News : mental health

THE JOHN A. HARTFORD FOUNDATION AWARDS FIVE GRANTS FOR DEPRESSION CARE TO CLINIC...

5/20/2013 3:30 PM EST - Strategic Communications and Planning

Funds will increase access to mental health care in medically underserved, rural, low-income communities
New York, NY (May 20, 2013) – To improve care for depression - one of the most common and disabling but under-diagnosed and ineffectively...

$12 Million funding commitment from Movember Canada addresses priority area Men'...

4/23/2013 11:30 AM EST - Movember Canada

Movember Canada Announces Request for Applications
TORONTO, ONTARIO (April 23rd, 2013) - Movember Canada, with guidance from the Canadian Men's Health Network (CMHN), is proud to announce a Request for Applications (RFA) for mental health interventions in the priority areas of de-stigmatization, awareness, prevention, education or early recognition/interventions. This $12 million announcement represents the...

New gene variant may explain psychotic features in bipolar disorder

3/5/2013 4:05 AM EST - Karolinska Institutet

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found an explanation for why the level of kynurenic acid (KYNA) is higher in the brains of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disease with psychosis. The study, which is published in the scientific periodical Molecular Psychiatry, identifies a gene variant associated with an increased production of KYNA. The discovery contributes to the further understanding of...

Adult sleepwalking is serious condition that impacts health-related quality of l...

2/28/2013 3:00 PM EST - American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Left untreated it may induce violent behaviors, self-injury or injury to bed partners, sleep disruption, excessive daytime sleepiness, fatigue and psychological distress
DARIEN, IL – A new study found that adult sleepwalking is a potentially serious condition that may induce violent behaviors and affect health-related quality of life.

“We found a higher frequency of daytime sleepiness, fatigue, insomnia,...

Study of insomnia finds a new predictor for suicidal thoughts

2/14/2013 3:00 PM EST - American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Assessment and treatment of nightmares and dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep may reduce the risk of suicide in people with depressive symptoms
DARIEN, IL – A new study confirms a link between insomnia and thoughts of suicide and suggests that this relationship is mediated by dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep as well as nightmares. The study suggests that the targeted assessment and...

England’s biggest mental health dataset to go monthly

1/25/2013 5:17 AM EST - The NHS Information Centre

· Consultation feedback shapes future development of MHMDS analysis
Data collection and releases from the Mental Health Minimum Dataset (MHMDS) are to become monthly, a Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) consultation report confirms today.

The move, along with several other recommendations made in the report, will help support effective commissioning, payment by results (PbR) and bring further...

Take Control of Your Mental Health, ‘WhatsMyM3’ App Now Available in 12 Language...

10/25/2012 11:22 AM EST - On the Marc Media

Four-Star Depression/Bipolar/Anxiety Screen available on Apple iTunes and Google Play for Android
(Rockville, Maryland, USA Oct. 25, 2012) – WhatsMyM3, the most popular mental health app on both iTunes and Google Play, is now available in 12 languages. That means this leading mental health and wellness app can be used by millions of people around the world making it easy...

Boys and Girls Clubs Stresses Strong Relationships Between Adults and Young Peop...

9/10/2012 4:14 PM EST - Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day.

In Canada, suicide accounts for 24% of all deaths among 15 to 24 year olds. It follows motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of death among Canadian youth and it is the number one cause of death for marginalized youth such as First Nations.

Studies have shown unequivocally that the presence of an adult or peer mentor – a person with whom youth can identify and from...

WhatsMyM3 Screen Just Out in Spanish Language Version

7/2/2012 7:00 AM EST - On the Marc Media

Revolutionary Anonymous Mental Health Screen Provides Early Detection

July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
(Bethesda, Maryland, July 2, 2012) – “Hay una app para eso.” There’s an app for that. WhatsMyM3 has just released a Spanish language version of its revolutionary new mental health screening app. It allows Latinos seeking help for mental health...

Linden Oaks at Edward expands mental health facilities, services

5/23/2012 3:42 PM EST - Edward Hospital

At a time when many mental health providers are cutting back services or closing their doors, Linden Oaks at Edward has opened a three-wing, 8,500-square foot expansion at its facility on the campus of Edward Hospital, 801 S. Washington St. in Naperville, Ill. In addition, Linden Oaks is completely renovating a 40,000-square foot building across the street from its current Mill St. location in Naperville and will...

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