Mental Health Buzz: August 6, 2009

Mental health funds cut - CharlotteObserver.com Mentally ill North Carolinians will have less access to care as the state makes dramatic changes to save money in the recession. Charlotte Observer: Local News - http://http/www.charlotteobserver.com/local/index.rss

Mental Health - Antidepressant Use Rising While Psychological ... Antidepressants have risen to the top spot as the most commonly prescribed class of medications in the US, the position formerly held by blood pressure medications. It seems antidepressants usage has grown from 6 percent to over 10 ... Healthnews.com - More Natural... - http://www.healthnews.com/

BC Liberal mental health and addiction cuts will hurt communities ... By admin  VANCOUVER -Â The Campbell government's plan to cut vital counseling and tr... read more. BC Vote - http://www.bcvote.ca/

"Mental health professionals should avoid telling clients that ... By Vote by Issues  The American Psychological Association adopted a resolution Wednesday stating that mental health professionals should avoid telling clients that they can change their sexual orientation through therapy or other treatments. ... Vote By Issues! - http://votebyissues.org/ Iowa farmer's story brings rural mental health crisis home for ... By Lynda Waddington  Dr. Jeffrey Leichner, a psychologist and a founding member of the Minnesota Consortium for Advanced Rural Psychology Training, recently attended a National Association of Rural Mental Health conference in New Mexico and by chance met a ... Iowa Independent - http://iowaindependent.com/ Mental Health - Elevated Cholesterol Levels Significantly Increase ... With both a good and bad side, cholesterol could be considered the Jekyll and Hyde of medicine. As Dr. Jekyll, it makes new cells and hormones, helps digest fats from food, and converts to vitamin D in the skin when exposed to sunlight. Healthnews.com - More Natural... - http://www.healthnews.com/ U.S. Spending on Mental Health Care Soaring - Health News - Health.com By timeinctemp  US spending on mental illness is soaring at a faster pace than spending on any other health care category, new government data released Wednesday shows. Health News - http://news.health.com/ Media dis&dat: Mental health crisis descending on New Orleans By BA Haller  NEW ORLEANS -- A mental health crisis that has swamped this city's care facilities as surely as Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters washed over the Lower 9th Ward is about to become even worse, care providers say. ... Media dis&dat - http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/ Among studies of torture and war-affected populations, rates of ... By andyrasmussen  The PTS accounted for a “modest” (their words) amoung of the variability in mental health outcomes, but I think the fact that thye used it deserves praise and further study. One of the major objections practicitioners have to research ... Andrew Rasmussen's Blog - http://andyrasmussen.wordpress.com/