A new clinical trial has demonstrated that combining an antidepressant with an antipsychotic drug could improve clinical depression in older adults who do not respond to regular treatment.
It’s estimated that 1 in 5 adults are suffering from some form of mental illness. At least 16 million have reported suffering a mental breakdown in the past 12 months. Mental illness, as an umbrella term, is plaguing many adults who are able to hold steady jobs, pursue higher education, raise children, and of course be in relationships. – See more at: http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/when-mental-illness-is-the-3rd-person-in-your-relationship-wcz/#sthash.I9qd4kPv.dpuf
Scott Stapp once was one of the biggest rock stars in the world: In 1999, his band,Creed, released Human Clay, which went on to sell 11.7 million copies, according to Nielsen Music, by mixing post-grunge sounds with Christian spirituality. In 2004 the Florida group split, with bandmates blaming Stapp’s increasingly erratic behavior. Ten years later, after arrests, suicide attempts and a short Creed reunion (see sidebar below), Stapp hit bottom, posting a bizarre video to Facebook in which he claimed he was broke, homeless and “under some kind of vicious attack.” That was followed by reports that Stapp, thinking he was a CIA agent, had threatened the life of President Obama.
So far this year, sheriffs’ deputies across the state have driven 2 million miles and spent 12,000 hoursdelivering mentally ill people to treatment.
Loneliness is a feeling we’d all like to avoid. Research shows it’s terrible for our health; it diminishes cognitive performance and the immune system, increases the risk of heart disease and dementia and hastens early death. And the psychological effects are just as bad; studies show that people need strong social connections to feel happy and find meaning in their lives, and that many of us would actually rather receive mild electroshocks than be alone.
For years, there was an apartment building across the street from Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC), a nearly 50-year-old University of Minnesota-run clinic based in Minneapolis’ Phillips neighborhood. About a year ago, the university bought the apartment building and tore it down, planning to one day turn the space into a clinic parking lot. But the lot didn’t appear overnight, and Melissa Flores Fioravanti, program manager for CUHCC’s Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS), started to imagine the space that remained as more than a place to put cars.
The demand for psychiatrists is becoming a more pressing issue for state and federal lawmakers.
Ki Ann Goosens, an assistant professor of brain and cognitive sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, used to rail against the scientists who weren’t producing enough useful information about schizophrenia. Her brother suffers from the brain disorder, and she couldn’t understand why researchers hadn’t made more progress against it.
St. Cloud resident Marsha Hagfors can quote a frightening statistic: From 2005 to 2012, she had 38 inpatient treatments for her mental health.
People across the globe will observe World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10 to raise awareness about and reach out to those affected by suicide.