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Nurses are assessing mothers with mental health issues despite lack of guidance and formal training
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May 06, 2009 |
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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.
For psychiatric services, wait for the beep
Feb 25, 2009 |
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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 ...
Study looks at how mental health care affects outcomes for foster children
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Of the approximately half-million children and adolescents in foster care in the U.S., experts estimate that 42 to 60 percent of them have emotional and behavioral problems. Despite the prevalence of mental health problems ...
Has a new era of reinstitutionalization in mental health care begun?
Oct 10, 2008 |
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[B]Research paper: A retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics, involuntary admissions under the Mental Health Act 1983, and the number of psychiatric beds in England 1996-2006[/B] The number of compulsory adm ...
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Specialty care costs for patients with bipolar disorder are higher than diabetes and other chronic diseases
May 21, 2009 |
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Mayo Clinic researchers have found that bipolar disorder is more costly than other chronic conditions such as diabetes, depression, asthma or coronary artery disease. These findings are based on a review of health care claim ...
Post-partum suicide attempt risks studied
Aug 06, 2008 |
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Although maternal suicide after giving birth is a relatively rare occurrence, suicide attempts often have long-lasting effects on the family and the infant. In a study published in the August 2008 issue of the American Jo ...
Pregnancy alone is not associated with increased risk for mental disorders
Jul 07, 2008 |
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Pregnancy alone does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of the most prevalent mental disorders, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Howeve ...
Psychiatric disorders and sexual trauma are associated with lower urinary tract symptoms
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Depression, anxiety disorders and sexual trauma have all been implicated as risk factors in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) such as incontinence and overactive bladder. The exact nature of these associations is unknown. ...
MSU doctors bring much-needed psychiatric care to rural areas via technology
Oct 27, 2008 |
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To tackle the growing number of psychiatric cases in Michigan's rural areas, particularly among children and adolescents, a team of Michigan State University doctors from the colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and Human Medicine ...
New study shows people with mental health problems receive inadequate medical care
Jun 02, 2009 |
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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.
Abortion and miscarriage bring psychiatric risk
Dec 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Drug and alcohol problems and psychiatric disorders are more likely in women who have had an abortion or miscarriage, a University of Queensland study has found.
With mental health insurance, price matters
Dec 23, 2008 |
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More people who need mental health services will seek follow-up care if the price is right, Brown University researchers have found.
Nearly 5 percent of the US population suffers from persistent depression or anxiety
Dec 03, 2008 |
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Though effective treatments are available for individuals suffering from chronic depression and anxiety, very little is known about how often these treatments are used or how prevalent these conditions are among the nation's ...
Adolescents with chronic insomnia report 'twofold to fivefold' increase in personal problems
Mar 21, 2008 |
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Documenting a “twofold to fivefold” increase in personal problems among adolescents with persistent sleeplessness, public health researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston say they have completed ...
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