http://www.news-spider.com/Health/Mental_Health/index.html Latest Mental Health News from news-spider.com. News from more than 2,000 sources, updated continuously. en-us Copyright (c) 2008 news-spider.com. All rights reserved. Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:21:14 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215342835 Michael J. Fitzpatrick, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the nation's largest grassroots organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215342835 Sun, 6 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215288891 LSU associate professor of sociology Troy C. Blanchard recently found that a community's religious environment - that is, the type of religious congregations within a locale - affects mortality rates, ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215288891 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215278136 A new treatment programme for cancer patients with clinical depression can significantly boost their quality of life according to new research published in the Lancet. Cancer Research UK scientists de ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215278136 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215267339 At a joint press conference with Commission President Barroso on 2 July 2008 highlighting the priorities of the French Presidency, French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced the commitment of the Fren ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215267339 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215252846 Meditation sessions are proving a hit for members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists at their Annual Meeting at Imperial College, London - with a growing number claiming they are turning to the spi ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215252846 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215252847 Religion can provide a "cure for the soul" by educating people to be self-aware and accepting that their inner world has an impact on the world outside, Friar Christopher Jamison, abbot of Worth Abbey ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215252847 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215252919 The mystery of why one person becomes hooked on alcohol, heroin, sex or gambling, and another remains free of addiction, lies deep in the brain and is largely determined by our genes. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215252919 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215252920 Administrative errors could be responsible for over half of patients with mental health problems failing to turn up for their hospital appointments, a study conducted in Belfast has shown. According t ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215252920 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215252923 A single antidepressant tablet makes a depressed person see the world in a more positive light just four hours after swallowing it, a new study has shown. Dr Philip Cowen, professor of pharmacology at ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215252923 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215177348 The reported death of a woman at King's County Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., illustrates the dire need for more public services for individuals with mental illness, according to the American Psychiatric ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1215177348 Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT