Emory Researchers find Paxil Improves Memory and Brain Structure in PTSD Sufferers (Health/Medications)
eurekalert.org
Description: Press release describes the research findings of J. Douglas Bremner, MD, of the Department... of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Emory University School of Medicine. Find a discussion of the potential benefits of the medication for patients. small(September 11, 2003)small Emory University researchers have found that paroxetine HCL (Paxil) produces measurable improvement in verbal memory and also increases the size of the hippocampus, a key area of the brain involved in learning and remembering, in persons suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Their study, which will be published in the Oct. 1 edition of Biological Psychiatry, also found that Paxil significantly reduces the three main symptom clusters of PTSD
Specializes in: medicinehealth socialbehavioral science mental health stressanxiety...

HIVAIDS and Mental Health (Health/Reproductive_Health/AIDS)
athealth.com
Description: Psychosocial interventions with HIVpositive patients.Psychosocial interventions with... HIVpositive patients and the treatment of comorbid psychiatric disorders
Specializes in: hivaids mental health mental health hiv aids human immunodeficiency virus acquired immunodeficiency syndrome... hiv infection hiv counseling

Recent Developments in Atypical Antipsychotic Medications (Health/Medications)
nimh.nih.gov
Description: An editorial by the National Institute of Mental Health on new drug development for... the treatment of schizophrenia in the 1990s
Specializes in: national institute mental health nimh...

Gloucestershire Hearing Voices Groups (Health/Mental_Health)
hearingvoices.org.uk
Description: Information for professionals working with people with psychosis.A website providing... information about the Hearing Voices network within Gloucestershire. It provides details for service users and carers and is a useful resource for mental health professionals and those working with individuals with psychosis
Specializes in: hearing voices hear voices schizophrenia mental health mental illness mental group... support network

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA (Health/Mental_Health)
samhsa.gov
Description: The Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention..., treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses. Resources on addiction and recovery issues. Information for children.SAMHSA works to improve the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, alcohol and drug addiction treatment, and mental health services. Includes links to support groups, information resources, events and articles
Specializes in: samhsa drug abuse drugs mental health mental substance abuse prevention drug abuse prevention treatment... addiction health

The Jed Foundation (Health/Mental_Health)
jedfoundation.org
Description: A nonprofit organization committed to reducing the youth suicide rate and improving... the mental health support provided to students by universities nationwide.The Jed Foundation is a nonprofit public charity committed to reducing the young adult suicide rate and improving mental health support provided to college students nationwide
Specializes in: suicide teen university health mental youth nonprofit charity... foundation satow

The Mental Illness Education Project, Inc (Health/Mental_Health)
miepvideos.org
Description: A production company that markets videos depicting or describing various mental illnesses... including schizophrenia.The Mental Illness Education Project seeks to improve understanding of mental illness through the production of videobased programs for use by people with psychiatric disabilities, their families, mental health practitioners, and educators, as well as the general public
Specializes in: mental illness education project miep mental illness mental health mental health recovery... manic depression schizophrenia

About.com Personality Disorder Resources (Health/Mental_Health)
mentalhealth.about.com
Description: Information about borderline, antisocial, narcissistic, obesessivecompulsive, and... other personality disorders. Offers links to related sites.Sites dealing with Personality Disorders. Information about borderline, antisocial, narcissistic, obesessivecompulsive, and other personality disorders
Specializes in: borderline personality disorder bpd antisocial psychopath sociopath disorders... mental health

Mefloquin and Lariam Side Effects (Health/Medications)
mefloquin.de
Description: The author request others help with information about headache, visual disturbances..., mental damages, insomnia, cold and hot sweatattacks. Contact information provided. Mefloquin and Lariamsideeffect and damages after MalariaProtection (headache, visual disturbances, mental damages, insomnia, cold and hot sweatattacks) Help
Specializes in: mefloquin lariam sideeffect headache malaria disturbance mental damage... damages africa

Understanding Childhood Disorders (Health/Mental_Health)
hcpc.uth.tmc.edu
Description: Pamphlet identifying common childhood disorders such as mood, anziety, ADDADHD, and... autisim.An overview of Understanding Childhood Disorders
Specializes in: psychiatric hospital health mental illness schizophrenia bipolar disorder... manic depression

In Practice (Health/Mental_Health)
in-practice.com
Description: A schizophrenia resource tool for the media, clinicians and health professionals.... It features audiopresentations of symposia from major international psychiatry conferences as well as abstracts, press releases and fact sheets. Sponsored by the makers of Seroquel, AstraZeneca.Featuring audiopresentations of symposia from major international psychiatry conferences as well as abstracts, press releases and fact sheets. The site will be expanded to include future presentations from the international psychiatry calendar and other useful information
Specializes in: mental health schizophrenia astrazeneca zeneca pharmaceutical seroquel symposia... abstracts

The International Trepanation Advocacy Group (Health/Alternative)
trepan.com
Description: Information on trepanation, the art of drilling holes into peoples skulls. The International... Trepanation Advocacy Group is dedicated to accumulating the largest knowledge base of information about trepanation ever before assembled
Specializes in: trepanation trepan trephination trepanned trepanning medical community mental... depression insanity

Dementia from BUPA (Health/Neurological_Disorders)
hcd2.bupa.co.uk
Description: Concise fact sheet explaining the causes, symptoms and treatment of this disorder..., available for down loading in Adobe Acrobat.BUPA health information factsheet dementia can cause the loss of the ability to remember, think and reason
Specializes in: dementia symptoms causes treatment mental disease brain lewy... body memory

NIMH Suicide Research Consortium (Health/Mental_Health)
nimh.nih.gov
Description: Coordinates program development in suicide research, identifies gaps in the scientific... and disseminates information on suicidology to the public, media, and policy makers
Specializes in: national institute mental health nimh...

Depression and Stroke (Health/Neurological_Disorders)
nimh.nih.gov
Description: National Institute of Mental Health fact sheet relating the symptoms of poststroke... depression and the importance of obtaining treatment
Specializes in: national institute mental health nimh health information publications depression... strokenational mental disorders

Neurology Channel Huntingtons Disease (HD (Health/Neurological_Disorders)
neurologychannel.com
Description: Introduction to Huntingtons disease, and an ask a doctor forum.Huntingtons disease... (HD) is a fatal hereditary disease that destroys neurons in areas of the brain involved in the emotions, intellect, and movement. Huntingtons is characterized by chorea, progressive loss of mental abilities, and the development of psychiatric problems
Specializes in: huntingtons disease hd loss mental abilities chorea jerky movements hereditary... autosomoal dominent genetic disorder

Maryland Board of Pharmacy (Health/Pharmacy)
dhmh.state.md.us
Description: Protecting and educating the consumers of Maryland through regulation of pharmacy... practice. Licensure, drug rehabilitation, drug information and assistance. The Maryland Board of Pharmacy is an agency located within the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. It is responsible for licensing pharmacies, pharmacists, and drug distributors
Specializes in: maryland board pharmacy state department health mental hygiene... boards drugs