Mental Health and Behavior

Experts working to treat mental health of troops

USA Today (Free subscription) | yesterday

Mental health experts who work with troops back from deployment talked this weekend about the latest efforts to treat disorders.

Mental health is 'Cinderella' of NHS

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | yesterday

NEW treatments for common mental health problems such as depression have been held back by a lack of funding for research, an expert has warned.

• Mental care suffering lack of funds - News Scotsman
• Mental health is 'Cinderella' of NHS - Scotsman.com
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Pharmacy Mental Health (London)

Jobs in USA | Jobs in Bangalore, Canada, UK,... (Free subscription) | yesterday

Job 28396 Pharmacist required for ongoing position based in a South London Hospital. Previous mental health experience is benificial but not essential although previous Nhs experience is a must. Position to start Asap. Candidates must have a current Crb. Athona are part of the Nhs Pasa framework which means we are preferred suppliers for Nhs hospitals throughout the UK and Ireland. Athona provide

My Views on Psychiatry and “Mental Illness” — John Breeding, PhD

Beyond Meds (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

Printed with permission from John Breeding. See his website here. My purpose in this short essay is twofold. The first is to describe my understanding of the nature of psychological distress and emotional healing. The second is to expose the truth about our modern mental health system, call it Psychiatry, which diagnoses citizens as “mentally ill” [...]

Mental health cases tax police, emergency workers

WAAY - WAAY News and Home (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

Associated Press - November 21, 2009 12:45 PM ET BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Police and emergency responders around the nation have long struggled to deal with people who have mental illness.

• Mental health cases tax police, emergency workers - Examiner
• Mental health cases tax police, emergency workers - Arizona Republic
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We need more compassion for mental illness

Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

We need more compassion, less stigma for mental illness Journalists sometimes trade in misery. It's part of the job.

Patients with mental illness denied access to state hospital

Dayton Daily News (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

When Gov. Ted Strickland approved the June 2008 closure of Dayton’s Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare on Wayne Avenue, ending a 153-year history, it was with the promise that local people with severe mental illness would still have access to state hospital care, though they’d have to go to Cincinnati to get it.

Iraq War Veteran on a Mental Health Mission + Will the Wars Ever End?

From The Wilderness (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

By Dahr Jamail 11-21-09 Chuck Luther, who served 12 years in the military, is a veteran of two deployments to Iraq, where he was a reconnaissance scout in the 1st Cavalry Division. The former sergeant was based at Fort Hood, Texas, where he lives today. “I see the ugly,” Luther told Truthout. “I see soldiers beating their wives [...]

• Iraq War Veteran on a Mental-Health Mission - Truth Out

Mental health cases tax police, emergency workers

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Police and emergency responders around the nation have long struggled to deal with people who have mental illness. Now some say the situation is getting worse.

Mental health cases tax police, emergency workers

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Police and emergency responders around the nation have long struggled to deal with people who have mental illness. Now some say the situation is getting worse.

The Best Mental Hospital Ever (If Elliott Gould Weren't Hiding In My Toilet)

mommyerin blog on Absolute Radio (Free subscription) | yesterday

I've been a patient at the Sunhaven Mental Health Center for about six months now, and I honestly can't say enough about what a fantastic institution it is. Whether it's the beautiful grounds, the progressive methods for treating various psychiatric disorders, or the highly experienced staff of therapists, nurses, and orderlies happy to provide for one's every need, Sunhaven is, for the most part,...

Mental health cases tax police, emergency workers

ABC 7 News - Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Police found him sitting on the floor of his old apartment near a bucket of urine... still dressed in his hospital gown. from ABC 7 News

Mental health cases stress police, emergency workers; patients end up in justice system

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

In Burlington, Vt., the police department recently hired a mental health specialist to handle some of these calls, in hopes of reducing the number of people with mental illness who are shuttled needlessly into the justice system.

Jennifer Skeem on Sentencing and Mental Health

Grits for Breakfast (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Yesterday morning I heard a provocative and informative talk at the Texas Judicial Advisory Council's biennial sentencing conference from Dr. Jennifer Skeem , who is a member of the MacArthur Research Network on Mandated Community Treatment, and Centers for Psychology and Law and Evidence-Based Corrections, on the subject of "Mental Health and Sentencing." Here are some of the highlights...

Why Me Not President? : Mental Health Break

Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog! Go! (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Posted by Redmond Just an update on the Why Me...

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