[…] to medical advances, major depression can now be easily diagnosed. Depression is defined as a mental disorder marked by feelings of sadness, despair, hopelessness and thoughts of suicide. Effective treatment, coupled with the support of friends and family members, can speed recovery. "The testimony heard throughout the documentary illustrates the path to survival for […]
[…] those with schizophrenia have recovered completely, one-fourth have improved considerably, and one-fourth have improved modestly. Fifteen percent have not improved, and 10 percent have died, usually by suicide or accident. Despite media focus on the exceptions, individuals receiving treatment for schizophrenia are no more prone to violence than the general public. Unfortunately, almost one-third […]
[…] enjoyed, including sex Insomnia, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping Appetite and/or weight loss or overeating and weight gain Decreased energy, fatigue, being "slowed down" Thoughts of death or suicide, suicide attempts Restlessness, irritability Difficulty concentrating, remembering, making decisions Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment, such as headaches, digestive disorders and chronic pain. […]
[…] including hospitalizations and medications, is $67 billion annually. Lost productivity costs another $63 billion, with an additional $12 billion lost as a result of premature deaths, including suicide. Incarceration of more than 250,000 persons with severe mental illnesses in prisons and jails costs an additional $6 billion. Under the current mental health system, Flynn […]
[…] issue", she advised. Noting the high success rate of treatment for mental illnesses-if people can get it-Flynn also told Davis that because of the higher risk of suicides when treatment is not provided, his signature on the bill "will make a difference between whether or not some people live or die." She urged him […]
[…] House Conference on Mental Health and the U.S. Surgeon General's report on mental health, as well as the Surgeon General's call to action for the prevention of suicides." The coalition called specifically on the newly organized National Mental Health Awareness Campaign, the bipartisan public-private foundation which emerged from last year's White House Conference on […]
[…] and are not getting it. Their entire lives will be affected by the failure to identify and treat their illnesses." "Some may even kill themselves," Flynn warned. Suicide today ranks as the third-leading cause of death for youth, ages 15 through 24. NAMI took strong exception to Hoekstra's closing remarks that "no professional consensus" […]
[…] last month, Andrea Yates drowned her five small children in the bathtub of their home. In Chicago over the past two months, four new mothers have committed suicide. Each mother suffered from postpartum depression. Postpartum depression occurs in 10% to 15% of women within three months of delivery. One out of every thousand women […]
[…] from getting help when they need it most and greatly impedes recoveries. The insensitivity reflected in these products is especially disturbing in light of the fact that suicide is the third-leading cause of death among teenagers and young adults in the United States. Ninety percent of suicides are the result of mental illness. For […]
[…] stigma that prevents people with mental disorders from getting help and impedes recoveries. "The insensitivity of these products is especially disturbing in light of the fact that suicide is the third-leading cause of death among teenagers and young adults in the United States," Birkel said. "Ninety percent of suicides involve mental illness. For children […]
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