Mental Health News Feeds

Apr 12, 2019 -    The health of Australians is firmly in focus for Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Labor rival Bill Shorten, exactly five weeks out from the federal election.

Apr 12, 2019 -    Devin Everett hopes to raise $5000 for HIKE for Mental Health.

Apr 12, 2019 -    Sarah Fawn Montgomery ? poet, author, memoirist and assistant professor at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts ? brings her firsthand experiences ...

Apr 12, 2019 -    Mental health services for young and indigenous people will receive a boost of more than $42 million if the coalition wins the federal election. Prime Ministe...

Apr 12, 2019 -    Mora-Lee Moore, an 8th-grade class representative at Gompers Elementary School in Wynnefield, put it succinctly: Mental health is the ?most deeply ...

Apr 12, 2019 - -    The Adelanto ICE Processing Center houses nearly 2000 people in California. Federal, state and watchdog reviews say the Florida-based firm that runs ...

Apr 12, 2019 -    The University of Kentucky has formed a mental health task force in the wake of two suicides and is offering $1 meals after a student hunger strike.

Apr 12, 2019 -    A suspended Halifax-area school teacher has failed in his bid to have criminal charges referred to Nova Scotia's mental health court program.

Apr 12, 2019 - -    Ancient Texas had so many animals, it was just like today's Serengeti.

Apr 12, 2019 - - - - -    The cult musical comedy has just bowed out after four series, but its smart take on mental illness ? not to mention great tunes ? will mean it lives on in the ...

Apr 12, 2019 -    Growing up in the quirkily named Newtwopothouse near Mallow, a young Elaine Crowley dreamed of one day becoming an actor and filmmaker. A stint of work ...

Apr 12, 2019 -    One in nine new mothers suffer from postpartum depression in the the United States. But a new drug's high cost makes treatment out of reach for most.

Apr 12, 2019 -    BMJ 2019; 365 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l1780 (Published 12 April 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;365:l1780. Article ? Related *content* ? Metrics ? Responses ...

Apr 12, 2019 -    An Essex mental health hospital has been placed into special measures after allegations of abuse of patients by staff and a number of incidents of unexplained ...

Apr 12, 2019 - - -    English Analysis on about Health, HIV/Aids, Children, IDPs and more; published on 31 Dec 2018 by SDC.

Apr 12, 2019 -    Mental health charity Birchwood Highland will benefit from a Daffodil Tea being held at the castle, the home of Clan Munro, later this month and highlights the ...

Apr 12, 2019 -    More than 80% of Irish people believe there is still a stigma attached to mental illness. It is National Workplace Wellbeing Day today and mental health charity ...

Apr 12, 2019 -    About 30 students, faculty, and psychiatric professionals gathered at a panel Thursday night to discuss suicidal behavior among college-aged individuals and ...

Apr 11, 2019 -    Good Reasons for Bad Feelings. By Randolph Nesse.Dutton; 384 pages; $28. Allen Lane; ?20. Mind Fixers: Psychiatry's Troubled Search for the Biology of ...

Apr 11, 2019 -    A 23-year-old Orangeburg man accused of entering a hospital with a firearm, shooting and wounding a nurse on Wednesday, will remain in jail for the ...

Apr 11, 2019 -    Lyft is keen to prove itself as a supportive employer and, to that end, has unrolled a thoughtful mental health strategy for full-time employees. The initiative ...

Apr 11, 2019 -    Disability-rights advocates are suing the Fulton County Sheriff's Office over its treatment of female inmates with mental illness at the South Fulton Municipal ...

Apr 11, 2019 -    Earlier this week panelists at the World Medical Innovation Forum talked validation gaps, advantages and the future of digital mental health tools.

Apr 11, 2019 - -    Researchers implanted prisms in mouse brains to watch how ketamine affects neurons. The findings could lead to more effective antidepressant treatments.

Apr 11, 2019 -    This weekend brings a gardening workshop, Sikh Week: Bhangra Night, an ?Aquaman? screening, the Children's Miracle Network fundraiser, a Journal Twenty ...

Apr 11, 2019 -    The police officer said his high-pressure job was one of the things that led him to have a breakdown.

Apr 11, 2019 -    Bill Lee, chief economist at Milken Institute, discusses the Federal Reserve's independence and uncertainties that are straining investments. He speaks on ...

Apr 11, 2019 -    A new report looking into the mental health and well-being of Vale employees will be released in Sudbury on Thursday.

Apr 11, 2019 -    Before things went bad, Jon Sander and Sandy Mazzella were buddies. They had been business partners in a lawn and landscaping company. The bond ...

Apr 10, 2019 -    Don Rowe, the disgraced former head of the NSW RSL, will cite mental health concerns as he fights fraud charges over his alleged misuse of a corporate credit ...

Apr 10, 2019 -    is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the ...

Apr 10, 2019 -    *Content* warning: Discussions of mental illness and suicide. Recent suicides at the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto have reignited ...

Apr 10, 2019 -    Britain's Prince Harry is collaborating with Oprah Winfrey on a new documentary series tackling the issue of mental health for Apple TV.

Apr 10, 2019 -    A new way of determining the genetic risk of depression may help predict which children and adolescents are most likely to face mental health problems.

Apr 9, 2019 -    Report finds wide disparities in spending on services for low-level conditions across England.

Apr 9, 2019 - -    By 2030, 20 percent of Americans will be senior citizens. Many will eventually enter long- , a move that presents tough choices and challenges for ...

Apr 9, 2019 -    A note of warning: there is some brief graphic language in the interview. Listener discretion is advised. In the past two years, the Cotton Correctional.

Apr 9, 2019 -    Faced with criticism for how it handled past interactions, the Montreal police *service* will train all its patrol officers to use tools that will help them deal with those ...

Apr 9, 2019 -    Clive police were called to help ensure Codii Lewis did not harm himself. Instead, they arrested him for assaulting a police officer.

Apr 9, 2019 -    Youth in Port Colborne will soon have a place to go when they are struggling with mental health issues.

Apr 9, 2019 - - - -    They're tired of seeing overworked counselors, and they're tired of not being listened to?students' mental health, they say atters.

Apr 9, 2019 -    The idea was to make people feel less alone when dealing with mental health issues. The result was a series of videos available to students and staff at the ...

Apr 9, 2019 -    Loneliness is sometimes presented as the main reason for older people's mental ill-health, but that's not the case, says journalist and author Emily Reynolds.

Apr 8, 2019 -    Taraji P. Henson has been doing the work, the work to end the stigma surrounding mental illness in the black community. The urgency of the issue brought her to ...

Apr 8, 2019 -    A study lead by Penn Medicine researchers found that childhood trauma is linked to abnormal connectivity in the brain in adults with major depressive disorder ...

Apr 8, 2019 -    Depression may show up in children with autism in an unusual way ? most commonly as insomnia and restlessness.

Apr 8, 2019 -    Two Labrador west women are standing up to the stigma around mental health issues, and inviting other people to talk in a peer-to-peer support group.

Apr 8, 2019 -    For Charlotte Paul, her personal mental health therapy comes in the form of horses, rabbits, goats and other miniature animals. Paul, 41, is the owner of ...

Apr 8, 2019 -    The country's leading Indigenous women's organization is gripped by a toxic work environment, according to five current employees who spoke to CBC News.

Apr 8, 2019 -    Mental illness is still taboo in many workplaces. But life can be transformed when you are able to talk to colleagues. Moya Sarner. Mon 8 Apr 2019 04.00 EDT.

Apr 8, 2019 -    With freezers full of 3000 brains, the Lieber Institute tries to figure out ? and maybe cure ? schizophrenia, PTSD, depression and other such illnesses.

Apr 7, 2019 - -    Many people receiving compulsory mental health treatment are not even aware the advocacy *service* exists.

Apr 7, 2019 -    A musician who has battled with mental health issues says the "comedown" after gigs can be "dangerously steep" and he has arranged a charity football match ...

Apr 6, 2019 -    The support of fans and the restraint of paparazzi show how attitudes to celebrity distress have changed.

Apr 5, 2019 -    Here are some of the events that happened on day 10 of the P.E.I. election campaign.

Apr 5, 2019 -    This is the next in an ongoing series on district profiles and election issues that will run in print and online up until April 22. Dianne Young remains hopeful ...

Apr 5, 2019 -    A new therapy aimed at benefitting those suffering from bipolar disorder could exist as a result of a new study being pursued by a professor at the Schulich ...

Apr 4, 2019 -    CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand ? A New Zealand judge on Friday ordered that the man accused of killing 50 people at two Christchurch mosques undergo ...

Apr 4, 2019 -    Employers must look closely at both direct costs and indirect costs when developing a strategy for understanding mental health as part of a business imperative.

Apr 4, 2019 -    After reviewing data on 620000-plus people, scientists quash claims that a single or handful of genes can have a strong influence on risk of depression.

Apr 4, 2019 -    For years, she was held prisoner by her own mind, today, the recipient of the Courage To Come Back award in the Mental Health category is a neuroscientist ...

Apr 4, 2019 -    Use of esketamine and psychedelics like MDMA and psilocybin for depression and other mental health issues must come with a change in administering care.

Apr 3, 2019 - -    Pop star Britney Spears said on Wednesday she was taking a little "me time" after a report she checked herself into a mental health facility to help cope with her ...

Apr 3, 2019 -    University is a time of big transitions for students. It can be their first taste of independence, with many living away from home for the first time ? and of ...

Apr 3, 2019 - -    Congregations across the denominational spectrum are joining together for the Montreal Jewish Mental Health Awareness Shabbat on May 10 and ...

Apr 2, 2019 -    With increasing numbers of Canadian university students reporting an urgent need for help with mental health issues, postsecondary institutions across the ...

Apr 2, 2019 -    is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the ...

Apr 2, 2019 -    Depression, obesity, and chronic pain are some of the most pressing global health concerns. New research may have found a drug that could one day tackle all ...

Apr 2, 2019 -    A new longitudinal cohort study has confirmed a link between experiencing mental health problems throughout adulthood and having poorer memory in midlife.

Apr 1, 2019 -    Early engagement in mental health intervention is critical, yet the vast majority of children who are experiencing mental health concerns are not receiving ...

Apr 1, 2019 -    University of Toronto President Meric Gertler has announced a four-point action plan to address issues of student mental health, in a letter to the University of ...

Mar 29, 2019 -    Ontario's Government for the People is putting patients at the centre of our integrated health care system. As part of this commitment the Government of Ontario is ...

Mar 29, 2019 - -    new guidelines, questions on screen use will be core part of NHS psychiatric assessments for young people.

Mar 29, 2019 -    TORONTO - As Ontario's Government for the People works to fix an unsustainable financial situation, we are putting Ontario Provincial Police personnel and ...

Mar 29, 2019 -    Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a compound that comes from the cannabis plant. It is gaining popularity as a natural treatment for many mental health conditions, ...

Mar 28, 2019 - -    Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist who started seeing a therapist herself after the man she thought she would marry unexpectedly broke up with her. Her new ...

Mar 28, 2019 -    A new review of clinical trials delves deeper into the benefits of various forms of non-invasive brain stimulation for treating severe depression.

Mar 27, 2019 -    Higher levels of pollution were linked to a greater likelihood of psychotic experiences ranging from a mild feeling of paranoia to a severe psychotic symptoms.

Mar 27, 2019 -    Mindfulness practices can help alleviate depression and develop resiliency, according to a recent study.

Mar 27, 2019 -    The lack of recognition for complex PTSD by the psychiatric establishment means it is difficult for sexual abuse victims who might suffer from it to receive the right ...

Mar 27, 2019 -    Scientists repurposed an accessible bioinformatics tool to find DNA mutations, some of which occur at high levels in people with major depressive disorder.

Mar 26, 2019 - -    While pregnancy and a child's birth are often depicted in pastel tones, many women struggle with depression during this time. Up to 14% of women are ...

Mar 25, 2019 -    People with mental health issues are three-and-a-half times more likely to be in problem debt than those without such conditions, analysis suggests. This link ...

Mar 21, 2019 -    By Ruby Prosser Scully. A study of over a hundred people's brains suggests that abuse during childhood is linked to changes in brain structure that may make ...

Mar 21, 2019 -    Saskatchewan NDP mental health and addictions critic Danielle Chartier says the provincial government's budget promises on mental health are an attempt to ...

Mar 21, 2019 - -    One in nine women in the United States suffer from depression after childbirth. For some women, postpartum depression is so bad that they struggle to care for ...

Mar 21, 2019 -    A Bridgewater man says the government needs to fix the 'failed mental health system' in Nova Scotia after his 20-year-old son was told it would take months to ...

Mar 20, 2019 -    Smoking potent 'skunk-like' cannabis increases your risk of serious mental illness, say researchers. They estimate around one in 10 new cases of psychosis ...

Mar 20, 2019 -    It is one of the most tumultuous periods of a person's life. Yet, when children with mental health problems turn 18, they are dumped into the chronically ...

Mar 20, 2019 -    Saskatchewan's government is putting $30 million more toward mental health and addictions in 2019-20. About half of that money ? $13.7 million ? is going ...

Mar 20, 2019 -    In a way, I have an advantage. My disabilities are obvious, so I learned to cope. But for those with psychiatric challenges, the burden is invisible.

Mar 19, 2019 -    - A Regina researcher is developing a custom app to address anxiety and depression among Saskatchewan youth and he needs their help.

Mar 19, 2019 -    - As the province looks set to announce more funding for mental health in Wednesday's budget, advocates are warning that it will take a lot to please them in light ...

Mar 18, 2019 -    Nineteen-year-old college student Margaret Pisacano can usually feel a panic attack coming on; her thoughts start to spiral, her breathing speeds up, and her ...

Mar 18, 2019 -    A new article in The Atlantic says more Americans with mental illness are turning to Buddhism for mental health treatment. Experts might advise otherwise.

Mar 17, 2019 -    Studies so far aren't that good, but they do suggest a small to moderate effect. And other treatments may be needed.

Mar 17, 2019 -    Randolph Nesse's insightful book suggests that conditions such as anxiety and depression have a clear evolutionary purpose.

Mar 16, 2019 -    IT HAS BEEN over 30 years since a genuinely new type of drug for treating depression, or indeed any psychiatric illness, has come to market.

Mar 16, 2019 -    Social media may contribute to depression and suicidal thoughts, a study found.

Mar 16, 2019 - - -    AT JABAL AMMAN mental-health clinic, perched atop a hill in the old town of Jordan's capital, Walaa Etawi, the manager, and her colleagues list the countries ...