the Mental health community of South Africa

New program to address mental health issues of youth and children

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:20:00 +0200

Every year, thousands of youngsters in Ontario experience a mental health crisis, yet the vast majority end up waiting months for psychiatric assessment and treatment because of the severe shortage of these specialists. Now a groundbreaking new program is bridging the gap between kids and care.
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Mental health: its impact on children and teenagers are their schooling

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:05:00 +0200

Poor mental health in children and teenagers impacts on the length of time they will stay in school: Study
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Music to soothe the mind…

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:48:00 +0200

Research may facilitate improved understanding of music perception in human nervous system.
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Breathe for mental health

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:21:00 +0200

As part of Mental Health Awareness Month (October) and World Mental Health Day (10 October), Psychologies magazine will include a breathing ‘kit,' to encourage readers to breathe consciously for emotional and mental health.
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Gay people more likely to have mental health or substance use disorders

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:44:00 +0200

Members of ‘sexual minorities' are around twice as likely as heterosexuals to seek help for mental health issues or substance abuse treatment. A model of treatment-seeking behaviour, described in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry supports the idea that lesbian, gay and bisexual people may have specific treatment needs.
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Facebook fuels jealousy?

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:13:00 +0200

The more time college students spend on Facebook, the more likely they are to feel jealous toward their romantic partners, leading to more time on Facebook searching for additional information that will further fuel their jealousy, in an escalating cycle that may become addictive, according to a study reported in CyberPsychology & Behavior, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (www.liebertpub.com). The article is available free online at www.liebertpub.com/cpb.
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Depression among preschoolers - may continue into childhood

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:04:00 +0200

Depression among preschoolers appears to be a continuous, chronic condition rather than a transient developmental stage, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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Marital biography and health at mid-life

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:09:00 +0200

A stable, long-term marriage can be good for your health, but divorce or widowhood leave a lasting scar on the health of middle-aged and older people, according to a new study. Remarriage seems to reduce but not erase the damage done by losing a marriage, and those who remain single after a marriage ends show consistently worse health than those who remarried.
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Recession burnout as stressed-out UK workers shun exercise and healthy eating

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:27:00 +0200

The economic downturn is having a detrimental effect on the health, fitness and wellbeing of the nation, according to a new survey released today by Cancer Research UK to launch its Run 10k series.
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Altering the course of schizophrenia with new research

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:24:00 +0200

The US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is launching a large-scale research project to explore whether using early and aggressive treatment, individually targeted and integrating a variety of different therapeutic approaches, will reduce the symptoms and prevent the gradual deterioration of functioning that is characteristic of chronic schizophrenia.
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