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Mental Health

A collection of mental health news and resources.

Head of New Orleans' mental health crisis unit discusses lessons learned

Head of New Orleans' mental health crisis unit discusses lessons learned

Cecile Tebo, who leads the New Orleans police department's so-called mental health "SWAT" team in post-Katrina New Orleans, says the city's mental health crisis is far from over.
by Madeleine Baran

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Equal treatment for mental illness

Equal treatment for mental illness

New rules out this year may help many more with mental illness obtain the treatments they need and have insurance plans pay for them as for any other medical condition. Also, a look at what mental health doctors believe should be done to standardize care.

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Scanning the brain for PTSD

Scanning the brain for PTSD

Brian Engdahl works at the Brain Sciences Center at the Minneapolis VA and the U of M and he talked with All Things Considered about the implications of new research on post-traumatic stress sydrome and what it means for diagnosis and treatment.
by Tom Crann

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The stigmas of depression

The stigmas of depression

All Things Considered medical analyst talks about the stigmas around depression, an often intensely personal disease.
by Dr. Jon Hallberg

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The legacy of suicide

The legacy of suicide

When families compare their health histories, they may not mention one risk that appears to be handed down: the tendency for severe depression. Christopher Lukas writes of a tragic thread of suicide that claimed his brother, mother and several other family members.

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New research into what makes us SAD in winter

New research into what makes us SAD in winter

The light is gradually returning, but not fast enough for those who suffer from seasonal affective disorder. Midmorning looks at what separates SAD from other forms of depression, and what researchers are learning about the most effective treatments.

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When doubt becomes a disability

Obsessive compulsive disorder traps its sufferer in an endless cycle of doubt and rituals invented to combat it. A psychologist and a broadcaster who's worked to overcome OCD talk about the way the disorder is viewed, and the therapy that seems to work.

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Getting the wrong diagnosis: bipolar vs. borderline

Getting the wrong diagnosis: bipolar vs. borderline

A recent study shows that depression and bipolar disorder are overdiagnosed in some patients, when the real culprit is borderline personality disorder.

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