Archive for the ‘Mental Health’ Category
Saturday, August 18th, 2007
n response to the announcement by the Department of Health that the Dignity in Care campaign will be extended to people with mental health problems, Andrew McCulloch, Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation, said:
"We welcome the government's decision to broaden the campaign but it is an immense challenge to ...
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
A hold placed by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) has delayed until after the August recess Senate consideration of a bill (S 558) that would mandate mental health parity, CQ Today reports. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), was on track to be passed by voice vote before the ...
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Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
The Commonwealth Government's $36 million Australia Fellowships, through the National Health and Medical Research Council, have been awarded to researchers in cancer, infectious diseases and mental health.
Each recipient is highly regarded in their field. Each Fellowship is valued at $4 million ($800,000 per year for 5 years). The recipients are:
The ...
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Sunday, August 5th, 2007
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), is pleased to announce that Gabrielle Cerda, M.D., is the AACAP's 2007 winner of the national Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Service Program Award.
The award recognizes Dr. Cerda's development of The Latino Mental Health Services Program at the San Diego Children's Hospital ...
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Saturday, August 4th, 2007
Millions of households will be waiting nervously today to see if the Bank of England increases interest rates to 6 per cent but for some people who experience mental health problems another hike could be an added worry, exacerbating stress and anxiety. That's why leading mental health charity Mind has ...
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Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
"These figures reveal the patchy state of people's experiences of mental health care. Service user involvement shouldn't be seen as an option in delivering treatment, but a necessity - it's alarming that half the people surveyed had no say in the medication they were prescribed, hadn't seen any care plan ...
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Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
Officials in Connecticut and at least eight other states are concerned that the federal mental health parity legislation (S 558) could result in weaker mental health benefits in some states, the Hartford Courant reports. The bill -- introduced by Sens. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) ...
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Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
According to a new report published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, farmers fare badly on every measure of health and quality of life, despite the fact that self-employment has been shown to be advantageous for productivity.
Researchers from Finland accessed validated survey data to assess factors affecting productivity, perceived health, and ...
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Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
t a teleconference news briefing, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) announced the task force that will oversee the development of the fifth edition of APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V). The DSM is the handbook used by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals in the United States ...
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