Search Results for 'Mental'

Has Prozac changed the way we treat depression and mental il...

quarter of a century ago Prozac was released onto the market in the United States. Hailed as a wonder drug, it's now the most widely used anti-depressant in the world. But what impact has the drug and other anti-depressants had on the [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2013 | Comments : 0

Youth mental health team too free with drugs: audit

AUSTRALIA'S largest youth mental health service prescribed medication to a majority of depressed 15 to 25-year-olds before they had received adequate counselling, despite international guidelines advising against the practice. An audi [...]

Posted On : Jul, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Depression, Mental Disorders and infidelity.

I wanted to answer a question in another thread and discuss it, but the thread was already going in a different direction and I hoped to be able to refer back to this conversation. so I hope the orginal poster of that thread (SweetAndSour [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

Dad’s depression affects kid’s mental health

A study of more than 7,200 families showed that having a parent with depression increases the risk of mental health problems in children, says the report published in Maternal and Child Health Journal. The findings showed that about [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Psychiatric 'bible' may classify the bereaved as mentally il...

One of the world's most influential medical journals is warning that normal human grief could soon be classified a mental illness and routinely treated with antidepressant drugs. The Lancet, in a lead editorial published Thursday, say [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Having an abortion does not raise risk of mental health prob...

It makes no difference to a woman's mental health whether she chooses to have an abortion or continue with the pregnancy, researchers found. Women with unwanted pregnancy do have a higher incidence of mental health issues than those i [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Mental Research Lacks Funding

Funding for mental illness is facing a crisis and scientists are warning that new treatments will be delayed. There is a call for more investment and changes to the way trials take place. A summit of more than 60 representatives of govern [...]

Posted On : Jun, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

GP push to diagnose mental problems

At any one time, one in six adults suffers a common mental health condition such as depression, generalised anxiety disorder or obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Other common conditions include panic disorder, social anxiety and post-t [...]

Posted On : May, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Border residents suffer mental trauma

Many residents living along the volatile border northeastern with Cambodia are suffering from psychological trauma as a result of continuing fighting, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanavisit said on Tuesday. The ministry’s 7 [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Pregnant vets' mental health may be at risk

Female veterans who become pregnant may be at more risk for mental health disorders, according to a recent study. Researchers looked at data on 43,078 women who served in Afghanistan or Iraq and were treated at the Veterans Health Admini [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

U.S. Mental Health System Broken For Americans Living With D...

Researchers said for Americans living with depression, the U.S. mental health system is broken. A new report finds that most Americans with major depression go untreated or under-treated. Having health insurance boosted the odds of care, [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Britain's mental health gets govt boost

The government has launched a ten-year strategy for improving Britain's mental health, amid concern its vision lacks an "action plan". Jobcentre Plus districts will each have new mental health coordinators, advice line pilots wi [...]

Posted On : Dec, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Mental ill health 'costs business 28bn a year', says report

Stress, depression and mental health problems in the workplace are costing employers billions of pounds in lost productivity, the NHS watchdog says. A culture of long hours and “presenteeism” — where workers feel obl [...]

Posted On : Nov, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

Middle aged women suffering most from mental health problems...

One in four women aged between 45 and 64 now experience some form of mental disorder - an increase of 20 per cent in the last 15 years.This decline in mental health is greater than any other age or gender group, according to the research. [...]