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  • May 2008

    • Surgery for Depression? Yup.

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 3, 08 8:35 AM CDT

      Surgery for Depression? Yup.

      A type of brain surgery previously used to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease may be effective in countering the debilitating effects of deep depression, CNN reports. A new study shows that deep brain stimulation, a process in which electrodes are inserted into problem areas in the brain and hooked up to a power source, can decrease symptoms of depression up to 50%. More »

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Suicide Kills More LA Cops Than Criminals

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 26, 08 5:59 AM CDT

      Suicide Kills More LA Cops Than Criminals

      Cops in Los Angeles are more likely to die by their own hand than from a criminal's bullet, the Los Angeles Times reports. Psychologists trying to improve the LAPD's suicide prevention efforts found that 19 police officers in the city killed themselves between 1998 and 2007, while just seven died on the job. The police say the nature of the work is often to blame. More »

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      suicide  • police  • psychology  • LAPD  • suicide rate  • psychiatrist

  • January 2008

    • Britney Carted Off to 'Get Help'

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jan 31, 08 6:50 AM CST

      Britney Carted Off to 'Get Help'

      Following an emotionally fraught week, singer Britney Spears was again taken from her home by ambulance early today to "get help," according to Los Angeles police. Spears was taken to UCLA Medical Center after "driving around the neighborhood like a mad woman," a family source told People magazine. "Britney has been prescribed medication which she refuses to take." Earlier this week the singer's manager said she had begun seeing a psychiatrist for a "treatable" mental problem. More »

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      celebrity  • Britney Spears  • Kevin Federline  • bipolar disorder  • psychiatrist  • mental problems

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