New Investments In Mental Health Care Will Pay Dividends, Say Psychologists
New investments in mental health care announced by the government today will pay dividends, according to the Australian Psychological Society...
Archive for July, 2010
Mental Health America Launches Online Support Community
Mental Health America announced it has launched the Mental Health America Support Community-a new online community that connects families, friends, and caregivers for support and inspiration. The community has been created in partnership with Inspire, which works with nonprofits to provide safe, online health and wellness communities to help members live mentally healthier lives...
XenoPort Announces Presentation Of Preclinical Data For Acamprosate Prodrug At Fragile X Syndrome Conference
XenoPort, Inc. (Nasdaq:XNPT) announced that it has discovered a novel prodrug that has the potential to improve significantly the blood concentration of acamprosate compared with the currently approved formulation of acamprosate. Preclinical data on this new product candidate will be presented at the National Fragile X Foundation's 12th International Fragile X Conference in Detroit, Michigan...
People With Severe Depression ‘Find It Harder To Judge Facial Expressions’
New research shows people with severe depression find it harder to interpret facial expressions than healthy people - particularly expressions of disgust. The study, published in the August issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry, was carried out by researchers from the University of Otago in New Zealand...
Asuragen And Collaborators Report Results Using PCR-Only Technologies For The Comprehensive Molecular Assessment Of The Fragile X Gene
Asuragen, Inc. announced the results from two collaborative studies, one with the University of California Davis M.I.N.D. Institute and another with Rush University Medical Center, that demonstrate comprehensive molecular profiling of the Fragile X Mental Retardation (FMR1) gene using advanced PCR-based methods...
ACLU Says Some Nursing Homes Use ‘Scare Tactics’ To Keep Psychiatric Patients
Chicago Tribune: The American Civil Liberties Union says in court papers that some for-profit nursing home operators are using "scare tactics" to persuade psychiatric patients to stay in their facilities...
How Does a Heat Wave Affect the Human Body?
Climate change promises to bring with it longer, hotter summers to many places on the planet. This June turned out to be the fourth-hottest month ever recorded--globally-- scientists are reporting . With more heat waves on the horizon, and a big one currently sweeping much of the U.S., the risk of heat-related health problems has also been on the rise. [More]
Climate change - Heat wave - United States - Health - Environment
Youth Lead The Adoption Of e-health, Australia
The 'net' generation, spanning 13 to 33 year olds, has embraced technology as the norm and is expected to adopt e-health as just par for the course in their highly connected lives according to several leading youth health experts. Jonathan Nicholas, Chief Executive Officer of the Inspire Foundation, the organisation behind the web-based mental health support service for young people, ReachOut...
Schizophrenia Patients Suffer More Hospital Injuries
People with schizophrenia are more likely than others to sustain medical injuries during non-psychiatric hospital stays, a large national study finds...
Meeting Summary » Navigating Your Way through a Successful Research Career: An NIMH Workshop for Early Stage Research Investigator
On June 7-8, 2010, the Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health (ORDGMH), in the Office of the Director of NIMH, sponsored a workshop for early stage research investigators currently supported by Diversity Supplements, to provide the investigators with the tools necessary to continue along the path of competitive research support and the transition to independence.
