Published: October 14, 2010
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ental disorders in children are often difficult to identify due to the myriad of changes that occur during the normal course of maturation. For the first time, researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health have reported on the prevalence data on a broad range of mental disorders in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adolescents, which show that approximately one in five children in the U.S. meet the criteria for a mental disorder severe enough to disrupt their daily lives.
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Published: September 22, 2010
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revious studies have shown that coping with interpersonal processes or problems which teachers are continuously confronted with, is one of the primary factors influencing the health of teachers. Teachers’ health prevention must aim at improving social and emotional competences. For this purpose, a group of German investigators have developed a manual-based program comprising 10 sessions. The program focuses on 5 topics dealing with stress biology, reflection and the management of interpersonal relationships.
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Published: September 16, 2010
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joint study by Indiana University and Columbia University researchers found no change in prejudice and discrimination toward people with serious mental illness or substance abuse problems despite a greater embrace by the public of neurobiological explanations for these illnesses.
The study, published online Sept. 15 in the American Journal of Psychiatry, raises vexing questions about the effectiveness of campaigns designed to improve health literacy. This “disease like any other” approach, supported by medicine and mental health advocates, had been seen as the primary way to reduce widespread stigma in the United States. [continue reading…]
Published: August 20, 2010
More mental disorders treated with drugs only compared with a decade ago, while “talk therapy” — either by itself or in combination with medication — is on the decline, a new study finds.
The implications of the trend, as well as its underlying causes, are not fully clear, according to researchers. But they say the findings indicate that outpatient mental health care in the U.S. is being redefined. link to read more
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More mental disorders treated with drugs only compared with a decade ago, while “talk therapy” — either by itself or in combination with medication — is on the decline, a new study finds.