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Neurosurgeons perform world's first operation on 'habenula' to treat depression

A team of neurosurgeons at Heidelberg University Hospital and psychiatrists at the Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim have for the first time successfully treated a patient suffering from severe depression by stimulating the habenula, a tiny nerve structure in the brain.

8 Jan 2010

Business leaders should continue to monitor H1N1 risk management to alleviate major impact on costs and revenues

The swine flu pandemic may be off the media’s radar screen, but business executives can ill afford to rest easy. Experts from the National Center for Critical Incident Analysis (NCCIA), who have studied how to respond to pandemics and bioterrorism attacks, warn that executives need to continue to monitor and manage unknown risk factors that might cause the flu to have a major impact upon costs and revenues.

8 Jan 2010

Study reveals members who had mental health diagnosis show improved outcomes

A recent study by Aetna Disability and Absence management of disability members who also had a mental health diagnosis showed that members spent an average of seven fewer days on disability when compared to an industry benchmark.

8 Jan 2010

Ongoing state budget cuts continue to impact health care services in California

Ongoing state budget cuts continue to negatively impact health care services in California. The latest round of budget cuts has eliminated additional health-services programs, including a prominent program for incarcerated women who suffer from drug and alcohol abuse.

8 Jan 2010

Majority of long-term cancer survivors do not have access to personalized care services

An increasing number of people are surviving cancer, but many do not receive the services and support they need in the long term, Macmillan Cancer Support has said.

8 Jan 2010

Findings shed new light on the molecular mechanisms of visual system in brain

The laboratory of Dr. Fr-d-ric Charron, a researcher at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montr-al (IRCM), has discovered a new molecular mechanism that permits the guidance of visual nerves towards the brain.

8 Jan 2010

H1N1 can spread during commercial flights; avoid economy and fly first class, UCLA researchers say

Viruses love plane travel. They get to fly around the world inside a closed container while their infected carrier breathes and coughs, spreading pathogens to other passengers, either by direct contact or through the air. And once people deplane, the virus can spread to other geographical areas.

8 Jan 2010

Exercise, nutrition and hormone optimization are key to improve men's health issues

Grant Mansell was 46 and frustrated with his 300 pound physique, ensuing back pain, rising cholesterol, dependency on blood pressure medicine but most of all not enjoying life with his wife and children.

8 Jan 2010

ICSI creates Professional Partnerships group to help medical groups transform their health care

The Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI, www.icsi.org), a nonprofit health care improvement organization, has created a Professional Partnerships group to help medical groups, hospitals, health plans, policy makers and others transform their health care so it is more patient-centered, of higher quality and more affordable.

8 Jan 2010

Iowa eyes improving program for uninsured adults; Minn. and Okla. confront health spending cuts

Poor, uninsured adults from throughout Iowa could receive health care at nearby hospitals and clinics, instead of having to travel to Iowa City, under proposed changes to a state health-care program. For most Iowa residents, the IowaCare program pays for medical care only at University of Iowa Hospitals.

8 Jan 2010

New genetic findings may lead to better interventional therapies for obsessive compulsive disorders

A collaboration between the University of Massachusetts Medical School, the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and the Broad Institute at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has identified a genetic locus on canine chromosome 7 which coincides with an increased risk of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) susceptibility.

7 Jan 2010

BDI offers clinical programs to help overcome emotional and psychological issues associated with diabetes

As millions of Americans with diabetes are making New Year’s resolutions to eat better and exercise, there is one organization focused on an often ignored area of treatment: the emotional and psychological issues surrounding both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

7 Jan 2010

U-M study reveals black men are misdiagnosed with schizophrenia five times higher than any other group

Black men are over-diagnosed with schizophrenia at least five times higher than any other group--a trend that dates back to the 1960s, according to new University of Michigan research.

7 Jan 2010

Data from national surveys shows few Americans receive consistent treatment for MDD

Only about half of Americans diagnosed with major depression in a given year receive treatment for it and even fewer - about one-fifth - receive treatment consistent with current practice guidelines, according to data from national surveys supported by the National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health.

6 Jan 2010

CAMH: Online interventions for problem alcohol use can be effective in changing drinking behaviours

A recent evaluation by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows that online interventions for problem alcohol use can be effective in changing drinking behaviours and offers a significant public health benefit.

6 Jan 2010

Study shows prevalence of SED remains high after Hurricane Katrina

A team made up of mental health professionals, emergency response experts, and researchers from several universities, including Virginia Tech, has published the results of a study that shows serious emotional disturbances among children who were affected by Hurricane Katrina.

6 Jan 2010

Untreated hearing loss can put personal safety and overall health at risk

With hearing loss in America approaching what medical researchers say may be epidemic proportions, a top hearing care executive is calling for this to be the year that hearing care is recognized as a medical necessity.

6 Jan 2010

More research needed to assess psychological debriefing in schools

There is no evidence to support psychological debriefing in schools after traumatic events such as violence, suicides and accidental death, which runs counter to current practice in some Canadian school jurisdictions, according to a commentary http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj091621.pdf in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) www.cmaj.ca .

6 Jan 2010

Sleep deficits in high school students may lead to depression, headache and poor performance

Only about 8 percent of high school students get enough sleep on an average school night, a large new study finds. The others are living with borderline-to-serious sleep deficits that could lead to daytime drowsiness, depression, headaches and poor performance at school.

6 Jan 2010

EnVivo Pharmaceuticals announces initiation and dosing of patients in Phase 2b study of EVP-6124

EnVivo Pharmaceuticals today announced the initiation and dosing of patients in a Phase 2b study of its EVP-6124 compound, a selective alpha-7 nicotinic agonist in patients with schizophrenia. EnVivo is conducting the multi-center, dose ranging, placebo controlled, three-month study in the U.S. and Europe.

6 Jan 2010

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Neurosurgeons perform world's first operation on 'habenula' to treat depression

Business leaders should continue to monitor H1N1 risk management to alleviate major impact on costs and revenues

Study reveals members who had mental health diagnosis show improved outcomes

Ongoing state budget cuts continue to impact health care services in California

Majority of long-term cancer survivors do not have access to personalized care services

Findings shed new light on the molecular mechanisms of visual system in brain

H1N1 can spread during commercial flights; avoid economy and fly first class, UCLA researchers say

Exercise, nutrition and hormone optimization are key to improve men's health issues

ICSI creates Professional Partnerships group to help medical groups transform their health care

Iowa eyes improving program for uninsured adults; Minn. and Okla. confront health spending cuts

New genetic findings may lead to better interventional therapies for obsessive compulsive disorders

BDI offers clinical programs to help overcome emotional and psychological issues associated with diabetes

U-M study reveals black men are misdiagnosed with schizophrenia five times higher than any other group

Data from national surveys shows few Americans receive consistent treatment for MDD

CAMH: Online interventions for problem alcohol use can be effective in changing drinking behaviours

Study shows prevalence of SED remains high after Hurricane Katrina

Untreated hearing loss can put personal safety and overall health at risk

More research needed to assess psychological debriefing in schools

Sleep deficits in high school students may lead to depression, headache and poor performance

EnVivo Pharmaceuticals announces initiation and dosing of patients in Phase 2b study of EVP-6124

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