Mental Health Articles:
News on Mental Health and research articles. Information on Mental Health and Mental Disorders.
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Nov 4th, 2009
Stress is mounting for everyone and that includes our children. In fact today more than ever kids are more stressed than we think.
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Oct 30th, 2009
A Holland woman obsessed with eating cutlery had surgery recently to remove 78 forks and spoons from inside her stomach. Her doctors say when 52-year-old Margaret Daalman would sit down for a meal, she would ignore the food and consume the silverware instead.
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Oct 28th, 2009
How do you decide what’s normal or not normal when it comes to mental health? How do you know if your feelings of sadness or anxiety or occasional panic are signs of mental illness or that your state of mental health is normal?
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Oct 28th, 2009
Researchers have found a link to substantial weight gain and hypercholesterolemia in children and adolescents taking many common psychiatric medications.
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Oct 12th, 2009
People who are obese may lead to numerous health problems and death, however obesity is linked to fewer suicides according to a new study.
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Oct 11th, 2009
A young boy, 15 years old, in Missouri has organized a Buddy Walk for his community as part of his Eagle Project for the Boy Scouts of America. Matt Jedlinski began planning in July for the walk. He states,”My mom’s best friend actually has a daughter with Down syndrome, so it really came to my attention. A lot of people around this area build something, but I’ve always wanted to do something different for my project. I really wanted to reach out and help people in the community.”
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Oct 11th, 2009
In an effort to honor and commemorate World Mental Health Day on October 10th, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated that it is an important day to mobilize the international resources available to the world to improve mental health care, writes China View.
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Oct 5th, 2009
The week of October 4-10 is national mental health awareness week. As we embark on local screenings, removing stigma, and looking at treatment options, it is a good time to reflect that.
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Oct 5th, 2009
About 60 million Americans experience mental health problems in a given year. Mental awareness week is from October 4th-10th and this year a focus will be on reaching out to more and more Americans.
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Oct 1st, 2009
Children who eat candy and chocolate every day are more likely to be violent as adults, according to a Cardiff University (UK) study and reported in the October issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry.
