Suicide hot line calls are up
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May 19, 2009 May 19–TAMPA — Anxiety about job loss, missed mortgage payments and plunging home values has more area residents turning to the local suicide crisis hot line. Link to the original site ) Read Full Story
Arts appear to play role in brain development
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May 18, 2009 May 18–For years, school systems across the nation dropped the arts to concentrate on getting struggling students to pass tests in reading and math. Yet now, a growing body of brain research suggests that teaching the arts may be good for students across all disciplines. Link to the original site ) Read Full Story
Study: Postponing retirement may delay dementia
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May 18, 2009 LONDON - Working a few years beyond retirement could help stave off Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new British study published Monday. Link to the original site ) Read Full Story
Clinic shootings highlight mental health challenges for military
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May 17, 2009 Sgt. John M. Russell was near the end of his third tour in Iraq when he allegedly gunned down five fellow service members at a Baghdad combat stress clinic last week. Link to the original site ) Read Full Story
Help for kids with autism advances
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May 16, 2009 May 16–HARTFORD — Health-insurance companies would be required to cover the costs of diagnosis and critical therapies for children with the spectrum of autism, which affects one in 115 kids in Connecticut, under legislation that was approved Friday afternoon in the Senate. Link to the original site ) Read Full Story
Digital billboards called driving threat
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May 14, 2009 May 14–Billboards have come a long way since the shaving cream signs erected one after another on the roadsides, or the Mail Pouch entreaties painted on the sides of yesteryear’s barns. Link to the original site ) Read Full Story
Winding paths led victims to Iraq stress clinic
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May 13, 2009 Keith Springle, who grew up swimming and fishing off the North Carolina coast and seemed destined as a boy to join the Navy, was in Iraq because it was his duty as a military psychologist. Dr. Matthew Houseal, a 54-year-old Army reservist and psychiatrist, was there because he felt he… Link to the original site ) Read Full Story
Mental health support wanes, many homeless
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May 10, 2009 The Dallas Morning News Link to the original site ) Read Full Story
Research suggests children can recover from autism
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May 09, 2009 CHICAGO - Leo Lytel was diagnosed with autism as a toddler. But by age 9 he had overcome the disorder. Link to the original site ) Read Full Story
Research suggests children can recover from autism
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May 09, 2009 CHICAGO - Leo Lytel was diagnosed with autism as a toddler. But by age 9 he had overcome the disorder. Link to the original site ) Read Full Story