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Mental Health News Page 35

Insulin aided memory for people with Alzheimer’s

Just a short nasal blast of insulin helped improve the memory skill of people with Alzheimer’s memory problems. One hundred and four patients in the...

September 19, 2011

Social media for dementia patients

Researchers are developing something they call "Facebook Light" with a user interface suitable for people with dementia in order to promote social int...

September 17, 2011

Study: Many won't talk about their depression

Fear of being prescribed antidepressant drugs keeps many people from talking to their doctor about their depression symptoms. A new survey of more th...

September 14, 2011

Teens in mourning need intervention

Each year in the US, about 4% of children under the age of 15 experience the sudden and unexpected death of a parent. The loss can be devastating. I...

September 10, 2011

Cutters don’t often get psych evals in ERs

More often than not ER docs don’t request psychiatric evaluations on patients who come in with evidence of cutting or other types of self harm. This...

September 7, 2011

Mental illness epidemic in Europe

It is not hyperbole to say that Europe is plagued by mental health disorders or even brain disease. With almost 165 million people or 38 percent of t...

September 5, 2011

Mental health compounds domestic abuse

Victims of domestic abuse suffer doubly. Not only do they suffer physical injury at the hands of their spouse or intimate partner, but they also suff...

September 1, 2011

Rick Rypien Dealt with Depression Leading up to Death

Rick Rypien suffered from depression for at least a decade before his death, according to Winnipeg Jets assistant general manager Craig Heisinger. The...

August 18, 2011

Depression Raises Likelihood of Strokes in Females

According to a new study, adult females who suffer from clinical depression are 29 percent more likely to also get a stroke than women of the same age...

August 14, 2011

Breast-Feeding Woes Indicate Postpartum Depression?

Mothers who struggle to breast-feed their children within the first two weeks of giving birth are more likely to get postpartum depression, a new stud...

August 11, 2011

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