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Modern functional brain imaging techniques can be a dynamic process of looking at psychopathology

Modern functional brain imaging techniques are available to psychiatrists and are promising modern-day 'telescopes' to explore in vivo brain activity. Modern psychiatric neuroimaging suggests that only phenomena that may be seen and mathematically computed throughout the scan are real.

28 Oct 2009

Pediatric and adolescent patients who receive antipsychotic medications experience weight gain

Many pediatric and adolescent patients who received second-generation antipsychotic medications experienced significant weight gain, along with varied adverse effects on cholesterol and triglyceride levels and other metabolic measures, according to a study in the October 28 issue of JAMA.

28 Oct 2009

NAMI joins other disease advocacy organizations in support of NIH and NIMH

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is joining advocates from across the nation in asking President Obama to make medical research for improving health care a priority and support robust funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

26 Oct 2009

NPR show highlights dramatic rise of mental illness among students

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) applauds the commitment by National Public Radio to devote time to the ongoing and important topic of mental illness through their recent show "Colleges See Rise In Mental Health Issues," which highlighted the dramatic increase in the number of students with mental illness on the nation's college and university campuses.

26 Oct 2009

Justice Department intervenes to protect civil rights of the mentally ill in New York

The Justice Department today filed a motion to intervene in Disability Advocates Inc. v. David A. Paterson, et al. in federal court in the Eastern District of New York.

24 Oct 2009

Quality of U.S. health care was virtually stagnant in 2008, says NCQA report

A report released today by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) finds that the quality of U.S. health care was virtually stagnant in 2008, a disturbing slowdown after a decade of improvements. The across-the-board trend was seen in care provided to people with private insurance coverage as well as in Medicare and Medicaid.

23 Oct 2009

Pfizer announces first recipient of its Ripples of Hope Trainee Award in Mental Health

Pfizer Canada is pleased to announce Valeria Uribe as the first recipient of the newly established Pfizer Ripples of Hope Trainee Award in Mental Health. Ms. Uribe is currently working towards a Masters in Science at the University of British Columbia in her pursuit of a career in neuroscience.

21 Oct 2009

Therapists can help individuals to cope with mental health issues

As more Californians experience “Furlough Friday,” voluntary pay cuts and forced retirement, the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) encourages you to find a therapist to cope with the mental health impact of the economic downturn.

20 Oct 2009

Scientists explore what is behind the feeling of not being competent

In a paper published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, a group of investigators headed by John De Figueiredo explores what is behind the feeling of not being competent.

19 Oct 2009

Young adults struggle finding health care coverage

Young adults represent the largest group of uninsured people while they also increasingly report mental health issues in college.

19 Oct 2009

Researchers find the genetic mutation that is linked with changes in brain development

For decades, scientists have thought the faulty neural wiring that predisposes individuals to behavioral disorders like autism and psychiatric diseases like schizophrenia must occur during development. Even so, no one has ever shown that a risk gene for the disease actually disrupts brain development.

19 Oct 2009

SAMHSA honors contributors to mental health recovery at the 2009 Voice Awards

Writers and producers from The Soloist, "Grey's Anatomy," "United States of Tara," "90210," and others were honored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for increasing awareness of mental health issues and the power of recovery at the 2009 Voice Awards last night. The event was hosted by Academy Award-winning actor and mental health consumer Richard Dreyfuss at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles.

15 Oct 2009

NYU Langone Medical Center to establish a schizophrenia research center with $10M NIMH grant

NYU Langone Medical Center has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to establish a Silvio O. Conte Center for the Neuroscience of Mental Disorders. The center, named after the late Silvio O. Conte, a U.S. congressman and advocate for mental health research, will study the onset of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a disease with cognitive dysfunction, affecting approximately one percent of the population worldwide.

15 Oct 2009

HERO House granted 501 (c) (3) status by the Federal Government

HERO House, a consumer-driven advocacy and vocational center for persons suffering from severe mental illness, announced today, that it has become a free-standing not-for-profit agency and has been granted 501 (c) (3) status by the Federal Government designated as a public charity eligible to receive tax-deductible gifts and donations.

14 Oct 2009

Cochlear implant inventor chosen for neuroscience research

Dr. Michael Merzenich, PhD - renowned neuroscientist, university professor, cochlear implant inventor, brain plasticity expert and tech entrepreneur - was formally inducted in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) today in Washington, D.C.

13 Oct 2009

Study finds that stranger homicide by people with schizophrenia rare

International study led by Sydney researchers shows homicides of strangers by people with schizophrenia are exceptionally rare and unpredictable events

12 Oct 2009

Mentalympians announces its inaugural Advisory Group

Mentalympians(TM) announced today, on this World Mental Health Day, its inaugural Advisory Group, consisting of twelve advisors based in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland and the United States of America. Profiles of the advisors are found on www.mentalympians.org.

12 Oct 2009

Homicides of strangers by people with schizophrenia are exceptionally rare, says study

International study led by Sydney researchers shows homicides of strangers by people with schizophrenia are exceptionally rare and unpredictable events

12 Oct 2009

WCMC-Q program highlights the importance of mental health to overall physical health

Mental health professionals from Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar and the community highlighted the importance of mental health to overall physical health during a presentation Sunday as part of the medical college's recognition of World Mental Health Day.

12 Oct 2009

Researchers find link between obesity and common mental disorders

Doctors should pay more attention to the link between common mental illness and obesity in patients because the two health problems are closely linked, according to researchers at the University of Adelaide.

8 Oct 2009

Mental Disorder News and Research

Modern functional brain imaging techniques can be a dynamic process of looking at psychopathology

Pediatric and adolescent patients who receive antipsychotic medications experience weight gain

NAMI joins other disease advocacy organizations in support of NIH and NIMH

NPR show highlights dramatic rise of mental illness among students

Justice Department intervenes to protect civil rights of the mentally ill in New York

Quality of U.S. health care was virtually stagnant in 2008, says NCQA report

Pfizer announces first recipient of its Ripples of Hope Trainee Award in Mental Health

Therapists can help individuals to cope with mental health issues

Scientists explore what is behind the feeling of not being competent

Young adults struggle finding health care coverage

Researchers find the genetic mutation that is linked with changes in brain development

SAMHSA honors contributors to mental health recovery at the 2009 Voice Awards

NYU Langone Medical Center to establish a schizophrenia research center with $10M NIMH grant

HERO House granted 501 (c) (3) status by the Federal Government

Cochlear implant inventor chosen for neuroscience research

Study finds that stranger homicide by people with schizophrenia rare

Mentalympians announces its inaugural Advisory Group

Homicides of strangers by people with schizophrenia are exceptionally rare, says study

WCMC-Q program highlights the importance of mental health to overall physical health

Researchers find link between obesity and common mental disorders

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