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mental health stories: 67 news summaries

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 Speed Shrinking Offers Quicker Fixes 

... And promotes shrinks' books, in 180-second encounters

Nov 14, 09 5:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Freud must be shuddering in his grave, but that doesn't bother Susan Shapiro, the author of Speed Shrinking and the cheerful organizer of speed-dating-style therapy sessions for New Yorkers. On a recent evening, 200 talk-therapy-seekers stood in line at a lecture hall for their turn to spill their problems and... More »

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mental health • New York • Manhattan • therapy • psychoanalysis • psychiatrist • psychologist • Speed dating • Speed shrinking

 Morale Down in Afghanistan: 
 Army 

One in six soldiers suffers from a psychological disorder

Nov 13, 09 6:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Morale is down and psychological problems rampant among troops in Afghanistan, who face a shortage of mental health professionals to help them deal with the stress of war. Only 5.7% of soldiers described their unit's moral as high or very high, down from 10.2% in 2007 and 10.... More »

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Afghanistan • mental health • US military • US Army • Afghanistan war • American soldiers • morale

Elizabeth Smart to Testify on Sanity of Her Kidnapper

Will detail his behavior during 9-month captivity

Sep 29, 09 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Smart is ready to testify against the homeless street preacher who abducted her at knifepoint seven years ago. At a hearing Thursday to determine if Brian David Mitchell is fit to stand trial, Smart will tell the court how he acted over her nine-month captivity. The prosecutor thinks she’... More »

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mental health • kidnapping • testimony • kidnapper • Elizabeth Smart • Brian David Mitchell

 7 Personality Traits 
 That Hurt Your Body 

Something for the cynical and anxious to feel cynical and anxious about

Sep 14, 09 8:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists probing the mind-body connection are finding ever more evidence of the ways temperament affects a person's health. Some personality traits can boost your health; others can weaken your immune system, give you job burnout or even send you to an early grave, Live Science reports. These include:
  • Cynicism:
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mental health • anxiety • longevity


 I Have a 
 Mental 
 Problem: 
 Megan Fox 

Star reports schizophrenia-like symptoms

Sep 2, 09 9:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Transformers star Megan Fox says she's mentally ill and fears she'll end up like her idol, Marilyn Monroe, the Sun reports. "I could end up like that because I constantly struggle with the idea that I think I'm a borderline personality—or that I have bouts of mild schizophrenia,... More »

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entertainment • mental health • schizophrenia • Marilyn Monroe • Megan Fox

 Neurotic People 
 Die Earlier 

Increased likelihood of smoking increases mortality risk of nervous nellies

Aug 19, 09 6:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Neurotics are more likely to die prematurely than their mellower peers, LiveScience reports. A new study that followed nearly 1,800 men for 30 years found that those who fit self-descriptive criteria for neuroticism—constantly worried or anxious—were more likely to die early, in large part because they were... More »

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alcohol • mental health • smoking • drinking • neuroticism • nervous breakdowns

Video Games: The New Prozac

Classic time-wasters seem to ease the symptoms of depression in studies

Aug 18, 09 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - If depression's got you down, it might be time to turn to your Wii over your wee blue pills, reports the Washington Post in a look at how video games might ease the disease. For one depression sufferer, Bejeweled was "a big help in getting through to the next... More »

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depression • mental health • psychology • video games • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - The army has a new plan to fight rampant suicide, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder: a $117 million program to train soldiers in "emotional resiliency."  Beginning in October, all 1.1 million soldiers will receive intensive training aimed at helping them identify and change destructive thinking patterns,... More »

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mental health • US Army • Iraq veterans • Afghanistan veterans • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • post-traumatic stress disorder

(Newser) - Claims that sexual orientation can be changed through therapy have no scientific credibility, finds a new report by the American Psychological Association. The group reviewed 83 journal articles published over several decades and found that many studies purporting to show successful changed sexuality "contain serious design flaws." The... More »

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mental health • psychology • homosexuality • sexual orientation • American Psychological Association • Ted Haggard

Brit Big Brother Contestant Slashes Wrists

Incident renews debate over mental health of reality TV contestants

Jul 31, 09 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A contestant on the British edition of Big Brother slit his wrists after he was voted off the show, reports the Guardian. Sree Dasari, still being treated in the hospital, was an unpopular character; he faced mockery after flirting with another housemate who wasn't attracted to him, and when he... More »

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reality TV • United Kingdom • mental health • Big Brother • wrist • suicide attempt

Found: Missing Mental Health Records of Va. Tech Shooter

Files had been removed from university clinic illegally

Jul 22, 09 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The mental health records of the gunman behind the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre have been found in the home of a former director of the university’s clinic, reports the AP. Seung-Hui Cho’s records were illegally taken from the clinic more than a year before the attack, says a... More »

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Virginia Tech shooter • Virginia Tech • mental health • Seung-Hui Cho • Tim Kaine • Virginia Tech shootings • health records • Virginia Tech massacre • memo

(Newser) - Teens forced to move often by their parents’ jobs are much more likely to attempt suicide than those who stay put, MSNBC reports. Kids between 11 and 17 who moved three or more times were twice as likely to try to kill themselves as children who grew up in the... More »

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parenting • mental health • children • parents • Denmark • scientific study • teen suicide • teenager • moving • adolescence • women's issues

(Newser) - Susan Boyle has checked out of a mental health hospital where she was treated for nervous exhaustion and is "much happier," her brother tells the Telegraph. "She seems a lot more like herself. Things are becoming clearer for her now," he said. "She's now... More »

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entertainment • London • mental health • Simon Cowell • singing • song • Britain • exhaustion • nervous breakdowns • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

 Reality TV Claims 11 Lives 

Shows can be detrimental to mental health: experts

Jun 2, 09 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's a very good thing Susan Boyle went straight to the hospital post-reality TV loss, reports the Wrap: Reality shows have taken a fatal toll on at least 11 participants, ranging from a deputy district attorney to a boxer to a former child actor; two more have attempted to end... More »

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television • reality TV • suicide • mental health • mental illness • Paula Goodspeed • suicide attempt • Najai Turpin • Simon Foster

 Boyle Rushed to 
 Mental Health Clinic 

Singing star hospitalized for exhaustion

Jun 1, 09 1:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - An emotionally drained Susan Boyle has been rushed to a celebrity mental health hospital in London, the Sun reports. The 48-year-old singing sensation was acting “spaced out” and strange at her hotel following her second-place finish in the show’s finals on Saturday, according to the staff of Britain’... More »

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mental health • exhaustion • nervous breakdowns • mental hospital • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

Depression Screening for All Teens Worries Parents

Task force calls for adolescent testing with focus on psychotherapy instead of drugs

May 26, 09 1:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal task force recommendation that all adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 be screened for depression is causing controversy among parents and pediatricians, the Washington Post reports. Critics fear the amount of antidepressant drugs prescribed to teens will rise massively, although the Preventive Services Task Force stressed... More »

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depression • antidepressant • mental health • pediatrics • pediatricians • adolescents • teenager • suicide prevention • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

(Newser) - At least one in 10 children burdened by autism eventually recover, but no one knows why, according to a new study. Psychology professor Deborah Fein presented the results at a conference in Chicago this week, saying parents ought to know, even though recovery is "not a realistic expectation for... More »

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mental health • autism • children • psychiatric disorders

 Depression 
 in Dads 
 Hurts Kids 

More research needed into effects of fathers' mental health, experts say

May 4, 09 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - With modern fathers often more directly involved in parenting than previous generations, researchers say it’s time to pay closer attention to the impact of paternal mental health on children, the BBC reports. Existing evidence suggests that children of alcoholic or depressive fathers are likely to suffer psychiatric or behavior... More »

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fatherhood • parenting • depression • mental health • alcoholism • father • men's health

CIA Tactics Can Cause Mental Harm: Doctors

Bush-era interrogation memos understated long-term effects

Apr 20, 09 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Experts disagree with Bush-era rulings, made public in memos released last week, that interrogation techniques the CIA used on terror suspects don’t cause lasting psychological damage, the Los Angeles Times reports. “There’s absolutely no question they are going to lead to permanent mental harm,” one psychology... More »

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torture • mental health • psychology • brain damage • waterboarding • interrogation techniques • neurons

 American Psyche Shows 
 Recession Stress Fractures 

70% fear family income loss

Apr 9, 09 9:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Depression is up as the US economy proceeds downward, but many of those complaining are not actually facing financial problems—they simply fear they could. “Even if you do everything right, something bad can happen to you,” says a woman whose doctor prescribed therapy. Polls find the economy... More »

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mental health • middle class • Americans • therapy • anxiety • economy • recession depression

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