In this autobiographic work, Darryl Cunningham explains mental illness in a succinct and novel way. It is already proving to be of use to both health professionals and mental health service clients. Published in the UK this year, its US release is scheduled for February 2011.
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Severe mental illness is more common among college students than it was a decade ago, with more young people arriving on campus with pre-existing conditions and a willingness to seek help for emotional distress, according to a study presented at the 118th annual convention of the American Psychological Association. The data support what college mental health professionals have noted for some time
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With the transition of patients with mental illness from the beds of psychiatric institutions into the community-and at times into the correctional system-the need for knowledgeable mental health professionals continues to grow.
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New research published in the August edition of the American Psychological Association's Journal of Abnormal Psychology, is providing a better picture of the roles played by gender, personality and mental illness in domestic violence...
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New research is providing a better picture of the roles played by gender, personality and mental illness in domestic violence.
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New research is providing a better picture of the roles played by gender, personality and mental illness in domestic violence.
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Certain personality traits, demographic and work related factors increase the likelihood that doctors will develop mental illness or hazardous alcohol habits according to a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia...
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There are some commonalities that almost everyone in the autism community can get solidly behind and that is the issue of filicide. Too many children in this country are killed by their parents. One such murder alone is too many. Of course, our attention is brought to bear when we hear autism in conjunction with a child murder.A Dallas woman murdered her two young children because, according to h
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Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:The Wall Street Journal reports that 'picky eating' is being considered as a new mental illness for the next DSM. I think they're just trolling us now.Becoming angry in negotiations was thought to be a widely effective strategy, but not, it turns out, when negotiating with people from an East Asian background. New study covered by The BPS Rese
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Personality disorder is a broad term that refers to a type of mental illness. People who struggle with a personality disorder have difficulty dealing with other people. They tend to be inflexible, rigid, and unable to respond to the changes and demands of life. Their ways of thinking, perceiving situations and relating to others are dysfunctional...
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