 hours agoAccording to psychiatrists, a majority of mental illness cases, even in urban India, are passed off as results of being possessed by evil spirits, …Sons arrested for mother\’s death BBC Newsall 2 news articles
Mon, 28 Apr [...]

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Northeast Echoes - Calcutta Telegraph

Posted by Justin | April 28, 2008 .

Northeast Echoes - Calcutta TelegraphCalcutta TelegraphNortheast EchoesCalcutta Telegraph, India - 7 hours agoThere was a time when mental illness used to be known by the simple term of ?madness?. Families that had someone with this ailment were ashamed. …
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:34:04 GMTA past enveloped in love, a future that’s uncertainSeattletimes.nwsource.com - Sun Apr [...]

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US military health insurance fraud continues in Philippines,

Posted by | April 27, 2008 .

Superbug deaths on the rise in hospitals: reportUk.news.yahoo.com - Sun Apr 27, 10:17 am GMT
US military health insurance fraud continues in Philippines,Article.wn.com - Sun Apr 27, 10:20 am GMT
Currituck: Keep mental health services local (The Daily Advance)Concerned that mental health care services would suffer and costs would skyrocket, Currituck County commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution [...]

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Doctors' HIV treatments nearly as effective as advanced therapies – UN

Posted by | April 27, 2008 .

Dominican Republic: Doctors at public hospitals strike againSun-sentinel.com - Sat Apr 26, 07:13 am GMT
Doctors' HIV treatments nearly as effective as advanced therapies – UNUn.org - Sat Apr 26, 06:59 am GMT
Apollo Hospitals plans medical college in WBNews.indiainfo.com - Sat Apr 26, 07:34 am GMT
Walk for health program planned WednesdayGreeleytrib.com - Sat Apr 26, 07:54 [...]

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Zimmerman resigns post at Mental Health Center (The Globe Gazette)

Posted by | April 26, 2008 .

States’ fiscal health looks bad, getting worseSfgate.com - Fri Apr 25, 10:16 am GMT
Volunteer helps kin of the mentally ill - San Francisco ChronicleVolunteer helps kin of the mentally illSan Francisco Chronicle, USA - 18 minutes agoFor 24 years, Luisa Perez, 79, has helped Spanish-speaking families of mentally ill people as a volunteer with [...]

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