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Stand Up for Mental Health: Comedy that Gets Respect!
…read Andi Cuddington’s M.S. thesis for the London School of Economics and Political Science: www.standupformentalhealth.com/documents/Cracking-Up-Mental-Illness-and-Stand-Up-Comedy-A-Social-Representations-Approach-to-Anti-Stigma-Resistance.pdf Also, please consult these resources on the health benefits of humor: www.verywellmind.com/health-benefits-of-humor-and-laughter-5101137 www.va.gov/WHOLEHEALTHLIBRARY/tools/healing-benefits-humor-laughter.asp To book…
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Obtaining Judicial Authorization to Medicate a Minor
…medication to a child is itself a complicated decision the stakes are raised if either the child or the parents do not agree with the psychiatrist’s treatment recommendation that medication…
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Transgender and HIV: Stigma and Discrimination Can No Longer Have a Place in Healthcare
…persons, and that Black/African-American transgender women were most likely to test HIV positive, compared to those of other races/ethnicities: 56% of Black/African-American transgender women had positive HIV test results compared…
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Women and Depression: Discovering Hope
…The most common are major depressive disorder and dysthymic disorder. Minor depression is also common. Major depressive disorder, also called major depression, is characterized by a combination of symptoms that…
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Web-Based Virtual Humans for Supporting Healthcare and Medical Needs
…The authoring tool, currently being referred to as Roundtable, is built upon a broad set of virtual human component technologies developed by the ICT to include computer graphics, animation, and…
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WellLife Network Provides Vital Services to Stem the Tide of Opioid Addiction
…of the world’s opioids [Video File]. (2016, April 27). Retrieved from https://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/27/americans-consume-almost-all-of-the-global-opioid-supply.html Department of Health. (2013). I-Stop/PMP-Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing-Prescription Monitoring Program. Retrieved from https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/narcotic/prescription_monitoring/ Department of Health. (2013)….
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A Look into the World of Anxiety Disorders
…depression can be effectively treated with antidepressant medications, certain types of psychotherapy, or a combination of the two. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have persistent, upsetting thoughts (obsessions)…
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Unintended Consequences: Are We Inadvertently Increasing Heroin Overdose Deaths?
…can find him on twitter: @richardjuman Credits: This article appeared originally on 1/15/15 on TheFix.com and can be read there with full embedded internet links to important references at: http://www.thefix.com/content/unintended-consequences%C2%A0are-we-inadvertently-increasing-heroin-overdose-deaths….
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Mental Health News Education, Publisher of Behavioral Health News, Welcomes David Minot as New Executive Director
…our content delivery strategy. Our websites have been completely redesigned from scratch, and now visitors are greeted by a media-rich experience that is much more accessible with thousands of articles…
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Behavioral Health News Spotlight on Excellence: An Interview with Jihoon Kim, CEO of InUnity Alliance
…in the everyday experiences of our membership, the communities that they serve, and the people who are receiving services from the community-based organizations. So, as David said in the intro,…
