Large majorities of those who were treated with therapy and with medication satisfied with their care - A national survey of the generaladult population and of ...
Australian Medical Association (AMA) President, Dr Bill Glasson, said today that all children should be released from immigration detention in Australian facilities in keeping with the deadline set by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commissio...
A project to improve the safety of mental health service users by creating a safer environment on acute psychiatric wards was announced today by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA). This is the first project in an extensive programme of work d...
The Medical Research Council (MRC), United Kingdom, is once again looking for innovative, world-class projects to strengthen brain sciences research in the UK, as it launches its second call for proposals, Brain Sciences II, today (17 June 2004).As...
Insurance coverage problems and costs supplant stigma as the number one obstacle to accessing mental health services according to a survey commissioned by the American Psychological Association. Americans say it's lack of insurance coverage (87%) or...
Study Calls for Better Training for Home Visitors and More Coordination with Community Resources. A highly lauded and widely adopted program that relies on home visits by paraprofessionals to promote effective parenting in families at risk of child...
It's being called a silent crisis, a sleeper issue. But there are signs that this sleeper is at last awakening. Around the world studies, surveys, web networks, journals and newspaper articles are shedding light on a shadowy subject: men's mental he...
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, UK, has implemented RiO, a specialist Mental Health Care Record System across the Trust's Forensic Services, including the DSPD unit at Rampton. In selecting RiO Paul Smeeton, Head of Informatics - Nottinghamshi...
National Health Service (NHS) Live goes live today A pioneering programme to improve the quality of the NHS experience by developing tailor-made personal healthcare for patients is launched today. NHS Live is a year-long national project that puts i...
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a short-term psychological treatment which is particularly suitable for specific, focused problems ranging from phobias and panic attacks to eating disorders and depression. Mental health problems are common, a...
For one Belpre mother, the difference between communities with strong mental health services for children and those without can be seen in her daughter's face. After being treated for depression last year, her 13-year-old daughter once again acts li...
According to a new study published in the latest issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine and conducted in the Department of Psychology of McGill University, thermography shows grea...
A researcher in the Oregon Health and Science University Cancer Institute and Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center has found a way to identify which men need a second prostate ...
Boys aged 13 and 14 living in rural areas, are the most likely of their age group to access pornography, and parents need to be more aware of how to monitor their children's viewin...
Continuing with more than a decade of research, doctors at the University of Minnesota have discovered a treatment to help patients with advanced cases of adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD...
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce bills that would require large corporations to increase their spending on employee health insurance, the New Y...
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce bills that would require large corporations to increase their spending on employee health insurance, the New Y ...
More US residents "will need government help" with health insurance, as employers shift more of the cost to employees and health care costs continue to increase ...
Four recently published opinion pieces examined health insurance and the various reform proposals being considered in Massachusetts. Summaries appear below. Cha ...
The Maryland General Assembly on Thursday overrode Gov. Robert Ehrlich's (R) veto of a bill that will require employers with more than 10,000 workers in the sta ...
Nature has outfitted us with a pair of ears for good reason: having two ears enhances hearing. University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are now examining whet...
Large majorities of those who were treated with therapy and with medication satisfied with their care - A national survey of the generaladult population and of ...
According to a new study published in the latest issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine and conducted in the Department of Psychology of McGill University, the...
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce bills that would require large corporations to increase their spending on employee health insurance, the New Y...
