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In these times of trillion-dollar budgets and deficits, $6.3 billion may not seem like much money, but that's what the United States potentially could save on each group of adolescents who enter foster care every year. http://phys.org/news163165667.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:10:30 EST news163165667 New research led by the University of Leicester and published this week in the British Journal of Psychiatry reveals that people with mental health problems are receiving inferior care for their medical needs. http://phys.org/news163158582.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:50:33 EST news163158582 People with parents who were violent to each other are more likely to have mental health problems when they grow up, reveals research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://phys.org/news162670960.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 May 2009 19:23:30 EST news162670960 Faculty physicians at academic medical centers may be less likely to experience burnout if they spend at least one day per week on the aspect of their work that is most meaningful to them, according to a report in the May 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://phys.org/news162487805.html Medicine & Health Mon, 25 May 2009 16:30:30 EST news162487805 Between 20 and 70 percent of Canadians affected by mental illness shun medical treatment. Such avoidance of services provided by doctors and psychologists is particularly acute among men, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. http://phys.org/news162213289.html Medicine & Health Fri, 22 May 2009 12:16:28 EST news162213289 (AP) -- Got stress? Oh, yeah, college students say, what with roommates, GPAs, student loans and all the rest. But where's the line between feeling simply stressed and being truly depressed? http://phys.org/news162108064.html Medicine & Health Thu, 21 May 2009 07:02:08 EST news162108064 Psychotherapists who treat mothers suffering from postpartum depression and other mood disorders with their infants have developed a proven process that contributes to a greater positive experience with immediate insights for the mothers to develop healthy connections between their maternal experiences and their infants' behaviors. http://phys.org/news162045120.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 May 2009 13:32:43 EST news162045120 Stress may indeed be a direct contributor to childhood obesity. That's according to a new Iowa State University study finding that increased levels of stress in adolescents are associated with a greater likelihood of them being overweight or obese. http://phys.org/news161520563.html Medicine & Health Thu, 14 May 2009 11:49:58 EST news161520563 Family and network oriented, stress-reducing care improves level of overall functioning and mental health in adolescents at risk of developing psychosis, suggests a recent Finnish study. http://phys.org/news161515511.html Medicine & Health Thu, 14 May 2009 10:25:43 EST news161515511 (AP) -- A U.N.-sponsored treaty to combat highly dangerous chemicals has been expanded beyond the original "dirty dozen" to include nine more substances that are used in pesticides, flame retardants and other products, U.N. officials said Saturday. http://phys.org/news161085102.html Space & Earth Sat, 09 May 2009 10:53:13 EST news161085102 The more pills a dialysis patients takes, the worse their health-related quality of life, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The findings indicate that increasing the number of medications to control patients' disease may interfere with their ability to enjoy normal activities. http://phys.org/news160936832.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 May 2009 17:41:13 EST news160936832 (PhysOrg.com) -- Wealth and social class has a greater impact on the health and well-being of the elderly than previously realised, according to new research. http://phys.org/news160934670.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 May 2009 17:05:00 EST news160934670 The impact that wealth and social class has on people's well-being in old age is far greater than is often assumed. New research from the Economic and Social Research Council reveals just how great the difference really is in people's health and well-being between different social groups at older ages. http://phys.org/news160897776.html Medicine & Health Thu, 07 May 2009 06:50:38 EST news160897776 Researchers have raised serious concerns about the lack of guidance and training provided for nurses involved in assessing the parenting capacity of mothers with serious mental illnesses. http://phys.org/news160822579.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 May 2009 09:57:56 EST news160822579 More than 10 million U.S. children witness domestic violence yearly, resulting in a range of emotional and behavioral problems. A new study suggests that the reason some of these children are resilient is because of their easy temperaments and because they have mentally healthy moms. http://phys.org/news160213339.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:43:00 EST news160213339 A new multicenter study involving UCLA and the RAND Corp. has found that perceived racial or ethnic discrimination is not an uncommon experience among fifth-grade students and that it may have a negative effect on their mental health. http://phys.org/news160069081.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:38:31 EST news160069081 (AP) -- Ever since campus counseling centers were established in the 1940s, college officials have known that the prevalence and severity of students' mental health problems were rising. They just didn't know by how much. http://phys.org/news159469040.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:57:41 EST news159469040 Frequent Mental Distress (FMD), defined as having 14 or more days in the previous month when stress, depression and emotional problems were not good , is not evenly distributed across the United States. In fact, certain geographic areas have consistently high or consistently low FMD incidence, as shown in a study published in the June 2009 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. http://phys.org/news158909147.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:26:46 EST news158909147 New research by economics and psychology researchers at the University of Warwick has found that promotion on average produces 10% more mental strain and gives up to 20% less time to visit the Doctors. http://phys.org/news158493845.html Medicine & Health Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:04:43 EST news158493845 (PhysOrg.com) -- Behavior treatment works as well as drugs for children with ADHD and bypasses the risk of medication's side effects, a meta-analysis of 174 studies on ADHD treatment conducted at the University at Buffalo, has shown. http://phys.org/news158342976.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:10:23 EST news158342976 Mothers of multiples have 43 percent increased odds of having moderate to severe depressive symptoms nine months after giving birth compared to mothers of single-born children, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Researchers examined the relationship between multiple births and maternal depressive symptoms and found that multiple births increased the odds of maternal depression, and that few mothers with depressive symptoms, regardless of the multiple births status, reported talking to a mental health specialist or a general medical provider. The results are published in the April 1, 2009, issue of Pediatrics. http://phys.org/news157616209.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:17:16 EST news157616209 A significant minority of psychiatrists and therapists are still attempting to help lesbian, gay and bisexual clients become heterosexual despite lack of evidence that such treatment is beneficial or even safe, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust. http://phys.org/news157274295.html Medicine & Health Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:19:17 EST news157274295 Women experiencing physical abuse from intimate partners spent 42 percent more on health care per year than non-abused women, according to a long-term study of more than 3,000 women. http://phys.org/news157042766.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:59:56 EST news157042766 Although not having many close friends contributes to poorer health for many older adults, those who also feel lonely face even greater health risks, research at the University of Chicago suggests. Older people who are able to adjust to being alone don't have the same health problems. http://phys.org/news156618536.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:09:18 EST news156618536 Two-thirds of patients referred for psychiatric services following an emergency room visit are likely to reach only an answering machine when they call for help, compared to about 20 percent of patients calling medical clinics with physical symptoms. Only 10 percent of all calls to mental health clinics in nine U.S. cities resulted in an appointment scheduled within two weeks, according to a new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine study published in Annals of Emergency Medicine. http://phys.org/news154779867.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:24:51 EST news154779867 Older African American women who have experienced high levels of family violence throughout their lives are more likely to suffer worse physical and mental health than their counterparts, found a Temple researcher in the February issue of the Journal of Women's Health. http://phys.org/news154694436.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:41:34 EST news154694436 (PhysOrg.com) -- McGill University and Douglas Institute scientists have discovered that childhood trauma can actually alter your DNA and shape the way your genes work. This confirms in humans earlier findings in rats, that maternal care plays a significant role in influencing the genes that control our stress response. http://phys.org/news154627743.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:09:31 EST news154627743 (PhysOrg.com) -- Past behavior is generally considered to be a good predictor of future behavior, but new research indicates that may not be the case in the development of depression, particularly among adolescent girls. http://phys.org/news154113418.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:21:40 EST news154113418 The federal government should make preventing mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders and promoting mental health in young people a national priority, says a new report from the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. These disorders -- which include depression, anxiety, conduct disorder, and substance abuse -- are about as common as fractured limbs in children and adolescents. Collectively, they take a tremendous toll on the well-being of young people and their families, costing the U.S. an estimated $247 billion annually, the report says. http://phys.org/news153756622.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:10:51 EST news153756622 Policy makers and mental health services need to take urgent action to ensure that people with serious mental illnesses receive greater guidance about sexual health, including the risk of HIV, especially if they suffer from schizophrenia. http://phys.org/news153674178.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:16:45 EST news153674178