Daily Psychology and Mental Health News Feeds: At a Glance

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By Dr Greg Mulhauser

The latest news headlines in the fields of psychology and mental health from around the world... A separate collection of news on the latest drug research and clinical trials is also now available in the Medication Information Centre. Individual psychology and mental health news feeds are updated regularly several times per day.

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News From APA's PsycPORT

  • Why do we hate?
    Wed, 18 Nov 2009November 18, 2009 SPOKANE, Wash. - Why did the Nazis hate the Jews? Why did the Hutus hate the Tutsis?
  • Army says morale down among troops in Afghanistan
    Fri, 13 Nov 2009November 13, 2009 WASHINGTON - Morale has fallen among soldiers in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the 8-year-old war, while those in Iraq show much improved mental health amid much lower violence, the Army said Friday.
  • Dark chocolate eases emotional stress
    Thu, 12 Nov 2009November 12, 2009 LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Nov 12, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Swiss scientists say people who are stressed and reach for dark chocolate -- the "chocolate cure" -- do seem to experience less emotional stress.
  • International award for Temple researcher
    Thu, 12 Nov 2009November 12, 2009 Nov. 12--Temple University professor Laurence Steinberg will take his research on teen brain development and risky behavior international with a $1 million award he received yesterday.
  • Number of wounded troops in Afghanistan increasing
    Wed, 11 Nov 2009November 11, 2009 WASHINGTON - Far from winding down, the numbers of U.S. soldiers coming home wounded have continued to swell. The problem is especially acute among those fighting in Afghanistan, where nearly four times as many troops were injured in October as a year ago.
  • Mental-health professionals speculate on what went wrong
    Sat, 07 Nov 2009November 07, 2009 Nov. 7--As an Army psychiatrist, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan treated soldiers with post-traumatic stress and mental disorders.
  • Shortage of military therapists creates strain
    Sat, 07 Nov 2009November 07, 2009 WASHINGTON - Amputations. Combat stress. Divorce. Suicide. For every physical and mental strain on service members, there's often a military therapist at their side.

News From New York Times Mental Health & Psychology

News From Medscape: Psychiatry and Mental Health

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News From NHS Mental Health Specialist Library

  • Counting the cost - Caring for people with dementia on hospital wards
    Tue, 17 Nov 2009A report published today by the Alzhimer's Society states that people with dementia are staying far longer in hospital than people without the condition who go in for the same treatment.
  • Report on the prescribing of anti-psychotic drugs to people with dementia
    Fri, 13 Nov 2009In recognition of widespread concern about the over-prescription of anti-psychotic drugs, and as part of the priority being given to improving care for people with dementia, Professor Sube Banerjee was asked to undertake an independent clinical review of the use of anti-psychotic drugs. Professor Banerjee has completed his review and the Government has issued its response to his findings.
  • November 2009 issue of Evidence Based Mental Health Journal now added
    Thu, 05 Nov 2009We've added the new edition of the EBMH Journal to the collection. Follow the link to view the articles.
  • A summary of the new NICE depression guidance
    Mon, 02 Nov 2009Steve Pilling, Joint Director of the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health has written a summary of the two depression guidelines published by NICE in October 2009.
  • New NICE guidance on depression
    Mon, 02 Nov 2009This guidance offers best practice guidance on the treatment and management of depression in adults.
  • New consultation - depression
    Wed, 14 Oct 2009The draft evaluation of depression screening against the UK NSC criteria. This paper uses evidence published up to June 2009 to update the review by Gilbody et al (2006) of the performance of screening for depression against the UK National Screening Committee Criteria for appraising the viability, effectiveness and appropriateness of a screening programme (National Screening Committee 2003).
  • Seeing double - Meeting the challenge of dual diagnosis
    Wed, 14 Oct 2009The report, published by the NHS Confederation and the National Mental Health Development Unit, looks at the challenges posed to the NHS by people who have either developed problems with alcohol or drugs because of a pre-existing mental health condition, or have had a mental health condition caused by misusing alcohol or drugs.

News From Psychology Today

News From Medical News Today

  • Innovative Therapy That Offers New Hope For Borderline Personality Disorder
    Fri, 20 Nov 2009Patients coping with the chaos and misery of Borderline Personality Disorder now have reason for strong confidence in making major life changes through a new treatment, Schema Therapy. For the first time, three major outcome studies have shown that many patients with Borderline Personality Disorder can achieve full recovery across the complete range of symptoms.
  • Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe Ltd Withdraws Its Application For An Extension Of Indication For Abilify (aripiprazole), Europe
    Fri, 20 Nov 2009The European Medicines Agency has been formally notified by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe Ltd of its decision to withdraw its application for an extension of indication for the centrally authorised medicine Abilify (aripiprazole) tablets, orodispersible tablets and oral solution. Abilify was expected to be used in the treatment of major depressive episodes, as adjunctive therapy, in patients who have had an inadequate response to previous treatment with antidepressants.
  • Mental Health America Endorses Nomination Of Chai Feldblum As EEOC Commissioner
    Thu, 19 Nov 2009"Mental Health America is pleased to endorse the nomination of Chai Feldblum to serve as a commissioner on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
  • Government's Social Care Green Paper Overlooks Mental Health, UK
    Tue, 17 Nov 2009On the day that the consultation period for the Government's Green Paper on adult social care closes, mental health charity Mind has expressed its concerns that the Paper does not address the needs of adults with mental health problems, instead skewing the debate towards older people.
  • Results Of 2009 Pfizer Index Show Unemployed Claim To Have Four Times Higher Rate Of Depression
    Mon, 16 Nov 2009The results of the 2009 Pfizer Health Index announced at the Royal College of Physicians Ireland reveal that the recently unemployed are four times more likely to claim to have depression than the general population. There is also evidence that the recession is leading to anxiety over money, is bad for self-esteem and is leading to relationship tension. The greatest impact of the recession is apparent among those between the ages of 25 and 50, who are parents and who live in urban areas.
  • Major Schizophrenia Study Finds Striking Similarities Across 37 Countries In Six Regions
    Mon, 16 Nov 2009An international study of more than 17,000 people with schizophrenia has found striking similarities in symptoms, medication, employment and sexual problems, despite the fact that it covered a diverse range of patients and healthcare systems in 37 different countries.
  • Depression Patients More Apt To Receive Opioids For Chronic Pain
    Mon, 16 Nov 2009Chronic pain patients with a history of depression are three times more likely to receive long-term prescriptions for opioid medications like Vicodin compared to pain patients who do not suffer from depression, according to new research. The study, published in the November-December issue of the journal General Hospital Psychiatry, analyzed the medical records of tens of thousands of patients enrolled in the Kaiser Permanente and Group Health plans between 1997 and 2005.

 

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