News tagged with mental status
Nearly one in 10 in US depressed, employment a factor: study
Nearly one in 10 Americans is depressed, and one in 30 meets the criteria for major depression, with the rate higher among the unemployed or those who can't work, a study said Thursday.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Researchers identify new syndrome
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a new syndrome affecting potentially thousands of hospital inpatients. Coined SHAKE (Supplement-associated Hyperammonemia After C(K)achetic Episode), ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 08, 2010 |
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New immigrants more likely to be homeless due to economic factors rather than health issues
New immigrants are more likely to cite economic and housing factors as barriers that keep them homeless compared with native-born individuals, according to a new study on the health of homeless immigrants led by St. Michael's ...
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Mothers of multiple births at increased odds of postpartum depression
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 ...
Mar 30, 2009 |
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His and hers: Study examines the role of gender in the stigma of mental illness
The mentally ill don't get a fair shake in this country. Many employers don't want to hire them, and health insurers don't want to treat their illnesses. Even within their own communities and families, the mentally ill are ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 03, 2009 |
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