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  • Tragedy and Coping Tools for Parents

    IMHR funded scientist Dr. Marlene Freeman and Paula Rauch MD, an international expert on helping children cope with traumatic events published an article on the Harvard Medical School website on how parents can help their children cope with the recent tradgedy in Tucson.

    Click here to read the article.

  • Genders Of Alcohol-Dependent Parents And Children Influence Psychopathology In The Children

    Scientists already know that the children of alcohol-dependent (AD) individuals have a greater risk of developing a psychiatric illness, but the effects of gender on this risk are not well known. A new study has found that the effects of parental AD on a child's psychopathology can be different, depending on both the gender of the AD parent and the gender of their child.

    Results will be published in the October 2010 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research and are currently available at Early View.

  • Mental Health Lobby Wants EHRs

    Mental health advocates are seeking support on Capitol Hill for a bill that would make mental health providers eligible for billions of dollars in incentives set aside to spur adoption of electronic health records.

    The bill would give mental health providers access to federal grants and incentives available to other healthcare professionals who use them to purchase and implement electronic health records and facilitate the exchange of health data among providers. Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) and Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) introduced the legislation this spring.

  • Alternative therapies make their way into treatments for mental illness.

    Mental health care in Northeast Ohio is opening its doors, albeit slowly, to an integrative way of practicing medicine, blending traditional medicine with holistic therapies.


    Until now, complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM, for mental health care has been offered in only isolated pockets. Two recent changes signal a shift locally: A private-practice psychiatrist in Fairlawn recently opened a full-service integrative wellness center, and the Cleveland Clinic's Center for Integrative Medicine has added staff to offer holistic psychotherapy.

  • Mental Health Illnesses May Shorten the Lifespan

    FRIDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Non-institutionalized individuals struggling with serious mental illness face a shorter life span than the general population, new research reveals.

    The conclusion appears to be independent of a range of potential influences, including race, gender, ethnicity, education level and/or marital status.

  • About Face: The Story of Gwendellin Bradshaw

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