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A new service provided by hospitals in the northern suburbs of Chicago is intended to offer individuals with mental health illnesses a more calming environment and experience than they might receive in a traditional emergency room. Individuals can come to a “Living Room” and receive immediate care in a crisis situation, provided by staff counselors who have successfully handled their own mental health illnesses.
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According to a report released by Medco Health Solutions, Inc., one in five adults took at least one medicine for anxiety and depression last year. The number was higher for women, at one in four.
Read more: One in Five Adults Takes Behavioral Medication…
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The Harris County Jail in Houston, TX houses about 10,000 inmates, 2,400 of whom are taking psychotropic medications to treat mental illness. Because of the state’s mental health budget cuts, the jail serves as the largest mental institution in the state, according to an article in The New York Times.
Read more: Mentally Ill Fill Houston Jail…
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National surveys among American colleges and universities indicate that almost half of the students who visit counseling centers are dealing with mental illness, a rate that is double that of 10 years ago, according to an article in The New York Times.
Read more: Colleges Must Meet Growing Mental Health Needs of Students…
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Researchers from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Canada determined that the cost of mental health leave is double on average compared to that of physical illness, according to an article on the CAMH website.
Read more: Mental Illness Costly to Canadian Employers…
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Individuals who suffer from bipolar disorder are unlikely to be more violent than the general population, according to a study led by Oxford University’s department of psychiatry.
Instead, the relationship between mental illness and violence is attributed to alcohol and substance abuse. Those who suffer from bipolar disorder are 10 times more likely to abuse alcohol and other substances, the study indicates.
Read more: Study Says Bipolar Disorder and Violence Not Linked…
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Police officers from several police departments in Massachusetts are now better equipped to handle crisis situations they encounter as a result of Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training they recently received from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) of Berkshire County.
Read more: Police Officers Undergo Mental Health Training Course…
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