Despite the fact that individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) are two to three times more likely to have type II diabetes than the general population, low-income patients on Medicaid are rarely screened for it, according to a …
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Virginia Tech shooting has lessons for strengthening college mental …
As the nation reels from another mass shooting on a college campus, analysis of the 2007 attack at Virginia Tech University highlights the need for "comprehensive and coordinated mental health services on college …
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy May Be Key To Treating Seasonal …
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy May Be Key To Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder; Talking Away The Winter Blues. Nov 5, 2015 04:36 PM By Samantha Olson. Winter Blues. Seasonal affective disorder makes people want to hibernate all …
Stanford physician highlights the “never-ending battle” of PTSD …
Stanford physician highlights the "never-ending battle" of PTSD. VJ Periyakoil, MD, a palliative care physician at Stanford, first met Mr. M, a 78-year-old veteran with heart failure, in the remaining few weeks of his life – when he …
Bipolar Disorder Treatment: Brain Cells May Reveal Why Lithium …
Bipolar disorder can be difficult to treat if a patient doesn't respond to lithium. Scientists try to determine what makes some bipolar patients different than others.