Mixed-handed children have a greater likelihood of having mental health, language and scholastic problems in childhood, compared to right- or left-handed children. In the study, "Mixed-Handedness is Linked to Mental Health Problems in Children and Adolescents," published in the February issue of Pediatrics (appearing online Jan...
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January 27, 2010
Mental Health Problems Linked To Mixed-Handedness
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January 25, 2010
January 21, 2010
Emotions should be taken seriously, researcher urges
The extent of mental health problems is increasing, and has become one of the biggest challenges facing Europe today. As much as 10-25 per cent of women are at risk of developing serious depression during their lifetime. This implies that a large number of European women will experience mental problems such as anxiety and depression, which are more frequent among women than men. How can the healt
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Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults, UK
Mind's campaign to improve access to justice for people with mental health problems took a major step forward today. In a statement in the House of Commons, Phil Hope, Minister for Care Services, announced measures to prevent abuse of adults and to bring abusers to justice...
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January 18, 2010
Prolonged Immigration Detention Puts Detainees At Higher Risk Of Mental Illness
Asylum seekers and other detainees who are held in Australian immigration detention centres for long periods of time are more likely to require medical attention for mental health problems than those detained for a shorter time, according to the results of research published in the Medical Journal of Australia...
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December 9, 2009
New Plans Put Employment In Reach Of Millions With Mental Health Problems, UK
This week has seen the launch of a new independent review into how people with mental health problems can be better supported to help them get back into work, Realising ambitions: Better employment support for people with a mental health condition...
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November 30, 2009
Mind Looks To The Future Of Wellbeing And Mental Health, UK
Today hundreds of people with mental health problems will attend Mind's annual conference in Brighton to help the charity launch a fresh debate around 'wellbeing' and discuss how we can improve the mental health of the nation.
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November 26, 2009
Veteran Mental Health Problems On The Rise
Recent survey results reveal that the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has increased( )4 to 7 times following the invasion of Iraq. The study, conducted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the University of California, San Francisco, also found that more than one in three veterans enrolled in the veterans health system has been diagnosed with a mental health disor
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November 13, 2009
We Must Avoid The Mistakes Of The Past In Fighting The Downturn
A major new report from the Mental Health Network, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the London School of Economics makes the case for mental health as health spending faces a spending squeeze A major new report sets out the case for mental health services as the economy faces its longest recession since records began and mental health problems look set to rise.
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