News on Mental Health

Antidepressants can help people with physical ills

2010-03-17T11:15:46Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Antidepressants such as Eli Lilly's Prozac or GlaxoSmithKline's Paxil can help depressed patients with physical illness, and doctors should consider them more often,...

S.Korea to offer software to fight web addiction

2010-03-16T09:17:38Z

<div><p>South Korea will offer gamers and other Internet addicts free software from next year to limit the time they spend on the web, the prime minister's office said on Tuesday.</p><p>The government, which estimates the highly wired nation has about two million web addicts, will offer two types of software -- a consensual shutdown programme and one called Internet Fatigue.</p><p>Consensual shutdown limits...

How Do You Know When You Are Overeating?

2010-03-15T22:48:40Z

With all the hype surrounding eating disorders, it can be hard to know what is normal and what isn't. An increasing number of people are overweight, or suffering from debilitating conditions such as anorexia. If you feel you are one of the many people who are overeating, then are a few simple ways to tell.<br><br>Put simply, you are overeating if you regularly eat more food than you need to in order to maintain a healthy weight. I'm not saying that you are overeating if you indulg...

Some antidepressants may raise cataract risk: study

2010-03-15T13:16:08Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who take certain drugs for depression known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may have a higher-than-average risk of developing cataracts, a study from Canada hints.</p><p>Among about 18,700 Quebec residents aged 65 and older with cataracts and 187,000 age-match...

Getting Anxiety Attack Help: Know How Tips!

2010-03-15T15:25:22Z

There is no shadow of doubt that anxiety is a serious problem and indeed it will be good to go to every length possible to get anxiety attack help. It is worthy of note that those who suffer from this problem go through a lot of trauma and pain. You can easily see it from the faces and the mental condition of those who suffer from such anxiety attacks.<br><br>This problem has relegated a number of people to the background of effective performance making them to suffer in silence. ...

6 Symptoms of Panic Attacks That Will Ensure You Accurately Identify an Attack 100% of the Time!

2010-03-15T15:22:18Z

6 Symptoms Of Panic Attacks That Will Ensure You Accurately Identify An Attack 100% Of The Time!<br><br>Many people in the world who have suffered and are still suffering from panic attacks will tell you something which they all believe to be true; these attacks occur when you least expect it and often without warning?this is what makes this condition one that is most annoying and frightening at the same time! As a former panic attack sufferer myself, I can tell you that they can ...

Understanding Anxiety Disorder Symptoms

2010-03-14T07:05:01Z

Anxiety disorder symptoms are usually caused by irrational fears that take the individual by surprise and are characterized by labored breathing, increased heart rate as well as body sweats and chills. However, the actual degree of these symptoms will be different depending upon the individual. Again, many times these symptoms will arise during a non stressful event without any previous warning signs. Despite the fact that these symptoms are usually similar across the board, the reasons that ...

How to Know If Your Child is Depressed

2010-03-14T06:30:18Z

Every parent's main wish is to make sure their children are happy and healthy; however, childhood depression is being seen now more than ever. And the number of depressed children continues to rise. What is even more shocking is that your own child may be depressed right now and you may not know. So if you are worried that one of your children may be dealing with feelings of depression, there are several options available to you and your child. But no matter what choice you make, the sooner y...

Hypnotherapy For Weight Loss

2010-03-14T01:31:18Z

Losing weight and maintaining body weight is lot harder than gaining weight, so to speak. So it is no longer surprising to see people doing things to go back to their normal weight or to slim down. There are already lots of options where weight loss can be done but in order to be successful with it the person would have to endure the long-term weight loss process.<br><br>Well for the meantime, let?s think about people with normal weights. Some of these people do not even try to ma...

Teens and Social Anxiety Disorders

2010-03-13T22:43:38Z

Do you know that social anxiety disorder is a condition that is very disabling, as well as devastating to many people, and especially to teenagers? Teens who have a social anxiety problem are extremely concerned about being embarrassed or humiliated by other people. Despite their fears being wholly unreasonable, they cannot view them objectively, and friends and family members who try to encourage them are perceived as being 'against them'.<br><br>We cannot deny the fact that bein...

Headache, Tired, Depressed? You May Be Dehydrated

2010-03-13T19:54:40Z

Over 340 million people worldwide suffer from some form of depression. It can be a very debilitating illness that affects many areas of your life. When a person is depressed, not only is everyday life a struggle, but their friends and loved ones are also affected by the disease.<br><br>Depression can have many symptoms including: headaches, appetite changes, insomnia and feelings of emptiness and thoughts of suicide. If you or someone you know is dealing with thoughts of suicide, ...

Gambling Addiction: Stop Gambling Your Future Away Because You Truly Will If You Do Not Stop

2010-03-13T18:29:42Z

Gambling addiction is a horrible disease. Many do not call gambling addiction a disease because it sounds like a medical condition or something that is uncontrollable.<br><br>The word disease actually means ?to be dis at ease? with a certain ailment or condition. Calling gambling addiction a disease just means that a person is dis at ease with gambling.<br><br>This does not mean that the gambler has no personal responsibility over his or her problem. A person with a se...

Stress Relief Through Meditation

2010-03-12T18:08:46Z

Stress comes from many different sources that usually revolve around anxiety and depression. It is visible in an employee who could no longer keep up with the demands of his boss; or in a student who strives to be at top of the class; or in a mother who does all the cleaning in the house while taking care of three toddlers. No matter which direction you face, stress seems to be everywhere.<br><br>There are several ways to deal with stress. A wide variety of solutions can be attemp...

How the View of Mental Illness Has Changed Over the Past 50 Years

2010-03-12T10:24:05Z

Even though there have been numerous advancements in the way of treating mental disorders in the past 50 years, there is still a certain stigma surrounding the views on mental illness. Many people still mistakenly believe that someone with a mental illness is simply lazy or they will place blame on the parents if the patient is a child. These feelings even radiate through insurance companies that are many times reluctant to pay for necessary mental health treatments. However, science has conc...

Fun Way to Relieve Wedding Planning Stress

2010-03-12T02:52:22Z

Weddings can be a very stressful time for many people on many levels. What with all the decisions that have to be made, many of them terribly important with the success of your wedding hinging on them, it can be quite nerve wracking and worrisome. Of course, there are other-- less important decisions, like whether you get spring party favors or garden party favors. With all the work that goes into a wedding, it is important to keep your cool and try to maintain a manageable stress level. Here...

news combat stress appeal

2010-03-11T18:01:04Z

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales attends the launched of the Combat Stress 'The Enemy Within' appeal at Clarence House. London, England - 11.03.10

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Psychiatric Solutions shares rise on buyout report

2010-03-10T13:45:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Psychiatric Solutions shares rise on media report of potential buyout by Bain Capital</div><div><p>Shares of Psychiatric Solutions Inc. surged Wednesday after media reports said the mental health hospital operator may be bought out by private-equity firm Bain Capital.</p><p>The company confirmed ...

Tinnitus and Stress

2010-03-10T11:27:59Z

Does stress increase and accelerate the intensity (and volume) of tinnitus or does tinnitus accelerate and intensify stress? Both are correct; tinnitus and stress are very much intertwined. Tinnitus stress can be stress caused by tinnitus or tinnitus caused by stress. Stress tinnitus actually means the same thing as tinnitus stress.<br><br>If you suffer from tinnitus stress, you probably have noticed that the buzzing, ringing, swooshing or whatever noise is yours, increases when y...

Pentagon shooter little known by neighbors

2010-03-06T03:30:27Z

<div id="subtitle">Many tried to help computer whiz who plunged into mental illness and became Pentagon shooter</div><div><p>John Patrick Bedell was a brilliant and seemingly gentle computer whiz, yet so withdrawn that people in this rural community where his parents and grandparents are civic leaders knew little about him — until he opened fire at the Pentagon ...

Obesity and depression are a two-way street

2010-03-05T11:15:19Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who are obese are at increased risk of becoming depressed, and people who are depressed are at increased risk of becoming obese, Dutch researchers have found.</p><p>"There is a reciprocal association over time between depression and obesity," Dr. Floriana S. Luppino, of