Press Release July 15, 2009 Hypothalamus, a node of the emotion circuit What is going on in teenagers’ brains as their drive for peer approval begins to eclipse their family affiliations? Brain scans of teens sizing each other up reveal an emotion circuit activating more in girls as they grow older, but not in boys. The study by Daniel Pine, M.D.,
Many young smokers want to quit but don’t know what methods work. The University of Illinois at Chicago is leading a $2.9 million National Cancer
Date: 7/14/2009 Media Contact: SAMHSA Press Office Telephone: 240-276-2130 Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment, a new
FOR RELEASE: July 10, 2009 Contact: Jo Ann Webb, (202) 401-1576 More than $32.8 million in grants have been awarded to 18 states and the District of
NIMH Press Release A trio of genome-wide studies – collectively the largest to date – has pinpointed a vast array of genetic variation that cumulatively
Rational Emotive Therapy (RET), now called Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), was founded in 1955 by Albert Ellis. It is a humanistic, action
WASHINGTON—The American Psychological Association commended Sen. Daniel K. Inouye today for introducing a bill to help prevent the abuse and neglect of millions of children by implementing evidence-based
July 6, 2009 San Francisco, CA—For the first time, families of murder victims have joined with families of persons with mental illness who have been executed to speak out against the death penalty. Double
Press Relase – Jul. 02, 2009 WASHINGTON—Psychologists representing the American Psychological Association joined other invited health care practitioners, leaders and aides to President Obama today
Press Release SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — In a study published online by the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, UC Davis researchers report that it takes at least a year for former methamphetamine
Washington DC, June 29, 2009–Mental health and human services lag far behind general healthcare in access to health information technology (HIT), according to a national survey of nearly 500 organizations.
Press Release ARLINGTON, Va. (June 29, 2009) – Mental health services could be improved by planting trained consumers pretending to be patients, or “mystery patients,” to identify problems, according
