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Academic Stress May Lead to Stimulant Abuse

Posted 04-10-2008 at 07:02 PM by njqt466
Just thought I would share some recent articles dealing with mental health issues.


Cohabitation: Issues That Affect Intimacy
Whatever the reason, if you are an unmarried couple and thinking about sharing a home, you’re certainly not alone. But before you sign a lease together, there are some things you should know...
http://psychcentral.com/lib/2008/cohabitation-issues-that-affect-intimacy/

Streamlining Your Life
People frequently complain about...
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Is Schizophrenia Entirely Genetic?

Posted 03-30-2008 at 03:11 PM by njqt466
Could Schizophrenia Be Entirely Genetic?
By MedHeadlines • Mar 29th, 2008

The latest gene-scanning technology may have shed some much-desired light on a potential cause for schizophrenia, a mental disorder characterized by delusions and scrambled thought processes. The disease is believed to affect 1% of the population.

Until now, medical scientists were searching for the cause of the disease in a cluster of factors, none of which produced particularly promising...
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Eli Lilly Knew Zyprexa Could Cause Diabetes

Posted 03-08-2008 at 01:09 PM by njqt466
March 8, 2008

Lilly Waited Too Long to Warn About Schizophrenia Drug, Doctor Testifies

By ALEX BERENSON
ANCHORAGE — Eli Lilly, the drug maker, could and should have warned physicians as early as 1998 about the link between Zyprexa, its best-selling schizophrenia medicine, and diabetes, an expert witness told jurors Friday in a lawsuit that claims that Zyprexa has caused many mentally ill people to develop diabetes.

Instead, Lilly hid Zyprexa’s risks...
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The Numbers Count: Mental Disorders in America

Posted 10-15-2007 at 12:37 AM by njqt466
Updated 2 Weeks Ago at 05:27 PM by njqt466
I was inspired to research the data on mental illness in America by DaveyR's thread 'Is Therapy Overused?'

The Numbers Count: Mental Disorders in America

Mental Disorders in America

Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.1

When applied to the 2004 U.S. Census residential...
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