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World Mental Health Day

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:51:09 GMT

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Learning How Not To Be Afraid

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:35:41 GMT

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clipper's remarks: When Kandel's team used radiation to blunt the birth of new cells in the dentate gyrus, they discovered that their interventions both slowed safety learning and stunted the antidepressant effects of learned safety.

Another study that points to the origin of fear as a biological entity. the glitch is it turning into anxiety.

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Learning How Not To Be Afraid

experiments in which they conditioned mice to feel safe in stressful situations

The behavioral changes observed in the mice squelched anxiety as effectively as antidepressant drugs

The new study is noteworthy because it reveals in elegant detail how behavioral conditioning can affect the brain.

Two types of fear, instinctive and learned, have deep evolutionary roots and are essential for survival.

But in some people, pathological forms of learned fear can lead to debilitating anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress syndrome, or depression

"The ability to identify, develop, and exploit conditions of safety and security is central to survival and mental health

taught mice to associate a specific audible tone with protection from an impending averse event

We found that the mice trained for safety could overcome their sense of hopelessness in the swim test

conditioned for safety had a greater number of newborn cells in the dentate gyrus

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World Mental Health Day

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:09:35 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Although mental health problems occur on a massive scale across the world, discrimination, stigma and silence about the facts are routine. With stress, depression, anxiety increasing across the world it is bizarre that there is so little media coverage,

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ENGLISH PDF

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World Mental Health Day has been celebrated annually on 10 October since
1992. Every year a different theme is set by the World Federation for World
Mental Health Day. The theme for 2007 is 'Mental health in a changing world: the impact of culture and diversity'.

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The fallout from the economic downturn could be a significant threat to mental health, according to a survey.

House repossession was rated as the event most likely to cause mental health problems, ahead of redundancy, or finding out about infertility.

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Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.

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Does This Guy Still Have Old Issues or What?

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:17:29 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Poor John McCain. No wonder he won't release any mental health records. This is a classic Freudian Slip if I have ever heard one.

It would be dangerous to let him work out his unresolved issues through the office of the presidency.

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After referring to the various proposals that comprise his domestic policy agenda, John McCain offered an absolute head-scratcher of a line during a campaign speech on Wednesday.

"Across this country this is the agenda I have set before my fellow prisoners," he declared. In the prepared remarks he was supposed to say "fellow citizens."

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Plunge in market brings another kind of depression

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:50:34 GMT

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Porter Ranch murder-suicide is an extreme example of the stresses gripping the American psyche, experts say. Mental health professionals say referrals have soared.

Karthik Rajaram, an unemployed financial advisor, left a suicide note saying that his financial state left him few options but to kill his wife, three children and mother-in-law. Los Angeles Deputy Police Chief Michel Moore described Rajaram, 45, as a man stuck in a rabbit hole of despair.

The tragic case of the Rajaram family is at the bleakest edge of the economic turmoil that is rattling Americans' emotional well-being. Worries about home foreclosures, job losses and plunging stock prices have sparked a surge in mental health problems.

What drove him over the edge to total despair is a mystery.

he believed he had no options,"

Rates of depression and suicide tend to rise during hard economic times

people often begin to isolate themselves

they sink into hopelessness.

Tags: economic stress

Feeling bad about yourself leads to feeling bad in general

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:29:26 GMT

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Clip Source: www.manageyourlifenow.com

The low self-esteem is dangerous for your mental and physical health. When feelings of low self-esteem are accompanied by negative emotions such as anxiety, depression and stress then this fatal combination increases the risk of heart diseases. On the contrary high levels of self-esteem strengthens the mental and physical health.

The negative emotions that come with low self-esteem, weaken the body immune system and increase the levels of inflammation. These factors have been associated with heart disease.

The low self-esteem increases stress and leads to unhealthy behaviours such as smoking and alcohol abuse. Not surprisingly this unhealthy combination of low self-esteem and stress also affects social behaviour. In addition people with low self-esteem have no incentive to care for themselves. Instead of exercising and trying to improve their health and improve their self esteem levels they tend to remain inactive and passive.

12 Mind Busting Stimulants

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:52:47 GMT

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clipper's remarks: If you're feeling stuck in a rut, here are twelve things that can help get you out of it. As always, the article explains each one in more detail.

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Sexual Expression

Love

A little play

Your religion and or your faith

Mastermind Alliances

Autosuggestion

Music

Working hard on that burning desire

Exercise

Friendship

Work

Children

You mental and your physical health are tied together. You really cannot separate the two. While you are working to strengthen one, you should be working to strengthen the other. A positive effect on your metal attitude will lead you to work on positive physical changes. And we all know that positive physical changes are a fantastic mental-attitude adjuster. You mind and your body will take you to those places you want to be, to your ultimate successes. Take care of both of them and they will take care of you.

Angst is rising,but many must forgo therapy

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:26:40 GMT

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In the latest sign of the deepening economic crisis, more people are considering cutting back on their mental-health therapy, even as they become more stressed.

Across the country, psychiatrists and psychologists say they are seeing an increasing number of patients who are worried about paying for treatment. Some are reducing the amount of time they spend in therapy. Others are trying to negotiate a reduced fee

Help For Stressful Times

If you are suicidal or in crisis, call your therapist or a crisis hotline.
Do not reduce or stop taking your medication without your doctor's approval.
If you really can't afford your therapist's fee, ask for a reduced rate, based on what you can afford.
If your therapist cannot provide a reduced rate, ask for a referral.
A crisis hotline can help you find a therapist with a reduced feeor can steer you to community services.
Many pharmaceutical companies provide medications to people who cannot

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Bulimia Nervosa Disorder

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:10:59 GMT

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clipper's remarks: As a recognized eating disorder, bulimia nervosa (BN) is in its infancy, having only come under medical and psychological scrutiny in 1979 . According to the National Eating Disorders Association , bulimia nervosa is “characterized by a cycle of bingeing and compensatory behaviors such as self-induced vomiting designed to undo or compensate for the effects of binge eating.”

Although most people with bulimia nervosa can maintain a normal weight, the disorder is brutal, exerting a tremendous strain on virtually every major system and organ in the human body. The strain bulimia nervosa puts on one’s mental health can also be ferocious, inciting intense feelings of depression, guilt, disgust and shame .

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Bulimia Nervosa'’s Patient Population is startling:

Sex: The overwhelming majority (92-98%) of sufferers are female
Prevalence and mean onset: It affects 1-2% of the young female population, typically at the mean age of 18.
Geographic: According to Dr. Megan Moreno MSEd, bulimia “is virtually nonexistent in non-industrialized countries … it is found solely in societies in which a high cultural value is placed upon slim-ness.”

So why do some adolescents develop bulimia nervosa? Unlike a virus, experts suspect bulimia nervosa is the result of a variety of psychological, cultural, familial and biological causes intertwining in the sufferer. Additionally, some studies indicate that people who take part in extracurricular social activities that require their bodies to be on frequent display for others—like cheerleading, running, swimming—may be substantially more susceptible to developing these kinds of eating disorders.

Home

Online Community

Types of Eating Disorders

Medical Information

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Mentally Ill Killed by Medication

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:02:48 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The gentle, artistic boy who played the cello and bass guitar was long gone.

"At 15 Daniel was being bullied at school and then started to have strange thoughts, anxiety and sleep problems. A doctor prescribed him a powerful drug called Stelazine and that was the start of a nightmare which eventually led to his death. He had bad physical reactions to the medication straight away but every symptom was seen as more evidence of schizophrenia and treated with more medication. Alternative treatments were never an option; keeping him calm was the priority.

"Daniel was really passive and never complained but my mum was convinced the medication was going to kill him. She changed GPs many times, went private, bought vitamins and demanded blood tests; getting better care for Daniel became her full-time occupation but she was accused of interfering. In the months before his death, Daniel suffered from three major epileptic fits brought on by drinking too much water. Why was he so thirsty? I

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Daniel Galvin died of a heart attack in August. He was six stone overweight and had high blood pressure; his hair was falling out and he was incapacitated by trembling legs. He was 29.

Daniel's family believe his symptoms, and his untimely death, were caused by side effects from the powerful psychiatric drugs he had been taking for 14 years. He is, they think, one of thousands of people with mental health problems who have died prematurely because their physical health was neglected.

People with mental health problems and learning disabilities die on average 10 years younger than the rest of the population, according to the Disability Rights Commission. Obesity, diabetes, certain cancers and heart disease are far more common among people taking psychiatric drugs

"When my big brother died at the age of 29, he was a fragment of the person I used to know. He was obese, had no energy; his legs were constantly restless and cigarettes had become his life.

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Cannabis less harmful than drinking, smoking: report

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:13:04 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The British government is pressing for cannabis to be re-classified in law as a Class B drug compared with its current, less serious, Class C classification.

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Cannabis is less harmful than alcohol or tobacco, according to a report by a British research charity Thursday, which called for a "serious rethink" of drug policy.

The Beckley Foundation, a charity which numbers senior British and other academics among its advisors, said banning cannabis has no impact on supply and turns users into criminals.

"Although cannabis can have a negative impact on health, including mental health, in terms of relative harms it is considerably less harmful than alcohol or tobacco," says the report by the Foundation's Global Cannabis Commission.

The Beckley Foundation, a charitable trust, claimed only two deaths worldwide have been attributed to cannabis, while alcohol and tobacco use together kill an estimated 150,000 people in Britain alone.

Many of the harms associated with cannabis use are the result of prohibition itself, particularly the social harms arising from arrest and imprisonment," it said.

Tags: canabis, drug abuse

Antisocial Behavior May Be Caused By Low Stress Hormone Levels

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:27:58 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "The differences between participants with severe antisocial behaviour and those without were most marked under stressful conditions. While the average adolescents showed large increases in the amount of cortisol during the frustrating situation, cortisol levels actually went down in those with severe antisocial behaviour.

These results suggest that antisocial behaviour may be more biologically-based than previously considered, just as some individuals are more vulnerable to depression or anxiety due to their biological make-up."

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Levels of cortisol in the body usually increase when people undergo a stressful experience, such as public speaking, sitting an exam, or having surgery. It enhances memory formation and is thought to make people behave more cautiously and to help them regulate their emotions, particularly their temper and violent impulses.

The new research, funded by the Wellcome Trust, shows that adolescents with severe antisocial behaviour do not exhibit the same increase in cortisol levels when under stress as those without antisocial behaviour. These findings suggest that antisocial behaviour, at least in some cases, may be seen as a form of mental illness that is linked to physiological symptoms (involving a chemical imbalance of cortisol in the brain and body).

Reduced levels of the 'stress hormone' cortisol has been linked to antisocial behaviour in male adolescents. (Credit: iStockphoto)

Tags: stress, mental health

Finally, Mental Health Parity for America

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:09:33 GMT

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New protections require equal treatment of physical, mental ailments

WASHINGTON - Talk about going out with a win.

Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., has spent years fighting for legislation that would require insurance plans to treat mental health patients on par with those who have physical ailments. No more higher copays or deductibles for the mental health treatments. No more limits on visits to the doctor that differ from the caps for other patients.

Rational Use of Herbal Therapies: the 5 most commonly used herbs

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:12:57 GMT

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Rational Use of Herbal Therapies: the 5 most commonly used herbs

September 18, 11:26 PM

by Dr. Delia Chiaramonte, Baltimore Health Examiner

1. Echinacea
Generally used at the first sign of a cold as an immune system stimulant. It isn’t appropriate for long-term use and shouldn’t be used by people on immunosuppressants.
2. Ginseng
Gineng is used for many purposes, often relating to alertness, energy and mental functioning. Some people believe that it can stimulate the immune system and possibly even decrease the risk of cancer.
3. Garlic
Garlic is often used to decrease cholesterol and high blood pressure. It may also thin the blood and can interact with other blood thinners. There is some evidence that regular use of garlic may decrease the risk of cancer.
4. Ginko Biloba
Ginko is generally used for memory loss and dementia syndromes such as Alzheimer’s disease.
5. St. John’s Wort
St. John’s Wort is sometimes thought of as ‘mini-Prozac’ and is used for mild depression.

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I Love You, Please Don't Murder Me In My Sleep

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:23:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: In the case that you're not a crazy truckstop-killer, can we settle down and make babies?

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To my dear boyfriend, who is so amazingly and unendingly neurotic - I am onto you!

I like you and how you are. I'm also pretty sure that something must go wrong here, and I've decided that the issue will lie in your mental health. To be able to confirm or deny these suspicions, read on:

1) Your cleaning fixation - I get it. You feel comfortable when things are a certain way.

2) Your friends - You seem to think that no guys really have many friends.

3)Your jealousy/lack of self-confidence - Darling boyfriend, you are 6'5, lean, good-looking, and hilarious.

4) Your education - You halfway goddess-worship me because I finished three years at a fancy private college. Despite that fact that you're working to get your degree too

5) Your commitment issues - You've only couple of serious girlfriends.

6) Sex - You're a little uptight

6) You like me - You like all the weird shit I do

I find this suspicious.

I love you, and that makes me think that you are probably a total nutcase.

Clipmarks | Mental health Clips

World Mental Health Day

Learning How Not To Be Afraid

Learning How Not To Be Afraid

World Mental Health Day

Does This Guy Still Have Old Issues or What?

Plunge in market brings another kind of depression

Father kills family and himself,...

Coping with tough times

Feeling bad about yourself leads to feeling bad in general

12 Mind Busting Stimulants

Angst is rising,but many must forgo therapy

Help For Stressful Times

Bulimia Nervosa Disorder

Mentally Ill Killed by Medication

Cannabis less harmful than drinking, smoking: report

Antisocial Behavior May Be Caused By Low Stress Hormone Levels

Finally, Mental Health Parity for America

New protections require equal treatment of physical, mental ailments

Rational Use of Herbal Therapies: the 5 most commonly used herbs

Rational Use of Herbal Therapies: the 5 most commonly used herbs

I Love You, Please Don't Murder Me In My Sleep