Archive for March, 2008

Post traumatic stress disorder: - London protesters hurl sticks at Chinese Embassy; police arrest 26

London protesters hurl sticks at Chinese Embassy; police arrest 26
International Herald Tribune - Tibetan anger has simmered over Chinese policies on the environment, tightening religious restrictions and a harder political line from Beijing, along with ethnic tensions and economic anxiety.

Anxiety helps elderly women live longer
Tehran Times - A team at the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University followed 1,000 seniors in three Florida retirement communities for up to 15 years. They found that women with higher levels of anxiety at the start of the study lived longer than

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Stress relief: - Cricketer, author, thinker – Smith revels in role as true all

Cricketer, author, thinker – Smith revels in role as true all
The Independent - Some, perhaps most, sections are compelling, some blindingly obvious, some contain self-evident truths, some contain highly entertaining cod psychology, some furnish deep and original thought on how and why sport should be played and how and why it

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Manic depression: - Trescothick pulls out of county tour with stress problem

Trescothick pulls out of county tour with stress problem
International Herald Tribune - LONDON : Former England batsman Marcus Trescothick withdrew from Somerset’s pre-season tour to Dubai after suffering a recurrence of a stress-related illness, the County said on Sunday. The 32-year-old, who left early from England’s last Ashes tour

Invincible Bill Brown dies
News.com.au - Remarkably, to his dying days he retained a sense of humour capable of withstanding immense physical stress. He could barely talk but though breathing heavily I heard him mouth a word which sounded like “whiskey”

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Anxiety disorder: - Man sentenced to 4 years in toddler death in Greenville

Man sentenced to 4 years in toddler death in Greenville
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Police say Petty had many beers and took prescription anti-anxiety drug Xanax. Petty was sentenced Thursday in Greenville, about 40 miles northwest of Dayton.

Autopsy: NIU Killer Shot Self in Mouth
Philadelphia Inquirer - Steven Kazmierczak, 27, also had trace amounts of cold medicine, nicotine and alprazolam , a generic version of the anti-anxiety drug Xanax , in his bloodstream when he fatally wounded five students before committing suicide on Valentine’s Day, the

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Anxiety: - Do We Need Immigration Reform?

Do We Need Immigration Reform?
Family Security Matters - In addition, vigils were staged and liberals offered commentary on everything from gun control to the need for more attention to mental health counseling as the solution.

Helping to make their house feel like a home
Detroit Free Press - The NSO, created in 1955, says it serves many of the 18,000 homeless people living in Detroit, Highland Park and Hamtramck with its 24-Hour Walk-in Center and Project Helping Hands, which provides mental health and substance abuse assistance.

Teachers seek help to deal with violence
West Online - The law of large numbers tells you unfortunately that with mental health problems, drug and alcohol problems, family dysfunction, learning difficulties, that a small number of children will misbehave,” Mr Della Bosca said.

Hearing to commit priest convicted of sexual assault begins
Chicago Tribune - Evidence includes the testimony of four mental health experts, two supporting the state’s point of view and two supporting the defense. All four agree he suffers from the mental disorder of pedophilia, but they disagree on his future criminal

At least 2 dead, more than 30 injured in several I-40 collisions
AZCentral.com - About eight volunteers, including nurses and mental health experts, were on hand to assist people, Kiest said. “Our volunteers are trained to respond immediately,” she said.

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