http://www.mail.com/subjects/1488-mental-health.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1488-mental-health.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2098172-military-sex-abuse-long-term-impact-vets.html WASHINGTON (AP) — New government figures underscore the staggering long-term consequences of military sexual assaults: More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness linked to the abuse, and 4,000 sought disability benefits. The Department of Veterans Affairs' accounting, released in response to inquiries from The Associated Pres... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:31:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2098172-military-sex-abuse-long-term-impact-vets.html 2013-05-20T16:31:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097390-ap-impact-military-sex-abuse-victims-seek-va-help.html WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering long-term impact of a crisis that has roiled the Pentagon and been condemned by President Barack Obama as "''shameful and disgraceful." A Department of Vete... Mon, 20 May 2013 07:38:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097390-ap-impact-military-sex-abuse-victims-seek-va-help.html 2013-05-20T07:38:15Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2092384-soldier-life-without-parole-iraq-killings.html JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq. A military judge, Army Col. David Conn, found Sgt. John Russell guilty of premeditated murder on Monday and imposed the sentence Thursday morning. The only o... Fri, 17 May 2013 04:07:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2092384-soldier-life-without-parole-iraq-killings.html 2013-05-17T04:07:48Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088068-shrinks-critics-face-psychiatric-manual.html CHICAGO (AP) — In the new psychiatric manual of mental disorders, grief soon after a loved one's death can be considered major depression. Extreme childhood temper tantrums get a fancy name. And certain "senior moments" are called "mild neurocognitive disorder." Those changes are just some of the reasons prominent critics say the American Psychiatric Asso... Wed, 15 May 2013 18:37:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088068-shrinks-critics-face-psychiatric-manual.html 2013-05-15T18:37:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2087940-obama-planning-june-3-mental-health-conference.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is planning a mental health conference next month in response to gun violence. Presidential spokesman Jay Carney said Obama and Vice President Joe Biden plan to host the conference June 3 at the White House. Carney said attendees will include mental health advocates, health care providers, faith leaders, government... Wed, 15 May 2013 17:55:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2087940-obama-planning-june-3-mental-health-conference.html 2013-05-15T17:55:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2065590-teen-immigrant-angst-factor-bombings.html CHICAGO (AP) — Anna Tabakh didn't know a word of English. At age 5, a stranger in a strange land, she was en route with her parents from the Soviet Union to a new home in Kansas City, Mo. But she understood the intent when security guards at a New York City airport suspiciously eyed her stuffed animal, a rather rotund plush toy pig. "They thought we were ... Mon, 06 May 2013 09:40:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2065590-teen-immigrant-angst-factor-bombings.html 2013-05-06T09:40:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2058692-us-suicide-rate-rose-sharply-middle-aged.html NEW YORK (AP) — The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans climbed a startling 28 percent in a decade, a period that included the recession and the mortgage crisis, the government reported Thursday. The trend was most pronounced among white men and women in that age group. Their suicide rate jumped 40 percent between 1999 and 2010. But the rates in youn... Thu, 02 May 2013 21:11:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2058692-us-suicide-rate-rose-sharply-middle-aged.html 2013-05-02T21:11:07Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2057126-medicaid-improved-mental-health-uninsured.html WASHINGTON (AP) — If you're uninsured, getting on Medicaid clearly improves your mental health, but it doesn't seem to make much difference in physical conditions such as high blood pressure. The counterintuitive findings by researchers at Harvard and MIT, from an experiment involving low-income, able-bodied Oregonians, appear in Thursday's New England Jo... Wed, 01 May 2013 21:08:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2057126-medicaid-improved-mental-health-uninsured.html 2013-05-01T21:08:55Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2052752-zeta-jones-checks-mental-health-facility.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A spokeswoman for Catherine Zeta-Jones says the actress has "proactively" checked into a mental health facility for treatment of her bipolar condition. Publicist Sarah Fuller said in an email to The Associated Press late Monday that Zeta-Jones "is committed to periodic care in order to manage her health in an optimum manner." Two years ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:16:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2052752-zeta-jones-checks-mental-health-facility.html 2013-04-30T16:16:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2046676-therapy-dogs-help-mont-students-with-test-stress.html BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — At Montana State University, final exams stress is going to the dogs. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/11pDoHV ) Intermountain Therapy Animals is bringing dogs to campus this week and next to help students take a break from the stress of studying for and taking semester exams. Jacqueline Frank is... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:50:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2046676-therapy-dogs-help-mont-students-with-test-stress.html 2013-04-26T16:50:11Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2046730-glenn-closes-sister-writing-mental-illness.html NEW YORK (AP) — The youngest sister of actress Glenn Close is working on a memoir about her struggles with mental illness. Grand Central Publishing announced Friday that Jessie Close's "Resilience" is scheduled for release in January 2015. The book will be co-written by Pete Earley, author of the 2006 book "Crazy," about his son's struggles. ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:49:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2046730-glenn-closes-sister-writing-mental-illness.html 2013-04-26T16:49:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2030656-obama-taking-action-gun-background-check-system.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Blocked by Congress from expanding gun sale background checks, President Barack Obama is turning to actions within his own power to keep people from buying a gun who are prohibited for mental health reasons. Federal law bans certain mentally ill people from purchasing firearms, but not all states are providing data to stop the prohibited... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:04:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2030656-obama-taking-action-gun-background-check-system.html 2013-04-19T10:04:53Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2029776-anger-fear-tears-normal-response-to-disasters.html BOSTON (AP) — Kaitlyn Greeley burst into tears when a car backfired the other day. She's afraid to take her usual train to her job at a Boston hospital, walking or taking cabs instead. She can't sleep. "I know this is how people live every day in other countries. But I'm not used to it here," said Greeley, 27, a technician at Tufts Medical Center who was ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:35:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2029776-anger-fear-tears-normal-response-to-disasters.html 2013-04-19T00:35:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2029350-gun-control-what-issue.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The impassioned push for new gun laws, born from the slaughter of schoolchildren, has collided with the marble-hard realities of Congress. Just persuading the Senate to debate tougher laws was considered a high hurdle for gun control advocates. They did it with the aid of Newtown, Conn., families, who brought photos and stories of the sl... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:26:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2029350-gun-control-what-issue.html 2013-04-18T20:26:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2027418-what-gun-control-issue.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The impassioned push for new gun laws, born from the slaughter of schoolchildren, has collided with the marble-hard realities of Congress. Just persuading the Senate to debate tougher laws was considered a high hurdle for gun control advocates. They did it with the aid of Newtown, Conn., families, who brought photos and stories of the sl... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:13:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2027418-what-gun-control-issue.html 2013-04-18T18:13:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2023480-defense-rests-case-jodi-arias-murder-trial.html PHOENIX (AP) — Defense attorneys in Jodi Arias' murder trial rested their case Tuesday after about 2 1/2 months of testimony aimed at portraying the defendant as a domestic violence victim who was forced to fight for her life on the day she killed her one-time boyfriend. The trial is expected to continue at least several more weeks before jurors begin del... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:51:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2023480-defense-rests-case-jodi-arias-murder-trial.html 2013-04-17T00:51:24Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2020192-serbia-massacre-puts-spotlight-balkan-vet-woes.html VUKOVAR, Croatia (AP) — Edin Kapidzic fought in Croatia's brutal war for independence and came out alive. Carrying on in peace turned out to be harder. Years after returning from the front lines, the former soldier from eastern Croatia hanged himself in a park in the hometown he defended during the 1991-95 conflict, part of the wider disintegration of the... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:49:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2020192-serbia-massacre-puts-spotlight-balkan-vet-woes.html 2013-04-15T19:49:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2015090-gop-senator-would-broaden-gun-checks-records.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative senator is proposing to greatly broaden the background check system for firearms purchasers but require no records of the transactions as the Senate braced for votes on amendments to gun control legislation next week. The plan by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., was one of several proposals Republicans were discussing in preparat... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:57:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2015090-gop-senator-would-broaden-gun-checks-records.html 2013-04-12T21:57:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2014710-judges-deny-calif-bid-to-prison-oversight.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judicial panel on Thursday denied Gov. Jerry Brown's request to lift a court-ordered prison population cap and threatened him and other state officials with contempt of court if they fail to comply. The ruling by the three-judge panel singled out the Democratic governor for ignoring its earlier orders to reduce the stat... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:49:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2014710-judges-deny-calif-bid-to-prison-oversight.html 2013-04-12T01:49:10Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2001622-feds-retain-control-calif-prison-mental-health.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday rejected Gov. Jerry Brown's bid to regain state control of inmates' mental health care, citing systematic failures to reduce prison suicides, provide timely care and hire enough staff. The decision is a blow to the Democratic governor's attempts to end nearly two decades of expensive federal lawsuits tha... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:41:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2001622-feds-retain-control-calif-prison-mental-health.html 2013-04-06T00:41:31Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1999470-colorado-democrat-backs-gun-bill.html DENVER (AP) — A Colorado Democrat who wanted to prevent individuals suspected of posing a threat from possessing a gun quickly backed off that plan after details of the proposal became public late Thursday. Rep. Beth McCann said she's still working on a bill dealing with firearm restrictions for people believed to be a danger, but it's unclear when it cou... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:13:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1999470-colorado-democrat-backs-gun-bill.html 2013-04-05T02:13:47Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1992622-uk-diy-approach-to-mental-health-help.html LONDON (AP) — After crocheting a colorful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket. I'm brilliant." Ferguson, 53, who struggles with low self-esteem, said it was the first time she had ever praised herself. She attributed the breakthrough in part to free self-help classes on mental health run b... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:13:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1992622-uk-diy-approach-to-mental-health-help.html 2013-04-02T11:13:12Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1989316-kelly-gun-checks-mental-health-component.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control activist Mark Kelly says a proposed national gun background bill under discussion in the Senate should include better access to mental health records that could prevent psychologically disturbed people from obtaining guns. Kelly, a former astronaut and husband of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, said Sunday that the suspe... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:45:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1989316-kelly-gun-checks-mental-health-component.html 2013-03-31T15:45:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1980170-report-pentagon-to-sex-assaults.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report required by Congress recommends that the Defense Department assess how well commanding officers handle sexual assault and harassment complaints when reviewing their job performance. The Institute of Medicine said in the report released Tuesday that military sexual assault appears to be an important factor in the development ... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:17:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1980170-report-pentagon-to-sex-assaults.html 2013-03-26T21:17:16Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1976490-amputee-veteran-helps-train-troops-war.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — The sailor had been back from war for just over a year when friends invited him to watch an unusually emotional training exercise for troops preparing to deploy. The drill happened not on a military base but at a film studio, where Marine and Navy medics role-played wartime rescue missions with actors who had, in real-life, lost limbs in ... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:53:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1976490-amputee-veteran-helps-train-troops-war.html 2013-03-25T07:53:30Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1955960-expert-jodi-arias-suffered-ptsd-memory-loss.html PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and acute memory loss in the months and years after she says she killed her lover in self-defense, a common occurrence after highly stressful events, a defense expert testified Thursday in her Arizona death penalty trial. Arias is charged with first-degree murder in the June 2008 death... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:56:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1955960-expert-jodi-arias-suffered-ptsd-memory-loss.html 2013-03-14T23:56:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1946778-va-wont-follow-york-gun-law.html ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The federal Department of Veterans Affairs said Monday its mental health professionals won't comply with a new gun law in New York that requires reporting the names of patients they believe likely to hurt themselves or others. That provision is set to take effect Saturday. Several veterans and their advocates warned it would deter many... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:01:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1946778-va-wont-follow-york-gun-law.html 2013-03-11T19:01:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1944674-studies-tie-stress-storms-war-to-heart-risks.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stress does bad things to the heart. New studies have found higher rates of cardiac problems in veterans with PTSD, New Orleans residents six years after Hurricane Katrina and Greeks struggling through that country's financial turmoil. Disasters and prolonged stress can raise "fight or flight" hormones that affect blood pressure, bloo... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:34:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1944674-studies-tie-stress-storms-war-to-heart-risks.html 2013-03-10T18:34:52Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1940684-report-details-flaws-armys-handling-ptsd.html SEATTLE (AP) — An Army report released Friday finds the service still has trouble diagnosing and treating soldiers for post-traumatic stress disorder, despite more than doubling its number of military and civilian behavioral health workers over the past five years. Confusing paperwork, inconsistent training and guidelines, and incompatible data systems ha... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:09:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1940684-report-details-flaws-armys-handling-ptsd.html 2013-03-08T22:09:58Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1938980-ga-backs-relaxing-gun-laws-mentally-ill.html ATLANTA (AP) — While some states push to tighten gun control laws after the Connecticut school massacre, lawmakers in gun-friendly Georgia want to ease rules preventing some mentally ill people from getting licenses to carry firearms. Legislators in Georgia's House voted 117-56 on Thursday to allow people who have voluntarily sought inpatient treatment fo... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:25:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1938980-ga-backs-relaxing-gun-laws-mentally-ill.html 2013-03-07T22:25:47Z