http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:53:16 -0700 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:29:33 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Glenn-Close-joins-cause-to-fight-stimma-of-mental-illness?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner Actress Glenn Close is not stranger to mental illness. She has portrayed a variety of characters suffering from many forms of mental illness. And in her personal life she deals with mental illness everyday. Her sister Jesse has bipolar disease and... mental health mental illness mental health recovery consumer support PTSD mental disorders family support bipolar disease schizophrenia stigma of mental ilness BringChange2Mind.org Glenn Close Ron Howard Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:29:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Glenn-Close-joins-cause-to-fight-stimma-of-mental-illness?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Stabbings-of-children-in-southern-Californa-linked-to-mental-disorders?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner In the past two days neighbors, family, friends and the general public have been horrified by the stabbing of children by their parents in southern California. In Westminster, CA a young mother (Thuy Le) stabbed her two small children and then stabbe... mental illness economic crisis affecting mental health information and support depression mental disorders symptoms of mental illness psychosis emotional problems stigma of mental ilness mental health crisis diagnosing mental illness suicide awareness Ja Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:09:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Stabbings-of-children-in-southern-Californa-linked-to-mental-disorders?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Mental-illness-101?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner Mental illness is comprised of a variety of disorders all of which affect the quality of life in numerous ways.Some are easier to diagnose than others and some take much more of a toll on the lives of the consumer and their support system than others... mental illness consumer support PTSD information and support depression ocd mental disorders symptoms of mental illness family support anxiety bipolar disease schizophrenia ADD quality of life dual diagnosis substance abuse addiction diagnosing mental il Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:03:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Mental-illness-101?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m9d10-World-suicide-prevention-day?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner World Suicide Prevention Day is today, September 10. It is a call to governments worldwide to expand awareness of suicide and the measures to prevent it. National Suicide Prevention Week runs September 6-12. Globally, there is a suicide every 40 seco... mental illness consumer support economic crisis affecting mental health information and support depression mental disorders family support emotional problems mental health crisis crisis intervention substance abuse suicide suicide prevention suicide awar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:11:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m9d10-World-suicide-prevention-day?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Community-walks-benefit-suicide-prevention?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner According to Robert Gebbia, Executive Director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, “every 16 minutes someone dies by suicide in the U.S.” This fall the foundation will hold 175 walks across the US to raise funds for prevent... mental illness information and support depression mental health funding stigma of mental ilness mental health crisis suicide out of the darkness community walks suicide prevention suicide awareness Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:00:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Community-walks-benefit-suicide-prevention?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Save-the-dates-for-mental-health-events-in-LA?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner NAMI Ventura will hold its monthly general meeting on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 7:00 PM. Guest speaker is Gary Chang, Director of Legal Affairs Proxy Patients Foundation. His topic will be Special Needs Trusts, Who Will Care When You’re Not... mental health mental illness mental health recovery NAMI information and support family support NAMI Ventura County The Bipolar Advantage Tom Wootton Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:12:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Save-the-dates-for-mental-health-events-in-LA?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Ventura-county-has-funds-but-no-site-for-mental-health-center?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner Ventura County has the money for a residential canter for those suffering crises from mental illness, but can not find a site to house it.Monies raised through the “Millionaire's tax” is available to pay for the residential center, but co... mental illness consumer support information and support family support mental health funding Proposition 63 mental illness not linked to violence California budget crisis mental health crisis crisis intervention residential rehabilitation centers Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:48:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Ventura-county-has-funds-but-no-site-for-mental-health-center?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Fighting-the-stigma-of-mental-illness-one-step-at-a-time?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner Finding causes and cures for mental illness may be closer than ever before. Much is being learned about the fact that mental illness is biologically based disorders of the brain. Unfortunately the stigma attached to mental illness is far from being e... mental health mental illness mental health recovery NAMI consumer support mental disorders family support mental health funding schizophrenia SAMHSA stigma of mental ilness diagnosing mental illness Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:19:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Fighting-the-stigma-of-mental-illness-one-step-at-a-time?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Diagnosing-mental-illness?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner Research has documented significant physical changes in the brain of persons with mental illness making it clearer that mental illnesses are biologically based and not just mood or behavior disorders.The symptoms exhibited by those afflicted by menta... mental health mental illness depression mental disorders anxiety handwashing substance abuse DSM diagnosing mental illness DSM-IV Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:06:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Diagnosing-mental-illness?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d5-What-is-mental-health?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner Mental health, as opposed to physical health, involves how we respond to the stimuli that life throws at us. How we think. How we act. How we react. How we respond. How we cope. A person with good mental health can react or respond in a healthy manne... mental health mental illness mental health recovery depression mental disorders symptoms of mental illness anxiety stress diabetes Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:31:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m8d5-What-is-mental-health?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Dealing-with-summer-depression?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner Summer depression can have biologically based causes such as the interruption in normal routines which usually help to keep depression at bay or under control.Summer is supposed to be a fun and relaxing time, but it can bring about depression for sev... mental health mental illness information and support depression stress summer depression Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:03:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Dealing-with-summer-depression?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m7d20-NAMI-California-annual-conference?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner NAMI California will hold their annual conference 2009 on August 21 & 22 in Torrance. The theme is Destination: Recovery!Tom Wootton, author of The Bipolar Advantage will be the keynote speaker. His speech is entitled "Bipolar in Order - Loo... mental health mental illness mental health recovery NAMI PTSD combat stress information and support depression mental disorders family support bipolar disease schizophrenia dual diagnosis Tom Wooten The Bipolar Advantage NAMI conference Tom Wootton Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:07:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m7d20-NAMI-California-annual-conference?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m7d2-FDA-wants-black-box-warnings-on-Chantix-and-Zyban?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner Substance abuse and addiction are mental health issues, and are often co-morbid to biologically based brain disorders such as bipolar disease, schizophrenia and depression. Smoking, alcohol and illegal drug use (i.e. cocaine, heroine, marijuana) are ... mental health mental illness depression mental disorders family support bipolar disease schizophrenia stress emotional problems dual diagnosis chantix zyban substance abuse addiction smoking-cessation black box warnings Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:04:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m7d2-FDA-wants-black-box-warnings-on-Chantix-and-Zyban?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d23-What-to-do-in-a-mental-health-crisis?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner When faced with a mental illness crisis, consumers, family and friends face many unknowns. Often times this crisis is their introduction to mental illness in their lives. How the crisis is handled can make all the difference in how they deal with fut... mental health mental illness mental health recovery NAMI consumer support information and support mental disorders family support psychosis mental health funding Proposition 63 stigma of mental ilness mental health crisis CIT crisis intervention 5150 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:09:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d23-What-to-do-in-a-mental-health-crisis?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d18-Psychaitric-advance-directives-in-California?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner No doubt most people know what an advance directive is regarding end-of-life decisions, but are probably unaware that those afflicted by mental illness can provide an advance directive for their care in the event that they are incapacitated by an acu... mental health mental illness NAMI mental disorders psychosis psychiatric advance directive incompetent Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:38:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d18-Psychaitric-advance-directives-in-California?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Internetbased-therapy-helps-with-depression?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner Depression can hit anyone at any time. It can be part of a mental illness such as bipolar condition, or be the result of a life event such as death, divorce or even just as a reaction to lifestyle changes such as a move, or job change.The stigma that... mental health mental illness mental health recovery depression mental disorders bipolar disease stigma of mental ilness Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:47:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Internetbased-therapy-helps-with-depression?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d11-FDA-considers-atypical-antipsychotics-for-children-and-adolescents?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner There seems at times to be a significant rise in the number of children and adolescents being diagnosed with bipolar diseases and schizophrenia. Is there really more occurrence, or do we have better diagnostic tools?The answer is probably both, as st... mental illness depression psychosis bipolar disease schizophrenia seroquel zyprexa geodon antipsychotics Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:44:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d11-FDA-considers-atypical-antipsychotics-for-children-and-adolescents?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d8-NAMI-events-for-June-in-southern-California?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner NAMI the National Alliance on Mental Illness is a national support organization for consumers, family, caregivers, friends and health care professionals. NAMI is dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by mental illness through enhancing a... mental health mental illness mental health recovery NAMI NAMI Ventura County Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:31:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d8-NAMI-events-for-June-in-southern-California?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d5-UHI-researchers-believe-gluten-may-trigger-schizophrenia-and-diabetes?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner For decades there has appeared to be a connection between gluten intolerance and psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia in those who are genetically predisposed to the mental illness. In April 2009, researchers at a Scottish university began to confirm ... mental illness mental disorders symptoms of mental illness psychosis schizophrenia ADD gluten diabetes dual diagnosis Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:06:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d5-UHI-researchers-believe-gluten-may-trigger-schizophrenia-and-diabetes?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d3-WRAP-helps-mental-illness-consumers-and-family-members-find-quality-of-life?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner With a focus on recovery from mental illness, a group of people who suffered from various aspects of mental illness developed a program known as WRAP, the Wellness Recovery Action Plan TM.WRAP is the brainchild of Mary Ellen Copeland, author, educato... mental illness mental health recovery WRAP Mary Ellen Copeland quality of life Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:32:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5524-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner~y2009m6d3-WRAP-helps-mental-illness-consumers-and-family-members-find-quality-of-life?cid=exrss-LA-Mental-Health-Examiner