Mental Health Zeitgeist

When I heard that David Duchovny, former X-files hottie-turned- FILF and star of "Californication," in which he plays a sex-addicted Hollywood writer, was checking himself in to a sexual addiction rehab clinic, ...

In an article published in Psychopharmacology Bulletin this week, Arif Kahn, MD, challenges the "deliberate movement among certain individuals, including some non-psychiatric professionals, to label psychiatric ...

The Canadian Psychiatric Association is urging psychiatrists to become part of the solution in the fight against the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness.

Media Alert - Best practices and New Science in Canadian Psychiatry: Canadian Psychiatric Association Conference 2008 The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver and the Hyatt Regency-Vancouver- September 4-7, 2008 OTTAWA, ...

A lengthy and detailed recruitment drive succeeded in the hiring of three psychiatrists to serve residents of the South Okanagan.

In a new research, scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have put together a gene network associated with schizophrenia.

Bridges." I plan to present a paper, described in this abstract: Palestinians Under Siege: A Critical Psychology Perspective on Barriers to Mental Health and Justice The drastic mental health consequences of ...

METHOD: A semi-structured interview was administered to a sample of psychiatric in-patients, and a questionnaire was sent to junior and consultant psychiatrists, to identify preferences for dress styles and ...

Reporting this week in the Archives of General Psychiatry, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have uncovered for the first time molecular circuitry associated with schizophrenia that ...

The number of teen suicides has fallen slightly but the rate remains disturbingly high, researchers said, possibly fueled by drug warnings that have scared many from using antidepressants.

Main Category: Schizophrenia Also Included In: Ear, Nose and Throat ; Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 02 Sep 2008 - 1:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article New research suggests ...

What is Psychology and Psychiatry? 09.02.08 [ edit ] Psychology is a branch of science that deals with mental processes and behavior.

Main Category: Depression Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 01 Sep 2008 - 0:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Antidepressants are ...

Just three years ago, psychiatrists here hardly saw what may be described as sex-addiction cases.

The judges held it is not the nature of the treatment but the licensure of the treating professional that determines whether the more stringent psychologist-patient privilege or less stringent ...

Women with depression may be much more likely than men to get relief from a commonly used, inexpensive antidepressant drug, a new national study finds.

In December of 2007, the Napa County Department of Health and Human Services was in crisis.

It was with much sadness that I learned of the closing of Friendship Connection .

Manipal: The 18th annual conference of the Karnataka Branch of Indian Psychiatric Society titled "KANCIPS - 2008" would be held here on August 30 and 31.

This article is part three of a four part series, originally published in my e-zine, gather.com and as a workshop at ryze.com Continuing from Psychology and The African Violet Lady Part II, I am going to ...