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UMDNJ researchers develop comprehensive strategy for recovery from smoking addiction

Researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), following 10 years of studying tobacco use among smokers with mental illness, have developed a comprehensive strategy for recovery from smoking addiction that could serve as a nationwide model.

25 Nov 2010

Australian university students a ‘stressed out’ bunch: Study

According to the latest findings the rates of serious mental illness are more than five times higher among university students than in the general population. The study conducted by researchers at University of Queensland was published in the latest issue of Australian Psychologist. It also found that rate of pyschological distress among university students is almost three times higher than in the general population.

22 Nov 2010

Study finds gender difference in brain function of schizophrenics

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that differs between the sexes in terms of age at onset, symptomatology, response to medication, and structural brain abnormalities. Now, a new study from the Universit- de Montr-al shows that there is gender difference between men and women's mental ability with women performing better than men.

20 Nov 2010

New treatment model to incorporate systematic depression screening at primary care visits

A treatment model designed to accommodate the beliefs and concerns of Chinese immigrants appears to significantly improve the recognition and treatment of major depression in this typically underserved group

20 Nov 2010

SAMHSA: 4.8% U.S. adults suffer from serious mental illness

According to new results from a national survey, 19.9 percent of American adults in the United States (45.1 million) have experienced mental illness over the past year. The survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) indicates that 11 million adults (4.8 percent) in the U.S. suffered serious mental illness in the past year a diagnosable mental disorder has substantially interfered with, or limited one or more major life activities.

19 Nov 2010

Neural differences may help explain prevalence of mental disorders in boys

Many mental health disorders, such as autism and schizophrenia, produce changes in social behavior or interactions. The frequency and/or severity of these disorders is substantially greater in boys than girls, but the biological basis for this difference between the two sexes is unknown.

18 Nov 2010

New animal research identifies factors that may play key roles in depression

New animal research has identified factors, such as the stress response and immune system, that may play important roles in depression. Scientists have also found that the regulation of nerve cell signals influences depression in animals, and that new drug combinations may more effectively treat it. The findings were presented at Neuroscience 2010, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world's largest source of emerging news on brain science and health.

17 Nov 2010

New findings help identify impact of prenatal environment on early parental care on brain

New findings released today help identify the long-term impact of the prenatal environment and early parental care on the brain. Using animals as models, researchers help explain why early inflammation and a mother's exposure to drugs such as nicotine and high doses of pain killers have lasting consequences for children and even future generations.

16 Nov 2010

Health researchers to address mental health concerns at world conference

More than 500 mental health researchers, practitioners, and advocates representing over 40 countries will gather for the Sixth World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders, November 17–19, 2010, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. With the theme Addressing Imbalances: Promoting Equity in Mental Health, the conference will focus on inequalities in care, research, and practice in ways that protect the most vulnerable.

16 Nov 2010

SAMHSA awards grants to improve care for children with mental health challenges

Half of all lifetime cases of mental and substance use disorders begin by age 14 and three-fourths by age 24. Proven interventions can prevent future disorders and mitigate the symptoms. To support communities and help families with the best mental health services available for children, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is awarding nine new grants for a total of up to $70.9 million over the next six years to develop and expand systems of care for children and youth with serious mental health challenges and their families.

14 Nov 2010

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation publishes articles on TBI

The November 2010 issue of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Official Journal of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, has published a set of 9 articles on traumatic brain injury (TBI) that will accelerate future research in the field by establishing common language for the degree of injury, how it is measured and classified, treatment and potential outcomes.

12 Nov 2010

Researchers study Rett neurons in a Petri dish

A collaborative effort between researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the University of California, San Diego, successfully used human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from patients with Rett syndrome to replicate autism in the lab and study the molecular pathogenesis of the disease.

12 Nov 2010

Veterans and caregivers face ongoing challenges

WebMD: "When veterans with service-related injuries or illness need caregivers, the role typically falls on women, usually spouses or partners," according to a new study by the National Alliance for Caregiving and the United Health Foundation. The study "reports that 96% of veterans' caregivers are women, compared to an overall nationwide finding that 65% of family caregivers are women.

12 Nov 2010

Study: Cognitive symptoms of depression cannot be discarded as risk factors for heart disease progression

Cognitive symptoms of depression cannot be simply discarded as risk factors for heart disease progression. When using a structured diagnostic interview, both somatic and cognitive symptoms of depression are associated with adverse cardiac outcome after adjusting for potential confounders.

11 Nov 2010

FSU and Denver VA Medical Center awarded $17M grant to establish Military Suicide Research Consortium

American soldiers are taking their own lives in the largest numbers since the military began keeping records, and the Department of Defense has enlisted the help of The Florida State University in waging the war against suicide.

11 Nov 2010

Duke focuses on community health in N.C.; Baltimore mental health agency's practices raise questions; Mass. clinic’s efforts to curb diabetes highlighted

The Washington Post reports on Duke University's experiment with community health centers Duke University has been focusing closer attention on the neighborhood that surrounds it by forming a partnership with Durham's Federally Qualified Health Center.

9 Nov 2010

Risk pools, drug prices and other issues in health law implementation

A health law program that directs $5 billion for coverage of otherwise uninsurable people through state-run high-risk insurance pools has attracted only 8,011 people according to health department enrollment figures, The New York Times reports. That's a paucity compared to the hundreds of thousands of people government actuaries predicted would flock to the program causing it to run out of money too early.

8 Nov 2010

SPRC receives funds from SAMHSA to focus on populations at high risk for suicide

In the United States, suicide claims over 34,000 lives annually, the equivalent of 94 suicides per day; one suicide every 15 minutes. To address this national crisis the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is awarding a total of up to $22.4 million in additional funds over the course of the next five years to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC).

4 Nov 2010

SAVE hosts Suicide Survivor and Bereavement Leadership Summit

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) hosted a Suicide Survivor and Bereavement Leadership Summit, which brought together 20 of the nation's leading caregivers, researchers, and pioneers in the field of suicide grief support to discuss how to better help people bereaved by suicide in communities across the United States.

30 Oct 2010

New e-SMART-HD program helps improve doctor-patient communications

While many young adults will share the details of their daily lives with friends on Facebook, communicating with their doctors about mental illness is another story. E-SMART-MH, developed at Case Western Reserve University, might improve those communications.

29 Oct 2010

Mental Disorder News and Research

UMDNJ researchers develop comprehensive strategy for recovery from smoking addiction

Australian university students a ‘stressed out’ bunch: Study

Study finds gender difference in brain function of schizophrenics

New treatment model to incorporate systematic depression screening at primary care visits

SAMHSA: 4.8% U.S. adults suffer from serious mental illness

Neural differences may help explain prevalence of mental disorders in boys

New animal research identifies factors that may play key roles in depression

New findings help identify impact of prenatal environment on early parental care on brain

Health researchers to address mental health concerns at world conference

SAMHSA awards grants to improve care for children with mental health challenges

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation publishes articles on TBI

Researchers study Rett neurons in a Petri dish

Veterans and caregivers face ongoing challenges

Study: Cognitive symptoms of depression cannot be discarded as risk factors for heart disease progression

FSU and Denver VA Medical Center awarded $17M grant to establish Military Suicide Research Consortium

Duke focuses on community health in N.C.; Baltimore mental health agency's practices raise questions; Mass. clinic’s efforts to curb diabetes highlighted

Risk pools, drug prices and other issues in health law implementation

SPRC receives funds from SAMHSA to focus on populations at high risk for suicide

SAVE hosts Suicide Survivor and Bereavement Leadership Summit

New e-SMART-HD program helps improve doctor-patient communications

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