Mental Health Articles:
News on Mental Health and research articles. Information on Mental Health and Mental Disorders.
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Aug 17th, 2009
A research just released this week confirms that homosexuals are more likely to seek counseling than heterosexuals. In fact, the study confirms that twice as many gays, lesbians and bisexuals seek out counseling.
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Aug 15th, 2009
Lesbians, gays and bisexuals are twice as likely as heterosexual men and women to seek help from mental health professionals.
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Aug 15th, 2009
Gays are twice as likely to seek mental health treatment, mostly from discrimination, violence, and stressful life events.
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Aug 12th, 2009
Making evidence-based mental health services accessible to everyone in a disaster-stricken area would have substantial public health benefits.
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Aug 11th, 2009
Temp work strains employee mental health new research shows temporary and short-term contract jobs contribute to psychological distress and depression.
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Aug 11th, 2009
Governor Bill Richardson congratulated the New Mexico Compulsive Gambling Council for its work in researching and crafting recommendations for addressing compulsive gambling in New Mexico.
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Aug 9th, 2009
According to a new release from the American Psychological Association (APA), the government is boosting funding to suicide prevention hotlines across the nation. Crisis prevention centers across the nation have experienced an increase in suicide calls related to economic woes.
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Aug 8th, 2009
Results of a new study show that time spent on Facebook and other social sites can foster jealousy among college students. The result is more time spent searching social sites for clues about a romantic partner’s behavior, leading to a vicious and escalating cycle that promotes more jealousy. Searching social sites like Facebook can then become addictive says the study.
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Aug 5th, 2009
There is a lot of fuss about a relatively new concept of donut. These donuts are called psycho donuts. These donuts are different than the average donut one can get at an average donut shop. These have pushed beyond the limits of being normal. Donut fries, Coco marbles, Bipolar, and Manic malt are just a few of these delectable creations.
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Jul 17th, 2009
NIMH has announced that an interdisciplinary team of four research institutions will carry out the largest study of suicide and mental health among military personnel ever undertaken, with $50 million in funding from the U.S. Army.
