February 3, 2012 H. Steven Moffic, MD
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As some Americans recognize February as "National African American History Month," too few of them, even in the field of behavioral health, pause to recognize the continued patterns of prejudice in diagnosis and treatment that make African American males far more likely to be diagnosed with serious mental illness or incarcerated for drug-possession offenses. It's time we took a look at that problem.
February 3, 2012 Nick Zubko, Associate Editor
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Don Cornelius, the creator Soul Train, passed away this week at the age of 75. Can his apparent suicide help shed some light on the prevalent mental health challenges facing the African American community?
January 31, 2012 News release
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The American Psychiatric Association is proposing a new diagnostic criteria for the fifth edition of the DSM-5 for autism, which would create a new category called "autism spectrum disorder" to incorporate several previously separate diagnoses, including autistic disorder, Asperger’s disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder and pervasive developmental disorder.
January 24, 2012 News release
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Postpartum Support International (PSI) has unveiled its new Spanish language educational DVD, "Madre Saludable, Familia Feliz," distributing it to hospitals and healthcare agencies nationwide in an effort to help inform Latina women suffering from perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs).
January 20, 2012 News release
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A new national report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) reveals that 45.9 million American adults aged 18 or older, or 20% of this age group, experienced mental illness in the past year.
January 19, 2012 News release
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Individuals who have been homeless are staffing a "homeless hub" launched by two nonprofit agencies with the support of the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services.
December 7, 2011 Nick Zubko, Associate Editor
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Last week, leaders of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee held another hearing that questioned the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on its waiting times for veterans to receive mental healthcare.
November 7, 2011 News release
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Chicago — The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (ANAD) a national non-profit organization headquartered in Illinois,
October 30, 2011 Dennis G. Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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One of the inmates undergoing treatment at the Bexar County Mentally Ill Offender treatment facility in San Antonio, Texas let me know exactly what he thought of my hometown when I visited this jail-diversion facility for a visit.
October 30, 2011 News release
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Formal training in parenting strategies is a low-risk, effective method for improving behavior in preschool-age children at risk for developing
October 23, 2011 News release
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Augusta, Ga. – Violent deaths are outpacing traditional causes of maternal mortality, such as hemorrhage and preeclampsia, and conflicts with
October 23, 2011 News release
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Mayo Clinic researchers shared their latest research findings at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry meeting.
