Mental Health

Court rejects latest Chapman appeal - Cincinnati.com

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:00:00 GMT

FRANKFORT ? The Kentucky Supreme Court has denied a motion that would have halted Friday?s scheduled execution of confessed child killer Marco Chapman. Chief Justice John Minton signed an order Thursday denying a request by a Louisville attorney ...

Urging Latino Community to Voice Mental Health Questions - Extra Bilingual Community Newspaper

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:31:00 GMT

Due to the dramatic disparity in health care and the need for better access to support and treatment, Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) has developed a dynamic and interactive Spanish-language Web site, dbsalianza.org, empowering ...

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News - United Press International

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:09:00 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists said Thursday they discovered vast water glaciers under blankets of rocky debris on Mars, suggesting possible life beyond Earth. "These results are the smoking gun," said Ali Safaeinili, a shallow-radar ...

Air Canada flight attendant helped land plane - International Herald Tribune

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:33:00 GMT

DUBLIN, Ireland : An Air Canada co-pilot having a mental breakdown had to be forcibly removed from the cockpit, restrained and sedated, and a stewardess with flying experience helped the pilot safely make an emergency landing, an Irish investigation ...

Aafia?s mental health hearing put off until Dec 17 - Daily Times

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:21:00 GMT

WASHINGTON: Dr Aafia Siddiqui, whom a government doctor has declared unfit to stand trial, will be repatriated to Pakistan, if a plea made by the Pakistan government succeeds in persuading American authorities to drop the case they have lodged ...

Lawmakers express outrage over mental patient's death - WRAL

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:52:00 GMT

Leesburg, Va. ? Some state lawmakers are calling for harsher disciplinary action for employees who were both directly and indirectly responsible for neglecting a Cherry Hospital patient who died after 22 hours sitting essentially unattended in the ...

Another view: Mental health expert Paul Farmer on How Mad Are You? - Guardian Unlimited

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:21:00 GMT

How Mad Are You? is a reality TV-style experiment that asks a group of psychiatrists to pick five people with mental health problems from a group of 10 volunteers. Thankfully, it doesn't feel too much like The X Factor. Much of the population doesn't ...

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Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:52:32 GMT

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Overland Park company will coordinate mental health claims for Blue ... - Kansas City Star

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:59:00 GMT

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas has selected an Overland Park company to help coordinate patients? mental health claims. New Directions Behavioral Health , a subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City , will provide services for ...

Diversity works for political refugee

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:55:19 GMT

November 21, 2008 10:09 AM - Pashupati Pokhrel's limited English language skills and his lack of knowledge about the Canadian job market combined to stack the odds against him as he tried to find a job.

Can't focus? Try Tai Chi

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:55:12 GMT

Herea TMs a workout for your body and mind: A study in the journal Sleep found that people who did six months of a slow-motion version of Tai Chi called Chiha 'a meditative sequence of 19 movementsa 'felt less ...

Downturn 'to affect mental health' - Guardian Unlimited

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:48:00 GMT

The economic downturn could cause a 26% rise in mental health problems, affecting more than 1.5 million people in the UK, Conservatives have claimed. Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley urged the Government to take action to prevent what he said ...

Returning Alabama Troops to Receive Help on Dealing with Stress

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:54:47 GMT

Returning Alabama troops who experience psychological or emotional difficulties as they readjust to life back home have a new tool to help them.

Dr. Fred Goodwin and The Infinite Mind Ties to Undisclosed Drug Payments

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:54:31 GMT

On May 9, Slate published a rebuke of the independence of an episode of the Infinite Mind , a public radio program on mental health, brain and behavior topics.

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Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:52:32 GMT

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Amsterdam moves to close a fifth of 'coffee shops'

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:53:44 GMT

In this Sept. 24, 2004 file photo, a tourist smokes marijuana at a coffeeshop called "de Dampkring" or "Atmosphere", in the center of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Guards: Crowded Calif. prisons neglect ill inmates

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:53:26 GMT

Inmates with open, bleeding wounds routinely use communal showers and suicidal prisoners are sometimes kept for hours inside small cages, witnesses testified in a lawsuit over state prison crowding.

Help is available for fire victims - Los Angeles Times

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:35:00 GMT

San Fernando Valley Mental Health Center, 10605 Balboa Blvd., Suite 100, Granada Hills, CA 91344; (818) 832-2400. West Valley Mental Health Center, 7621 Canoga Ave., Canoga Park, CA 91304; (818) 598-6900. Orange County Office of Behavioral Health's ...

Task force unleashes strategic plan

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:50:58 GMT

Asking tough questions about drug use is at the heart of a strategic plan geared to combating substance abuse in the county.

AP NewsBreak: Nebraska lawmakers approve 30-day age limit for safe-haven law

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:43:10 GMT

Nebraska lawmakers have given final approval to adding a 30-day age limit to the state's safe-haven law.

Holmes has devoted much of her life to making a difference - Republican-Eagle

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:04:00 GMT

Making a difference has been Dorothy Holmes' goal in life. Her success at bringing about positive change in other people's lives is well known, locally and at the state and national levels. Holmes' name is the first to come to mind when anyone talks ...

Drew Peterson's Days of Freedom are Dwindling

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:35:36 GMT

If you cant stand the heat get out of the kitchen, right? Well, anyone with half an ounce of sensibility would; but not Drew Peterson.

VIDEO: Muslim convert Nicky Reilly on CCTV

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:35:34 GMT

THE sentencing of Muslim convert Nicky Reilly, who tried to kill diners in a restaurant, was put off today amid concerns about his mental health.

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Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:52:32 GMT

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"Made" and "True Life": New Episodes on December 6

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:29:58 GMT

Ever wondered what it's like to go from being a geek into a rock star? Making a relationship work is hard but what if the person you're seeing is in love with someone else? Find out with brand new episodes of ...

Joint effort to fight underage drinking

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:26:02 GMT

For years, Rhode Island's 35 task forces have tried to curb teen drinking through local programs.

Safe Haven: a Mother's Agonizing Choice - Wall Street Journal

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:37:00 GMT

LINCOLN, Neb. -- On the morning of Oct. 28, police here found a 17-year-old boy stumbling around a busy intersection. His mother, Sue Quakenbush, says that when she picked him up from a detox center later that day, she drove him to the nearest ...

Parents' despair is left at Nebraska's doorstep

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:25:00 GMT

Reporting from Lincoln, Neb. -- First Melyssa Cowburn's 5-year-old child tried to bash in a baby's head with a hammer.

Fetal alcohol children born into life of misunderstanding - See Video

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:23:53 GMT

Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder are born into a life of misunderstanding, both by them and their caregivers, said a national expert on the disorder.

Don`t Forget the Gingko: Just Make Sure It`s the Right One

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:20:06 GMT

In the search for ways to effectively treat people with age-related memory loss and Alzheimer's disease, researchers have identified several ingredients that may play a role in enhancing memory and cognitive ...