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The tragic suicide of Deborah Thomas, the 33-year-old pregnant woman from Atlantic Beach who recently took her life and that of her baby even as she was being treated for a mental illness, will have a positive side if her
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We all know what it feels like when a good rest is not obtained for several consecutive days. Now imagine what it is like to feel this way everyday, a condition called chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). In a new study,
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A new review provides suggestions on how children whose parents have drug or alcohol problems can be protected from the consequences usually associated with parental substance misuse. The article, found in the journal Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, highlights methods to
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The association between depression and a bevy of health related issues expands as new research suggests depression may be an early sign of Parkinson’s. In the new study, scheduled to be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 59th Annual
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Fear and anxiety are normal human reactions to a perceived threat or danger. However, such uncertainty is manageable if people keep the threat in perspective. APA offers the following advice on how to live with the fear and anxiety caused
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A local family practice physician said diagnosing a mood disorder following childbirth isn’t always easy. Postpartum depression, which encompasses a variety of symptoms, can be difficult because symptoms overlap what a woman is feeling after childbirth. Dr. Sally Salmons, board-certified
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Synosia Therapeutics today announced that it has signed an exclusive, worldwide licensing agreement (outside of Japan) with Novartis Pharma AG to develop and commercialise rufinamide for the treatment of anxiety disorders and bipolar mood disorders. This is the second
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Check Up From the Neck Up, the campaign to let people take control of their mental health, is going Ontario-wide. The checkup, private and self-administered online at checkupfromtheneckup.ca, received almost 2 million hits by last fall, after organizers asked 300,000
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Ripping the edge of the couch with tiny hands, Kira Carrington inched her way over the carpet on bare toes, her blue eyes fixed on Kitty, the family cat. When Kitty spied the baby reaching for her, she slipped around
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Neither your bulletproof vest nor your duty weapon can protect you from mental illness. Mental illness knows no age, gender, ethnicity, age, or profession. As a cop, you are as susceptible to mental illness as anyone else. The lifetime prevalence
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In the past few years, complex genetic diseases such as Alzheimer’s and diabetes have slowly yielded their genetic secrets. But depression and bipolar disorder, two mood disorders that take a massive toll on public health worldwide, have yet to succumb
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Caffeine isn’t the only thing keeping Harvard students wired these days. The newly-formed Harvard Interactive Media Group (HIMG) is trying to spur a new way for undergrads to connect to each other, largely by connecting them to the machines they
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