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Values Voter News (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
New Study Shows 85 Percent of Women Say Abortions Cause Mental Health Issues Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new report from researchers at a university in New Zealand indicates 85 percent of women who had abortions report negative mental health issues as a result. The report is the latest from professor David Fergusson and his team showing abortions cause problems for women. The University of Otago...
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Dr. Sanity (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
I must agree with Mark Steyn on this insanity: The Headline of the Day, from the BBC : Shooting Raises Fears For Muslims In US Army Really? Right now the body count stands at: Non-Muslims 13 Muslims 0 I was reading from some of this kind of coverage on the Rush Limbaugh show today. Even if you take the view that it would be grossly unfair if all Muslims were to be tarred by Major Hasan's brush, it...
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Shrink Rap (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
We've decided we could use an umbrella organization to explain what we do in a more official capacity. What do you think? And yes, the podcast will be back, we're just trying to keep our heads above water with getting the manuscript done for the book, blogging, and the rest of life! ---------------------- The Accessible Psychiatry Project Encouraging dialogue about psychiatry across media. Mission...
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TruthSeeker24's anti-N.W.O. corner (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
From http://lifenews.com/int1371.html New Study Shows 85 Percent of Women Say Abortions Cause Mental Health Issues by Steven Ertelt LifeNews.com Editor November 3, 2009 addthis_pub = 'sertelt'; Email RSS Print Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new report from researchers at a university in New Zealand indicates 85 percent of women who had abortions report negative mental health issues as a result....
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Wendy Williams. The Queen of All Media (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Researchers in New Zealand who examined the medical history of more than 500 women concluded abortion “leads to significant distress in some” and that those reporting adverse reactions were up to 80% more likely to have mental health problems, reports the Daily Telegraph.The University of Otago study, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, found the risk of mental illness was “...
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Physorg (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Common mental disorders, such as depression and alcohol misuse, are the top psychological problems amongst UK troops post-deployment and not post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as is widely believed. A study published today in the open access journal, BMC Psychiatry, also finds that reservists remain at special risk of operational stress injury.
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Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Common mental disorders, such as depression and alcohol misuse, are the top psychological problems amongst UK troops post-deployment and not post traumatic stress disorder as is widely believed. A study published today in the open-access journal, BMC Psychiatry, also finds that reservists remain at special risk of operational stress injury.
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Beyond Meds (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
I’m going to take some excerpts as found on John Breeding’s website from his book, “The Necessity Madness and Unproductivity.” Just some ideas to get the juices flowing. I’ve mostly made an argument that mental illness can be treated by natural means and one can heal through healthy lifestyle, diet, nutrition and confronting one’s deepest self. [...]
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The Health & Fitness Blog (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
By Colin Jones Depression is a mental disorder that is often characterized by lengthy periods of sadness and melancholy, say the experts from the field of psychiatry. But just because a person is moping around and generally hating the world around him or her, doesn't mean that he/she is suffering from depression, but if this kind of behavior, the feeling of emptiness, loss of self-worth and absolutely...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Individuals who follow the Mediterranean dietary pattern - rich in vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains and fish - appear less likely to develop depression, according to a report of the University of Navarra, published in the October issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. The lifetime prevalence of mental disorders has been found to be lower in Mediterranean than Northern European countries, according...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Individuals who follow the Mediterranean dietary pattern -rich in vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains and fish- appear less likely to develop depression, according to a report of the University of Navarra, published in the October issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.The lifetime prevalence of mental disorders has been found to be lower in Mediterranean than Northern European countries, according...
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Family Anatomy (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
A Mediterranean diet may be protective against some kinds of mental illness, according to a study in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Somatosphere (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Presentations at the Society for Medical Anthropology Conference at Yale (September 24-27, 2009) offered a cross section of work being done in many separate fields of interest. In keeping with my interests in pharmaceuticals, Japan, and mental health, I attended three excellent sessions that I would like to briefly summarize for people who could not attend. Here’s an outline of some of the papers...
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Sean Green's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
On Saturday 7th November , RFC are hosting a day entitled 'Cloudy days in Summer'. The day is open to anyone who either suffers from a Mental Illness or supports those suffering. It will be held at our London Street offices from 10:00 - 16:15 and lunch will be provided. There is a £5 charge for the day and to book your place email the church office here . The day will have three main sessions:...
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TELOSscope: The Telos Press blog (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Each Tuesday in the TELOSscope blog, we reach back into the archives and highlight an article whose critical insights continue to illuminate our thinking and challenge our assumptions. Today, Nicole Burgoyne looks at Jonathan Leo's "The Chemical Theory of Mental Illness," from Telos 122 (Winter 2002). Even the first-time reader of Freud recognizes some outdated theory, in part because he...
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somnath1 | 12/10/2008
Depression, a mental illness that is often characterized by prolonged periods of sadness and melancholy, experts from the field of psychiatry say. But just because one person is moping around and just generally hating the world around him or her, doesn...