U.S. moves toward equal treatment for mentally ill
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Some days, Mrs. J can't travel further than her bed to her chair, her chair to her bed. Her arms and legs work just fine, but she is too depressed to move.
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Virginia&#39;s mental health care system is plagued by bed shortages, aging state hospitals and inadequate staffing. Faced with all that, the short 2005 session of the General
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Buried deep in the review panel's report on the massacre at Virginia Tech is a finding that many mental health professionals already knew quite clearly: The state's system for treating the mentally ill "has major gaps in its entirety."
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The Lib Dems are promising to introduce a maximum waiting time for community mental health care as figures show patients are facing long waits.
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Advocates for the mentally ill are trying to secure voting rights while concern mounts about the risks of voting by people with conditions like dementia.
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Adults with mental disorders are at higher risk of brain tumors and lung cancer and developing these cancers at younger ages than individuals without mental illness, according to a study in the new issue of Psychosomatic Medicine.
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NEW YORK  - High rates of mental health disorders are being diagnosed among US military personnel soon after being released from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to investigators in San Francisco.
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Discrimination is being blamed for high rates of mental health problems amongst gay men and lesbians.
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Advocates for the mental ill are trying to secure voting rights while concern mounts about the risks of voting by people with conditions like dementia.
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The severely mentally ill are more likely to die from heart and circulatory problems than is the general population, said a British study.
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State officials have agreed to let the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County serve fewer patients this year but said they will keep monthly tabs on the local agency
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War, poverty and diseases such as AIDS are adding to mental health problems in poorer countries, which are generally ill-equipped to respond to depression, schizophrenia and other such ailments, according to health officials.
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Any improvement in medical treatment is welcome news. And black Americans, who are so maltreated by our health care system, deserve an extra share of good news.
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The number of American children and adolescents treated for bipolar disorder increased 40-fold from 1994 to 2003.
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New research shows mental illness is neglected in the developing world and up to 800,000 commit suicide each year.
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By Gregory Lopes, The Washington Times  Feb. 17--Patients ordering drugs online for depression and insomnia  instead received schizophrenia medication that caused them to seek emergency  medical treatment for breathing problems, the Food and Drug Administration  learned yesterday.
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The government waters down plans to allow the enforced treatment of potentially dangerous mental health patients.