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By Thomas Insel, MD Healing: Our journey from mental illness to mental health "When it comes to mental health, I feel like the house is on fire and we need to find ways to put it out," said Dr Thomas Insel. “And…

For more than half a century, the kinds of antisocial personality traits that we think of as psychopathic—such as lack of remorse, aggression, and disregard for the well-being of others—have been associated with illness. mental. The line…

When he suffered a mental breakdown at the age of 62, Rex Wilder quickly realized how difficult the mental health system was to navigate and how dangerous it was for someone in his precarious position. Made possible by a $1.5 million…

"It just caught our attention at the time." Psychiatric treatment, like any other medical treatment, must be carried out without reluctance. Similarly, if media and cinematic representations of the mentally ill change, it will go a long…

An analysis of nearly 600,000 adults in the United States found that people diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder may have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease at a younger age compared to adults not…

The World Health Organization has said that one in four Nigerians suffers from mental illness. As the pandemic and insecurity continue to grip the country, which has only eight federal neuropsychiatric facilities, that number could…

For the editor: There are already many legal mechanisms available to address mental health issues, not just among the homeless, but anyone with a serious mental illness. The failure has been to adequately fund these services in community…

This article was originally published here BMC Psychiatry. 2022 Mar 1;22(1):156. doi: 10.1186/s12888-022-03790-w. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused serious public health concerns, posing significant…

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most popular forms of talk therapy. It is the treatment of choice for depression and anxiety and is an essential part of public healthcare systems, such as the NHS and Australia's…

Investigators in a recent study aimed to determine which mental disorders affect pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) and compare them with the risk of their siblings without skin conditions.In a prospective cross-sectional study,…

Home Video Stream Image Rep. Jeff Shipley made at least 10 references to mentally ill Iowa transgender people and diagnosed them with gender dysmorphia at least 11!-->…

Treatment coverage for major depressive disorder (MDD) remains low worldwide despite it being the leading cause of disability. According to research conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of…

The Kano State Governor's Special Advisor on Health Issues, Dr Fauziyya Idris described mental disorders as one of the neglected aspects of health issues as most people do not consider them but stigmatize them often those who are…

A group of 13 young Rwandans have come together to create a platform that will help people with mental illness in Rwanda, with services available for free and anonymously. The organization dubbed Hear2Share, was started by young Rwandans…

Coherent Market Insights published a trade research report on Mental Disorder Treatment Market: Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecasts 2022-2028. Mental Disorder Treatment Market with 150+ market data tables,…

Tutor Doctor Gateway & East Mesa, a tutoring organization, weighs in on the toll of the pandemic on students and ways to help. MESA, Arizona - In nearly two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects are still…

Posted January 23, 2022 The Psychiatric Association of Nigeria has called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Ret'd) to give his assent to the Mental Health Bill, which it says has been passed by the National Assembly. He…

Published January 20, 2022 Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the rise in mental health cases may be linked to family breakdown. Sanwo-Olu, speaking at the Lagos Mental Health Conference held on Tuesday, said families…

For transgender people, starting gender-affirming hormone therapy in adolescence is linked to better mental health than waiting until adulthood, according to new research from the Stanford University School of Medicine. The study, which…

Read the article Summarizing how NGOs providing outreach mental health services to marginalized and vulnerable populations in India have adapted care services during the 'new normal', Dr Sapna Nair, Health Research Fellow, LEAD…

In 2005, Konkona Sen Sharma starred as Meethi in Aparna Sen's 15 Park Avenue - a woman with schizophrenia who created a parallel reality for herself after a traumatic incident. She retreated into her imagination, where she is married to…

A quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin is "An ounce of prevention is better than a cure." With this in mind, the field of psychiatry continues to aim to identify early indications of mental illness to initiate early treatment, as prompt…

Posted December 27, 2021 The medical director of Yaba Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Lagos, Dr Olugbenga Owoeye, said the new variant of COVID-19, Omicron, will increase the rate of drug abuse, leading to an increase in the number…

Doctors are increasingly giving children medicine to help teachers and parents cope with their embarrassing behavior. Certain behaviors or actions of children, such as not sitting still, are considered evidence of a mental disorder and…

"The Right Rehab - A Guide to Addiction and Mental Illness Recovery When Crisis Hits Your Family" by Walter Wolf (Rowman & Littlefield, 257 pages, in store November 15)Self-help books can be found by the hundreds in bookstores. Some…

AAn individual is at greater risk of developing a severe case of COVID-19 if they suffer from mental health issues, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In an Oct. 14 report, the CDC said…

A mental health expert has warned that female lawyers are at greater risk of developing mental disorders than their male counterparts because of the different responsibilities they have outside of their…

It's no secret that comedians and high-energy television personalities are particularly susceptible to mental health issues. Often referred to as the “sad clown paradox,” the contradictory…

This article was originally published here BMJ Open. 2021 Oct 14; 11 (10): e051908. doi: 10.1136 / bmjopen-2021-051908. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Climate change and climate-related disasters negatively affect mental health. Low and…

A murderer has asked for his conviction to be overturned due to new evidence he suffered from an undisclosed mental disorder when he attacked a retired broker at…

... Like retirement hospital educates students about mental healthBy Chioma Obinna As Nigerians joined the rest of the world to mark World Mental Health Day 2021 with the theme: 'Mental health in an unequal world', leading psychiatrists…

Ekiti State Governor Dr Kayode Fayemi said his government will continue to protect people living with mental disorders in the state with the enactment of the Mental Health Services Act.Fayemi said he firmly believes that meeting the needs…

A man in his 30s was recently admitted to a private hospital in Kochi for COVID-19 treatment. He was billed around 1.50 lakh but was denied coverage by the insurance company because he honestly admitted that he had previously undergone…

Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Behavioral Medicine, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, Professor Olurotimi Coker, believes that shipowners and regulatory bodies, in particular the Nigerian Administration and…

October is Mental Illness Awareness Month, so each day I will explain a mental disorder, its effects, symptoms and how to help someone with this disorder. A quick warning: this is not a self-diagnostic tool. It is simply a matter of…

October is Mental Illness Awareness Month, so each day I will explain a mental disorder, its effects, symptoms and how to help someone with this disorder. A quick warning: this is not a self-diagnostic tool. It is simply a matter of…

Content of the article Not so long ago, a woman who had overcome a mental health crisis wrote a letter to a younger version of herself, detailing the challenges she would face. “Your grades will go down. You're…

Trigger Warning: Discussion of Extreme Diets and Anorexic Behavior October is Mental Illness Awareness Month, so each day I will explain a mental disorder, its effects, symptoms and how to support someone with this disorder. A quick…

Abused children can suffer from mental illness for up to 70 years after being abused for the first time, according to a study.British researchers said victims were at risk of developing illnesses decades later, even though they had no…

Nomophobia or “NO Mobile Phone PhoBIA” is also called disconnection syndrome. It describes the fear of being disconnected / offline / deleted from a technological device (smartphone,…

A pioneering study recently found that dopamine levels rise in response to stressful, not just pleasurable stimuli, potentially rewriting details about a critical mediator of many mental disorders known as the…

Tista 'taqra bil- Malta.40% of children aged 5 to 16 are at risk for mental disorders, a study led by psychiatric registrar Rosemarie Sacco found.This is part of the results of a study conducted by the Association for Child and Adolescent…

This article was originally published here BMC Psychiatry. Sep 7, 2021; 21 (1): 443. doi: 10.1186 / s12888-021-03415-8. ABSTRACT Background: Patients with mental disorders have an increased risk of developing somatic disorders, just…

The cruel way some elders colluded with parents to end the life of a mentally ill child emerged at a meeting of mental health professionals.The child (name withheld) saw his parents and some Mile 14 elders end his life, when the child…

Mr. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu is the Minister of Health The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that 10 percent of Ghana's population, or 10 out of…

Visiongain has published a new report on Mental Disorder Drugs Market Report 2021-2031. Mental Disorder Drug Profiles and Predictions. By drug class (SSRIs, SNRIs, atypical antipsychotics, ATC, IRAS, benzodiazepines, MAOIs), by…

Visiongain has published a new report on Mental Disorder Drugs Market Report 2021-2031. Mental Disorder Drug Profiles and Predictions. By drug class (SSRIs, SNRIs, atypical antipsychotics, ATC, IRAS, benzodiazepines, MAOIs), by…

For the first time in the country's history, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has provided major assistance to people with mental disorders by allowing them to open a bank account with the help of an appointed manager. by the court.…

SEATTLE, May 10, 2021 (MEDGADGET) - Preview: Mental disorders are also called mental illness or psychiatric disorder. Mental disorders are defined by how a person behaves, feels, sees and thinks, and mental disorders arise as a result of…

A new study suggests that nearly half of parents who have children with a parent with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, themselves are burdened with psychological problems. It can affect family life and children. This is shown by…

Professor Bamidele Owoyele, president of the Ilorin Neuroscience Group (ING), says that one in four Nigerians suffers from some form of mental disorder. Owoyele, professor of physiology at the University of…

© iStock-ediebloom A groundbreaking study has provided new insight into the biological basis of mood disorders, such as depression and bipolar disorder, which offers a promising blood test aimed at a…

There are hundreds of different types of mental (or psychiatric) disorders as characterized and defined by the DSM and ICD. Many disorders fall into specific categories, including (but not limited to): Anxiety disorders Mood…

Homosexuality can be considered "a psychological disorder" in the eyes of Chinese law. Citing controversial academic literature, a court in eastern China's Jiangsu Province has ruled that a textbook defining…

A Chinese court upheld a ruling that a textbook description of homosexuality as "a psychological disorder" was not a factual error but simply an "academic point of view."The Chinese LGBT community and the 24-year-old woman who filed the…

KIGALI from RwandaA peak of mental health cases was noted in Rwanda among survivors of the 1994 genocide which took place against the Tutsi ethnic group.Although an increase in depression and other mental…

Research from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) claims that distinctions in the expression of gene transcripts that build cells in the human body may help to understand how mental problems with common inherited danger factors…

People with severe mental disorders are at high risk of dying from Covid-19, according to the study conducted by researchers at UmeÃ¥ University and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Among the elderly, the proportion of…

SEATTLE - (COMMERCIAL THREAD) - According to Coherent Market Insights, the global mental disorder treatment market is estimated at 48.4 billion US dollars in 2020 and is expected to post a CAGR of 6.6% during the forecast period…

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Mental health disorders seem to be becoming more common in children. (Posed by a model, Getty Images)One in six children in England have a "probable mental disorder", according to research.NHS Digital surveyed 3,570 people aged 5-22 in…

Every year, like clockwork, groups of people under a defined umbrella go through a routine to raise awareness of certain issues affecting humanity. Given the need for an obligation to keep society informed…

health and fitness How to prevent a relapse of nervous breakdown Tuesday, September 15, 2020 A few years ago, the World Health Organization formulated the maxim that “there is no health without mental…

1 in 6 children (or 1 in 3, depending on the school district) have been shown to have enough symptoms to be diagnosed with a mental health condition. Photo by Syda Productions on ShutterstockA 2020 CDC study looked at mental health…

As we learn more about COVID-19, it has become clear that the toll of the virus doesn't always end after a patient's fever drops or their cough subsides. From kidney damage to…

A new paper offers a deeply thought-provoking perspective on the nature of addiction and how mental disorders can exist without brain disease.The article, by Jerome Wakefield, contains several arguments. One of them is an analogy, which…

According to a 2019 report in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, approximately one in six young Americans between the ages of 6 and 17 has a mental, behavioral, or developmental disorder such as anxiety, depression, or brain deficit disorder.…

NEW DELHI: Depression and anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorders and their prevalence is increasing across India, according to a study published in the Lancet Psychiatry. According to the results of the study whose results…

Express press service NEW DELHI: About one in seven people in India suffer from mental disorders of varying severity, according to 2017 data, with depression and anxiety disorders being the most common disorders…

One in seven Indians is affected by a mental disorder, according to the latest article published by the Indian Council of Medical Research in Lancet Psychiatry "The Burden of Mental Disorders in the States of India: The Global Burden…

About one in seven people in India suffered from mental disorders of varying severity in 2017, with depression and anxiety disorders being the most common mental disorders affecting 45.7 million and 44.9 million people each…

**This blog is written by contributor Shiri Raz, PhD student in psychoanalysis and philosophy (Bar-Ilan University)In 1909, neuroscientist Charles Loomis Dana coined the term "zoophilpsychosis" to describe a unique mental illness, a…

Breadcrumb Links World News Health Canada Whether it's a 'real' or imagined mental illness, the behaviors and consequences are definitely real, says author of new study Publication date : August 13, 2019…

Once again, America faces an unfathomable act of gun violence - and once again, like clockwork, pundits and politicians are eager to blame the problem on the "mentally ill". “Mental illness and hate pull the trigger. Not the gun,” Trump…

According to research published in journal of rheumatology. The researchers used the results of a 2016 survey of patients (N=680) with axSpA who were interviewed for the Atlas of Axial Spondylitis in Spain. The interview assessed…

(WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) Transgender people will no longer be classified as having a mental disorder by the World Health Organization.WHO officials have voted to move the term they use for transgender people - gender…

Video games can be very addictive, but can some people become addicted to the game? The World Health Organization (WHO) says yes.Recently, the WHO officially recognized "gaming disorder" as a mental health condition, adding the disorder…

A “nervous breakdown” or “mental breakdown” is a term used to describe a period of intense mental distress or illness that comes on suddenly. During this period, you are unable to function in your daily life.This term was once used to…

When Charlie Sheen jumped off the mental health bandwagon in March amid a high-profile media circus, there was a lot of talk about his mental state. "Charlie Sheen is not funny, he is sick," said the Los Angeles Times wrote. Fox…