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Seasonal depression: Light therapy lifts symptoms
Medicine Hat :: Canada | 2 days ago
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But things grew even worse when he moved 400 miles north to study pre-medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. "I couldn't function," said Mr. Pederson, 52, who now again lives in Medicine Hat, Alberta. "I had five 8 o'clock classes, and I was...
Tags: Mr. Pederson, lights therapy, Medicine Hat, Dr. Buysse, University of Southern California, lights box, web sites, Canada, Health Medical Pharma, Abnormal psychology, Seasonal affective disorder, Major depressive disorder, Bipolar disorder, Circadian rhythms, Light therapy, Treatment of bipolar disorder, Mood disorders
Health experts push depression network
Hope :: AR :: USA | 4 days ago
Credibility And from a strictly economic standpoint, they cost us a lot of money." Depression's economic impact is at least $81 billion annually in medical costs and lost productivity. Strakowski and his colleagues at UC and 15 other institutions around the United...
Tags: mood disorder, Steven Strakowski, mental health, U.S, health treatment, Hope, Health Medical Pharma, Abnormal psychology, Depression, Major depressive disorder, Bipolar disorder, Disability, Mood disorders, Psychiatry, Bipolar spectrum
Father's suicide prompts son to help others
Sydney :: Australia | 5 days ago
Credibility Similar tragedies affect nearly 2,000 Australian families every year. "In April 1995 my father Barry took his own life and it was absolutely devastating," Mr Larkin said. "He was a guy who gave an enormous amount to other people, he was a coach in business...
Tags: Australia, Sydney, Beyondblue, Bipolar disorder, Social Issues, Suicide, Suicide prevention
Pappy's Corner Pub serve up Thanksgiving to less fortunate
Fort Collins :: CO :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility Sitting inside Pappy�s Corner Pub for Thanksgiving eating turkey and pumpkin pie, Ronn McConnell looked just like anyone else enjoying a free meal. However, McConnell has a disorder that nearly destroyed him. McConnell said he struggles with a chemical...
Tags: Kristi Visocky Memorial Foundation, Ronn McConnell, Corner Pub, Pappy, Fort Collins, Abnormal psychology, Mania, Bipolar II disorder, Bipolar disorder, McConnell, Social Issues, Bipolar I disorder, Mood disorder, Bipolar spectrum
Breakthrough as Edinburgh University finds 'mental illness' gene
Glasgow :: United Kingdom | 8 days ago
Credibility The international team of scientists, led by experts at Edinburgh University, studied the genes of 2,000 psychiatric patients and compared them to 2,000 healthy people...The results suggest the gene plays a crucial role in maintaining brain health. The...
Tags: Edinburgh University, edinburgh universities, mental illness, psychiatric illness, United Kingdom, Glasgow, Health Medical Pharma, Abnormal psychology, Schizophrenia, Psychiatric genetics, Major depressive disorder, Mental disorder, Bipolar disorder, Disability, Psychiatry
No felony charges in BART skirmish
Bart :: France | 9 days ago
Credibility A man involved in an incident with a Bay Area Rapid Transit officer shown on the Internet will not face felony charges. Michael Gibson appeared in Alameda County Superior Court on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of disturbing the...
Tags: BART, felony charged, France, Bay Area Rapid Transit, Bart Simpson, Criminal law, Oakland California, Law Crime, Prosecution, San Leandro, BART Police, Arrest, Gibson, Bipolar disorder, Prosecutor, San Francisco 4th and King Street Station, Pittsburg/Bay Point, Barting Over, Misdemeanor
Elderly Vt. man found incompetent in shootings
White River Junction :: VT :: USA | 9 days ago
Credibility Vt.— A judge says an elderly West Windsor man is incompetent and won't go on trial on charges he fired a barrage of rifle shots at his neighbor after going off his medications. Prosecutors and the defense attorney for 77-year-old Peter Burch agreed during...
Tags: White River Junction, Burch, Waterbury Vermont, Bipolar disorder, Law Crime
Gala benefits Rainbow House on St. Croix --
Road Town :: British Virgin Islands | 10 days ago
Credibility Croix celebrated the second birthday of the Rainbow House with a dance party and a fundraiser at the Walsh Metal Works on St...Croix is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help the homeless, mentally ill and substance addicted on the island and...
Tags: Rainbow House, thousand helpers, Judy Bain, mental illness, Walsh Metal Works, St. Croix, British Virgin Islands, Road Town, Bipolar disorder, Identity, Stigma, Hovensa, Social stigma, Sociology, Mental health, Discrimination, Social Issues
Mental care suffering lack of funds
Glasgow :: United Kingdom | 11 days ago
Credibility NEW treatments for common mental health problems such as depression have been held back by a lack of funding for research, an expert has warned. One in four people will experience a mental health condition during their lifetime and these illnesses cost...
Tags: mental health, Mr Bogle, mental illness, health research, research network, Stephen Lawrie, prof lawrie, United Kingdom, Glasgow, Abnormal psychology, Psychology, Mental disorder, Bipolar disorder, Illness, Psychiatry, Disability, Health Medical Pharma, Social Issues
Psychosis ups heart-related death
Tehrān :: Iran | 11 days ago
Credibility Previous studies had reported a shorter lifespan in patients with serious mental disorders. According to the study published in General Hospital Psychiatry , people with schizophrenia are 17 percent more likely to die of heart disease; as for those with...
Tags: Iran, Tehrān, Mood disorders, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Mental disorder, Bipolar disorder, Disability, Psychiatry, Abnormal psychology, Health Medical Pharma
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