Mental Health
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Bidirectional Link Between Depression and Obesity Confirmed
Obesity and depression are closely linked in that each raises the risk for the other, a new meta-analysis confirms.
from Medscape on 23 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Preventing Psychotic Disorders
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 12-week trial of long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in adolescents and young adults aged 13-25 years with subthreshold psychosis.
from SHEBA on 03 January 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this
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Gardening and belonging: reflections on how social and therapeutic horticulture may facilitate health, wellbeing and inclusion
Diamant, Emna; Waterhouse, Andrew; The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Volume 73, Number 2, February 2010 , pp. 84-88(5). A sense of belonging is a key element in enabling social inclusion through meaningful occupations. This is evident in occupational science and social and therapeutic horticulture (STH) literature. How these theories interact in practice was explored at Thrive's STH project in Battersea in London. A workshop conducted with Thrive Battersea's therapists examined how gardening may facilitate health and wellbeing through belonging. The authors reflect on themes of belonging from the workshop. The implications for occupational therapy from this apparently rich synergy of occupational science, STH and social inclusion are considered.
from SHEBA on 22 February 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this
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Paying the Price - The cost of mental health care in England to 2026
Mental health is big business. Direct costs of mental health in England are now around £22.5 billion a year – that includes spending in health and social care and a variety of other agencies, but not the indirect costs of the impact on the criminal justice system and in lost employment... ...With this report our aim has been to understand more clearly what future needs might be and to reflect on where investment, or indeed disinvestment, could take place.
from The King's Fund on 01 February 2010 | Download | Comment on this
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Exposure to hurricane-related stressors and mental illness after Hurricane Katrina
Report of community survey to estimate the prevalence and associations between DSM-IV anxiety-mood disorders and hurricane-related stressors separately among 1043 prehurricane residents of the New Orleans metropolitan area and the remainder of the areas in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi affected by Katrina. Galea et al, Archives of General Psychiatry (2007), vol 64, no 12, pp 1427-1434
from SHEBA on 25 January 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this