Recent headlines have highlighted debates among federal parties over the proposal to extend Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) to people suffering solely with mental illness.
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For anyone diagnosed with physical illnesses, like cancer, it's common for services and organizations to provide peer-support programs.
Mar 5, 2024
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By examining liver samples from 116 deceased persons with severe mental disorders, researchers have demonstrated that smoking, obesity and alcohol use can be decisive in determining how medicine will work for an individual ...
Mar 4, 2024
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Researchers from the University of Liverpool are calling for policy reform in the management of antipsychotic medication (APM) to support both patients and health care professionals.
Mar 4, 2024
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Definitions of what recovery means to people at risk of mental illness should extend beyond symptom remission into broader areas of life and well-being.
Mar 4, 2024
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States are redefining when medical professionals can get mental health treatment without risking notifying the boards that regulate their licenses.
Feb 27, 2024
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Scientists at the Leibniz Institute of Neurobiology (LIN) in Magdeburg have been able to demonstrate for the first time a previously only suspected neuronal circuit between two key regions of the brain. There is a dynamic ...
Feb 20, 2024
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Surveys and statistics suggest that mental illnesses are becoming increasingly widespread, as the number of people worldwide accessing mental health services has increased in recent years. Understanding the factors that can ...
Andrea Boyd's son has been in crisis often enough to know the urgency of getting treatment when he needs it. In his 20s, without proper care and medication, he drifted onto the streets for nearly a decade.
Feb 19, 2024
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Researchers at the Central Institute of Mental Health and Heidelberg University have identified a biological mechanism that regulates the strength of the memory of an aversive event. The results of their study offer new starting ...
Feb 16, 2024
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