Mental Health News 8/3/12

JOURNALS/NEWSLETTERS/REPORTS

The Bell Volume 7, #2  Spring 2012

Mental Health America

ARIZONA

Brewer to say in Jan. if AZ should expand Medicaid

Arizona Daily Star

Arizona child-welfare system stagnant

Arizona Republic

ADVOCACY/AWARENESS

Bruce Springsteen sheds light on depression

Newsday

Metta World Peace's mental health advocacy helps his own growth

Los Angeles Times

Chinatown ID crisis center an alternative to jail or ER

Seattle Times

Detox, rehab keep few meth users clean long term

Chicago Tribune

Mindfulness: Using Your Brain To Beat Stress

NPR

Antiepileptic Drugs Are the Most Commonly Prescribed Drug Class Among Newly Diagnosed Bipolar Disorder Patients in the United States

Market Watch

Critics: Opioid REMS Misses Mark on Patient Education

Medpage Today

MILITARY/VETERANS

Warrior Pups

TIME

Army medical center: 1 combat stress diagnosis will suffice

Arizona Daily Star

YOUTH

Still, a Promise of Reform for California’s Juvenile Justice System

Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

HOMELESSNESS

Mobile Health Vans Care for Alameda’s Homeless

The California Report

POLICY/FUNDING

THEIR VIEW - State should skip Medicaid expansion

Holland Sentinel

Struggles Continue for Doctors Treating Elderly Poor

Texas Tribune

SCIENCE/RESEARCH

Heavy Technology Use Linked to Fatigue, Stress and Depression in Young Adults

Huffington Post

Teens' Gloomy Outlook Predicts Bleak Future

Medpage Today

Effective Personalized Strategies for Treating Bipolar Disorder

Psychiatric Times

Initiatives in Integrative Mental Health

Psychiatric Times

Childhood Violence Exposure Predicts Sexual Risk

Clinical Psychiatry News

Psychology of possibilities can enhance health, happiness, research says

Science Codex

Why Childhood Suffering Can Lead to Depression — And Even Addiction

PsychCentral

Defiance, Not Hyperactivity, Linked to Drug Dependence

PsychCentral

Differences in Teens’ Coping Styles Affect Social Behaviors

PsychCentral

Focus on Strengths Improves Autistic Teens’ Social Skills

PsychCentral

Paranoid About Being Sabotaged? Workplace Paranoia Can Be A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

PsychCentral

Strength of Brain’s Neural Pathways Linked to Intelligence

PsychCentral

Adolescents' Personalities and Coping Habits Affect Social Behaviors

Science Daily

Mindfulness Training May Improve Health and Well-Being of Pregnant Women and Their Newborns, Study Suggests

Science Daily

Depression Rates Triple for Teen Girls

Medscape

Self-recognition deficits in schizophrenia confirmed

MedWire News

Corpus callosum abnormalities in BD patients

MedWire News