Mental HealthNews and information about mental health.Troubled by finding- September 17, 2008 Working in law enforcement presents a unique set of problems. For most people, death is perhaps the most unlikely circumstance to affect the work day.http://www.dothaneagle.com/dea/news/opinion/editorials/article/troubled_by_finding/36739/ Free CIT training for local law enforcement- September 17, 2008 Law enforcement personnel from Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Vance and Warren Counties will have the opportunity to receive valuable mental health training and resources free of charge! Crisis Intervention Team ...http://www.homeinhenderson.com/?p=4234 Economists say Obama's health plan won't cut costs and McCain's won't ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune- September 17, 2008 It's true. Healthy people don't need health insurance until they get hit by a car, get cancer, have a run in with bad genentics and suffer read more from mental health issues or a host of other things that can make you need health care. You are a ...http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/president/28436199.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_... Study: health issues affecting urban poor - Star- September 16, 2008 Chronic illnesses, mental health issues and the HIV and Aids epidemic deeply affect the lives of Johannesburg's urban poor, according to a University of Johannesburg study released on Tuesday. Ten percent of the people surveyed were too sick to work ...http://www.thestar.co.za/?fSectionId=&fArticleId=nw20080916152404275C512143 Push on for insurers to share autism costs - Boston Globe- September 16, 2008 DOVER - Because of his severe autism, the cost of educating 5-year-old Jack Ursitti runs $100,000 a year. But unlike expenses with most medical conditions, the bills for treating him will be borne by Dover schools and the rural town's taxpayers - not ...http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2008/09/16/push_on_for_insurers_to_share_autism... New Web site provides valuable mental, sexual health resources - Stanford Daily- September 16, 2008 Asking for help is the first, and most powerful step, reads the new ASSU mental and sexual health survival guide. You can do it, you will succeed. The site, http:mentalhealth.stanford.edu, was designed last spring by ASSU Senator ...http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2008/9/16/newWebSiteProvidesValuableMentalSexualHealthRe... Forum aims to shine light on suicide - Northwest Herald- September 16, 2008 CRYSTAL LAKE A local mental health group wants to shed some light on an often hidden subject: suicide. The McHenry County Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) hopes shining a light on the taboo subject could save lives and ...http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2008/09/16/news/local/doc48cf85ef5f04f730306920.txt The Psychological Impact of Losing It All - ABC News- September 16, 2008 When Galveston, Texas, resident Martin Carroll returned home to assess the damage left by Hurricane Ike, what he discovered was devastating. People like Leo Mirok and Stephanie Devine have returned in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike to find their ...http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=5808136&page=1 Older antipsychotic drugs as effective, offer fewer side effects in ... - News-Medical.Net- September 16, 2008 The two most frequently prescribed antipsychotic drugs for children and adolescents offer no additional benefit and are more likely to cause side effects than an older, less costly medication, according to a National Institute of Mental Health study ...http://www.news-medical.net/?id=41490 |