Category Archives: Mental Health Awareness

RI could add PTSD to conditions treatable with medical marijuana …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — “Post traumatic stress disorder is a very real psychological problem, particularly among our veteran community, and it's our responsibility to provide them with treatment options that can alleviate …

Treating mental health early will reduce costs for UK | Disease and …

Failure to treat mental illness in the young comes at a high cost to the UK government. According to a study by the London School of Economics, which analysed the economic impact of children's mental health services for the …

Dependent Personality Disorder Symptoms – Highland Hospital

Dependent personality disorder is characterized by a long-standing need for the person to be taken care of and a fear of being abandoned or separated from important individuals in his or her life. This leads the person to …

Effect of a Cognitive-Behavioral Prevention Program on Depression …

Usual care consisted of any family-initiated mental health treatment. Main Outcomes and Measures. The Depression Symptoms Rating scale was used to assess the primary outcome, new onsets of depressive episodes, and …

Labour challenges Cameron's record after £1bn mental health pledge

Luciana Berger, shadow Cabinet minister for mental health, said the funding, due to be in place by 2020, was necessary but called on Ministers to ensure they maintain the political will to tackle problems in NHS care.