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Mental Illness (or emotional disability, cognitive dysfunction) is a broad generic label for a category of illnesses that may include affective or emotional instability, behavioral dysregulation, and/or cognitive dysfunction or impairment. Specific illnesses known as mental illnesses include major depression, generalized anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, to name a few. Mental illness can be of biological (e.g., anatomical, chemical, or genetic) or psychological (e.g., trauma or conflict) origin. It can impact one’s ability to work or go to school and contribute to problems in relationships. Other generic names for mental illness include "mental disorder", "psychiatric disorder", "psychological disorder", "emotional disability", "cognitive dysfunction", "abnormal psychology", "emotional problem", or "behavior problem". The term insanity, often used colloquially as a synonym for mental illness, is used technically as a legal term.
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Gene variations hinder mental illness tests - Reuters
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:58:02 -0000
BBC NewsGene variations hinder mental illness testsReuters... analyzed the DNA of 10000 people with schizophrenia, and 20000 without, and found 30000 common gene variations linked with the mental illness. ...Gene Variants Prove Complexity of Schizophrenia and Bipolar DisordersHealthNewsGene clues to schizophrenia riskBBC NewsUnlocked: the secrets of schizophreniaIndependentDaily Mail -Scotsman -TopNews United Statesall 259 news articles »
Yakima jail diversion for mentally ill offenders - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:57:26 -0000
Yakima jail diversion for mentally ill offendersSeattle Post IntelligencerRather than being jailed a third time, Harding entered a diversion program in Yakima that allows misdemeanor offenders suffering from mental illness to get ...and more »
Has Mental Illness Impacted Your Driving or Driver License? - About - News & Issues
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:11:20 -0000
Has Mental Illness Impacted Your Driving or Driver License?About - News & IssuesHe was issued a license, but pending an investigation of the extent to which his mental illness might impair his driving. Medical forms were sent to his ...and more »
Study Debunks Claim that Smoking Pot Causes Mental Illness - Opposing Views
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:36 -0000
Opposing ViewsStudy Debunks Claim that Smoking Pot Causes Mental IllnessOpposing ViewsEmpirical data did not support the investigators' hypothesis that smoking marijuana was associated with increased rates of schizophrenia or other mental ...New Study: Marijuana Doesn't Increase Your Risk of Going CrazyDrug War ChronicleChronic City: After Further Review, Smoking Pot Doesn't Make You ...SF Weekly Blogsall 4 news articles »
Anxious to fill the void? Learning from mental illness - Daily Kos
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:57:27 -0000
Anxious to fill the void? Learning from mental illnessDaily KosPlease consider choosing just one person in society's invisible ghettos of mental illness or homelessness, and meet once a week at a cafe. ...and more »
FDA wants black box warnings on Chantix and Zyban - Examiner.com
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:11:10 -0000
ABC NewsFDA wants black box warnings on Chantix and ZybanExaminer.comSmoking is one of the most common addictions that seems to accompany mental illness. Often it is not recommended to try to stop smoking until and unless the ...Officials Warn of Risk of Suicide with Two Anti-Smoking DrugsInjuryBoard.comTwo anti-smoking drugs to carry mental-health warningsCNNSuicide Warnings for 2 Anti-Smoking DrugsNew York TimesFiercePharma -Wall Street Journal Blogs -PharmExec.comall 556 news articles »
Mental Wellness - News and information on mental health issues, the history of mental illness understanding and treatment, basic facts about various mental illnesses, and tips on living with it.
MSN Groups : Alexithymia - Support group for partners, parents, employees, and others who interact with individuals who suffer from Alexithymia.
Meta Description: [ A place for people or partners of people who have alexithymia. The site is designed to have a broad format, and participants are welcome to bring up tangential issues which relate to their experience of this condition. New members please include a brief message to the managers when applying to jo... ]
NPR : Texas Mental Health Plan Could Omit Thousands - News story on changes in the way this state delivers services to the mentally ill under a new system called 'disease management.' [7:31 streaming audio broadcast]
Meta Description: [ Texas is making drastic changes in the way it delivers services to the mentally ill. Only patients with certain conditions, such as schizophrenia, serious depression, or bi-polar disorder, will be eligible for state treatment under a new system called disease management. Thousands of others will... ]
Organic Mental Disorders - Online book by Dr. Shahul Ameen discusses the diagnosis and management of conditions with organic causes, including dementia and other cognitive disorders, traumatic brain injury, and delusional, mood, and anxiety disorders.
Psych Central - Symptoms and Treatments of Mental Disorders - Lists culled from current diagnostic criteria most commonly used in the United States by mental health professionals. These are divided into three broad categories: adult, childhood, and personality disorders.
The Alexithymia Info Page - In brief, alexithymia is the inability to talk about feelings due to a lack of emotional awareness. Alexithymics are typically unable to identify, understand or describe their own emotions, and the construct of alexithymia refers to some of the chief manifestations of this deficit in emotional functioning.
Meta Description: [ The Alexithymia Information Resource. Everything you need to know about the inability to interpret personal feelings and emotions. ]
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