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Protecting the Brain From Bipolar Disorder | Medicine Matters:

Sophia Frangou, MD, PhD Individuals whose siblings have bipolar disorder are at high risk for developing mood disorders themselves. However, siblings who.

Study on biology of schizophrenia may help treatment | The …

NEW YORK — Scientists pursuing the biological roots of schizophrenia have zeroed in on a potential factor — a normal brain process that gets kicked into overdrive. The finding could someday lead to ways to treat the …

Schools trying to help children shut out by mental health services …

Some teachers report being 'frightened and overwhelmed' by pressure to support troubled pupils who do not meet the threshold for NHS care.

Race a factor in repeated victimizations of people with mental illness …

African Americans who are mentally ill are at greater risk of being repeatedly victimized than are mentally ill white people, according to criminologists at Georgia State University. The researchers found the rate of recurring …

So Why Don't Companies Take Mental Health … – Huffington Post

… companies often fall short on the mental health front. Mental health in the workplace is neglected and rarely, if ever, addressed, says Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, the chair of the psychiatry department at Columbia Medical School.