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Researchers Identify Significant Proportion of U.S. Children Have Mental Disorders

October 20, 2010 / By Promises Behavioral Health Editorial Team / Mental Health

At least 20% of American children will suffer from a mental disorder that will impede their performance and achievement abilities sometime during their young lifetime, according to a new national study. Researchers have found this prevalence of poor mental health among adolescents to be evidence of the fact that most mental health issues in adulthood

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Psychoeducation Gives Sense of Control to Families Living with Mental Illness

October 10, 2010 / By Promises Behavioral Health Editorial Team / Mental Health

A compliment to many treatment plans for people with mental illness is found in psychoeducation, a method for helping patients and their families understand and learn about their disease and its impact on their lives. While not a treatment itself, psychoeducation is a tool that fits within a comprehensive treatment approach. Research indicates that the

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Stigma Still Surrounds People with Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Disorders

September 16, 2010 / By Promises Behavioral Health Editorial Team / Mental Health

People who suffer from mental illness and substance abuse problems are still viewed in a negative light by many, despite a greater understanding of the neurobiological causes of these disorders. A study by researchers from Indiana University and Columbia University found that prejudice and discrimination against those with mental health problems, including addiction, have remained

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Comorbid Substance Abuse and Mental Illness May Lead to Violent Behavior

September 9, 2010 / By Promises Behavioral Health Editorial Team / Mental Health

Scientists have found that being diagnosed with mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia does not necessarily make an individual more prone to violent behavior. Individuals with these psychiatric disorders who also abuse alcohol or drugs, however, do have a stronger relationship with violence, according to a new study.

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Internet Addiction Linked to Depression

August 12, 2010 / By Promises Behavioral Health Editorial Team / Mental Health

Parents who are concerned that their teenaged child may be spending too much time on the Internet should now also be watching for signs of depression, according to a new study.

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Nurses Reporting On-the-Job Assault from Patients

August 12, 2010 / By Promises Behavioral Health Editorial Team / Mental Health

Because many states are cutting their spending on mental health care services, Americans are increasingly losing resources to treat their substance abuse and psychological conditions. Without specialized care, many cases of alcoholism, drug abuse, and psychiatric crises go untreated and worsen, and eventually land these individuals in the emergency room. In recent studies, the Substance

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Bear Heavy Costs and Often Go Undiagnosed

June 18, 2010 / By Promises Behavioral Health Editorial Team / Mental Health

The strange or quirky behaviors people with obsessive compulsive disorder exhibit may seem like an exaggeration of normal processes, but these behaviors are part of a life-debilitating condition and recognized as an anxiety disorder.

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Self-Stigma Brought on by Mental Illness Can Make Problem Worse

June 16, 2010 / By Promises Behavioral Health Editorial Team / Mental Health

There is a certain stigma amongst those with mental problems. For some, this stigma is brought about by peers or acquaintances who do not understand the anguish mental illness can create. For others, it is their own fears of reactions among their peers, family members or colleagues that drives them deeper into depression or significantly

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Stigma Prevents those with Mental Illnesses from Overcoming their Disorders, Especially Adolescents

June 4, 2010 / By Promises Behavioral Health Editorial Team / Mental Health

According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the leading barrier that prevents individuals suffering from a mental illness to seek treatment is stigmatization. Admitting to having a mental illness can generate many negative feelings for an adult, such as a sense of failure, shame, guilt, or weakness. Feeling judged or ostracized

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Over-Production of Adrenaline Linked to Stress-Related Illnesses in Adults and Children

June 4, 2010 / By / Mental Health

Even before man had a name for the bodily chemical known as adrenaline, we have trusted it to help us take action in stressful situations. The “fight or flight” mechanism spurred by adrenaline and used by primitive man for survival is still part of modern life, helping people at sports, social situations or interviews. However,

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