Mental Health

The Army has been investigating whether the cost of care and benefits is influencing the diagnosis of soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder at Madigan Army Medical Center, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

Some of us do it out of sheer vanity, others because we hate the way we look and want to try and change it.

Asperger's, Overdiagnosed, Ill Defined, May Not Be a Syndrome Much Longer : Psychiatrists working on the latest edition of their profession's diagnostic manual are thought to be tightening the definition of autism and dispensing with Asperger's completely.

As Penn prepares its annual budget for the upcoming fiscal year, the rise in demand for mental health services has raised questions about funding and staffing for Counseling and Psychological Services.

According to Audrey Halpern, MD, headache and migraine specialist and double-board certified neurologist, "While sex isn't a prescriptive approach for migraine and headache sufferers, a healthy sex life seems to dovetail with a healthier, more productive lifestyle that often includes regular exercise, a healthy diet and consistency in restorative ... (more)

She may have once been Hollywood's highest-paid actress, starring in movies like Ghost and Charlie's Angels , but these days, Demi Moore seems to be crumbling under pressure.

Preschool children whose moms are loving and nurturing have a larger hippocampus, an area of the brain involved in learning, memory and stress response, when they reach school age, a new study finds.

Mercer University School of Medicine is partnering with Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah and the Georgia Department of Behavior Health and Developmental Disabilities to develop a residency program aimed at bringing more psychiatrists to the area.

Antidepressants have become some of the most commonly prescribed medications in the US, especially SSRIs .

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Professor Gordon Parker is one of Australia's foremost clinical psychiatrists and has become widely known for his strong and provocative views on the way psychiatry is practised and taught.

A study of 103 outpatients with residual schizophrenia suggests that religion and spirituality might contribute to improved quality of life for individuals with this diagnosis.

Norman Rosenthal, M.D ., clinical professor of psychiatry, Georgetown University Medical School, Washington DC and colleagues will offer a free seminar about a natural method of healing, Transcendental Meditation that is widely acceptable, cost effective, and free of harmful side effects.

Episode 3three of One Flew Out of Town Hack's Cuckoo's Nest in Cressroads, Watercress Capital of the World Episode 3three of One Flew Out of Town Hack's Cuckoo's Nest in Cressroads, Watercress Capital of the World It was the second of three psychiatrists on a mission to assess Cressroads' town hack at home in his Lower House of Windsor for a ... (more)

From overlawyered.com we hear that in 1995, New Mexico state senator Duncan Scott introduced a legislative ammendment providing that When a psychologist or psychiatrist testifies during a defendant's competency hearing, the psychologist or psychiatrist shall wear a cone-shaped hat that is not less than two feet tall.

A car accident, a rough tackle, an unexpected tumble. The number of ways to bang up the brain are almost as numerous as the people who sustain these injuries. And only recently has it become clear just how damaging a seemingly minor knock can be. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is no longer just a condition acknowledged in military personnel or football players and other professional athletes. Each year some 1.7 million civilians will suffer an injury that disrupts the function of their brains, qualifying it as a TBI.

Despite assurances from officials that three state hospital psychiatrists once disciplined for sexual misconduct had "good work histories" at the facilities, public records show that one of those doctors was suspended last year for verbally and emotionally abusing a patient.

In his first Gawker column on Wednesday, an anonymous therapist discussed the challenges of dealing with physically deformed patients, described counseling a confessed rapist, and revealed some clients' troubling confessions.

This Sunday, millions of Americans will sit down in front of their television or computer, crack open a few beers, and watch the Super Bowl. But if those viewers live in a housing project for the homeless, that booze could get them booted back out to the street. Many homeless housing projects have strict abstinence policies, and require residents to be completely sober. Permitting alcohol, many community organizers reason, would enable addictions and promote a downward spiral into continued drinking and declining health.

Thirty two years ago, during my last year of college, I was experiencing something very difficult and so painful to describe.