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Stabbings of children in southern Californa linked to mental disorders

In the past two days neighbors, family, friends and the general public have been horrified by the stabbing of...
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Mental illness 101

Mental illness is comprised of a variety of disorders all of which affect the quality of life in numerous ways....
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World suicide prevention day

World Suicide Prevention Day is today, September 10. It is a call to governments worldwide to expand awareness of suicide and the measures to prevent...
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Community walks benefit suicide prevention

According to Robert Gebbia, Executive Director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, “every 16 minutes someone dies by suicide in...
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Diagnosing mental illness

Research has documented significant physical changes in the brain of persons with mental illness making it clearer that mental illnesses are...
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What is mental health?

Mental health, as opposed to physical health, involves how we respond to the stimuli that life throws at us. How we think. How we act. How we react....
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Dealing with summer depression

Summer depression can have biologically based causes such as the interruption in normal routines which usually help to keep depression at bay or under...
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NAMI California annual conference

NAMI California will hold their annual conference 2009 on August 21 & 22 in Torrance. The theme is Destination: Recovery! Tom Wootton, author of...
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FDA wants black box warnings on Chantix and Zyban

Substance abuse and addiction are mental health issues, and are often co-morbid to biologically based brain disorders such as bipolar disease,...
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Internet-based therapy helps with depression

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Depression can hit anyone at any time. It can be part of a mental illness such as bipolar condition, or be the result of a life event such as death,...
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