Mental

Girls with ADHD show other mental health risks

Girls with ADHD show other mental health risks
The researchers say the study is the first to follow girls with ADHD into adulthood, and the findings mirror what they had previously seen in boys.
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Alkermes Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2011 Financial Results
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America’s Most Abused Drugs (Mental Health Guru)

From alcohol and cigarettes to prescription painkillers, many addictive drugs exist. Watch this to learn the most common. mental.healthguru.com
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Mental illness, substance abuse plan promises ‘evidence-based’ approach in B.C.

Mental illness, substance abuse plan promises ‘evidence-based’ approach in B.C.
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government has released a 10-year plan to help people deal with mental illness and addiction, which affect one in every five British Columbians.
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Post Drug, Mental Recovery?

Question by John M: Post Drug, Mental Recovery?
I have recently been grabbed by chess, so since I’m new I spend many hours trying to memorize openings/defenses etc..

If I study for a few hours and get up to use the bathroom when I sit back down everything’s forgotten.… Continue reading

May is National Mental Health Month – But There is Something Terribly Wrong with the System

(PRWEB) May 18, 2005

Depression is not a disease and everyone can recover from it. But it will take breaking away from the medical system.

Cases like Christopher Pittman (the 12 year old who shot his grandparents) and Andrea Yates (the mother who drowned her 5 children) and… Continue reading

Physical disabilities vs. mental handicap.?

Question by Holly the Kitty: Physical disabilities vs. mental handicap.?
My father lost his leg (above the knee amputation) because of an anti-biotic resistant staph infection (MRSA) he acquired at the hospital when getting a total knee replacement 6 years ago. Losing his leg cost him more than just… Continue reading