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Federal deficit plan puts a big squeeze on social services

Study finds weaknesses in child mental health care

Children 'worrying too much'

Job losses push more to seek help for anxiety

Over One Million with Mental Illness in Beijing

Child mental health problems rising

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Texting slang aiding children's language skills?

An outdated view of sexuality

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Psychologist charged with sex assaults

Child Psychiatrist Accused Of Possessing Child Porn

Psychiatrist loses licence over sex affair payment

Ithaca psychiatrist surrenders license

Medical Board Suspends Psychiatrist's License

Mental health board to investigate ghost worker allegation

Scotland Again: DOCTOR FAKES PRESCRIPTIONS: But bosses let shamed psychiatrist keep his job

Another: 'Part of a normal family, then suddenly we were shattered'

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Shooter claims mental illness

Psychologist: Defendant could form intent to kill

Psychiatrist testifies teen who murdered his brother is a psychopath

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STANFORD PSYCHIATRIST ON 9/11 AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

CNN rebroadcast of 9/11 attacks raises emotional concerns

Ex-officials say U.S. safer but not safe

9/11: The Psychological Fallout

Nation copes well

Psychological fallout from 9/11 not as deep as expected

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Brain scans help prediction of mental illness

New field says what you think matters

Labour and Nats at odds over registration of social workers in New Zealand

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When Needed Most, Psychological Services Are Missing in New Orleans

Prison Fosters Mental Illness Cites Report

DOJ Discovers the Obvious: Inmates Are Unhappy

Study finds jail mental health programs exceed standards

Report says work keeps you in good health

Mental illness: antipsychotics hit $10.5 billion in 2005.

Child psychiatrist gets prison terms

Round 3: Social Worker Accused of Ethics Violations

Social work chiefs lashed over poor service

Women Charged In Death Of Local Psychiatrist Appears In Court

Eminent Psychiatrist Found Slain In Bethesda

Patient Admits Killing Psychiatrist, Police Say

Teen accused of killing psychiatrist denied bail

Teen Charged in Psychiatrist's Murder to Undergo Evaluation

Psychiatry practice sometimes dangerous

Social worker killed in Delhi

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Fury as academics claim 9/11 was 'inside job'

Woodward's rights defended, but not his 9/11 viewpoints

University of New Hampshire psychology professor believes an "elite" group within the federal government orchestrated the Sept. 11 attacks on America

New Hampshire’s 9/11 Conspiracist

UNH PROF CAUGHT BETWEEN SCHOOL AND GOV'T

UNH provost says no students complained about prof's 9-11 views

UNH professor says he doesn’t impose his Sept. 11 views on students

UNH prof well-regarded by students

UNH professor's views shouldn't be censored

UNH shouldn't dignify crackpot Sept. 11 theory

Minneapolis suspends police psychologist for Christian beliefs

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IOL Psychological Guide Wins Lebanon Trust

Crisis in Lebanon: A suffocating international embrace

Strikes creating more uncertainty in Palestinian students’ already uncertain lives

Iran says sanctions threat is psychological game

Survivor of the fittest race

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An epidemic of doc suicides

Residents Who Make Bad Errors Suffer Severe Personal Pangs

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Seeing war through others’ eyes

Saudi Divorce Rate on the Rise: more couples were divorcing because of the changing meaning of marriage and the unwillingness to compromise.

Senate likely to OK health-insurance parity for mental illness

Mental illness cost economy billions

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Scotland Prevails!: SOCIAL worker who sued her council bosses after falling down stairs was awarded £30,000 damages yesterday

While scientists clash over the dangers of ADHD drugs, the U.S. government does nothing to protect children

N.J. Latinos said to receive poor mental health care

Wales needs 2,000 extra social workers

Family services 'overstretched'

Report finds social work failings

South Africa: Mental Health in Need of a Boost

Mental health trust cuts services

Mental health funding woes worry officials

New Orleans Mental Health System Has Fewer Psychiatrists, Hospital Beds Since Hurricane Katrina

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Autism risk linked to older fathers - study

Chronic Form of Depression Runs in Families

Psychiatrist: Drinking Coca-Cola Is Healthy

Dead man had mental illness

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Psychologist urges leniency for wife-killer

Psychologist who talks with the angels

Serious Flaws In AARP Study May Render Overweight Concerns Meaningless

Mental health commissioner placed on administrative leave

D.A. Will Charge P.S. 276 Psychologist For Forgery, Falsifying School Records

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Public school teacher aspirants to undergo psychological tests in Phillippines

Colleges Taking Second Look at Mental Health Policies

BU combats mental illness

Deputies train to understand mental illness

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Premier challenged on mental health claims

Mental health care may take hit in Middle Georgia

Axe will fall on mental health unit

State mental health system finally OK

Mental-health agency ACT faces cash crisis, loses its leader

Smoke ban at mental health sites

Mental Health Clinic Loses Laptop Bearing Patient Data

Wayne Co. accused of stalling on mental health authority change

NHS mental health day care axed

Missouri gets federal money to improve mental health

Mental health shake-up

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Psychiatrist: Killer and Cannibal Fentress still dangerous

What's with Scotland?: Doctor 'hosted deadly drugs party'

Doctor denies drug death misconduct

Man woke up next to body at doctor's party

Florida: Rude Social Worker Accuses Homeschool Mom of Using Drugs

More psychological testing ordered for 13-year-old shooter

Mom killer to study psychology

Critics of media mental illness portrayal

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Self-affirmation assignment boosts minority kids' grades

The World Health Organisation Makes Institute Of Psychiatry Lead Mental Health Research Centre For Europe

Depression Ramps Up Inflammatory Response to Stress

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Psyched to tackle hurricane relief work

Katrina Survivors Mostly Optimistic, New Study Finds

TIME: The Storm Lingers on: Katrina's Psychological Toll

Mental illness up among Katrina survivors: study

Mental Health Woes Doubled After Katrina

Findings Of The Hurricane Katrina Community Advisory Group

The Human Cry in New Orleans

Katrina Survivors Show Resilience Despite Spike In Mental Illness

New Orleans’s Mental-Health Crisis

FEMA aids in post-Katrina mental health

Mental health services available to flood victims

Houston Mental Health Care Network Dealing With Additional Patients Resulting From Hurricane Katrina

Three psychological rehabilitation teams to assist flood victims in Nan, Thailand: "none [are] contemplating suicide."

American Psychiatric Foundation Grants More Than $51,000 For Disaster Recovery

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Fewer Vietnam Vets Are Found to Have Stress Disorder

Vietnam stress data re-evaluated: Disorder confirmed but rarer in veterans than experts think

The Psychological Risks of Vietnam for U.S. Veterans: A Revisit with New Data and Methods

Mental health care for troops a top priority

Military mental health may skip some soldiers

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THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND SUICIDE BOMBINGS

A Look at the Muslims’ Mindset

Psychological warfare

Hezbollah’s Psychological Advantage

'We failed in the psychological war' against Hezbollah

Arabs Understanding of Mental Illness: "They understand the physical symptoms of an illness, but not the emotional."

War: 300 troops received psychological treatment

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Psychiatrist defends use of electric shock therapy

A New Breed Of Mice Might Hold The Key For Depression Treatment

Multiple Medication Use in General Practice and Psychiatry: So What?

Common Drugs Fight Postpartum Depression

Study questions claims children overmedicated for ADHD

Drug trial fails, stock plummets

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Use of police psychologist put on hold for inquiry

Smith Decries Minneapolis PD's Suspension of Christian Psychologist Due to Past Ties to IFI

Journal Editor Resigns After Failure To Disclose Conflict of Interest

Psychiatrist faces probe in Thailand

Psychiatrist must pay $55,000 after sex abuse case

Ex-social worker loses appeal bid

A Tulsa psychiatrist who used psychotropic medicine to drug his wife--once a prominent faith healer and evangelist--has been jailed

Administrator allegedly paid for sex with girl, 17

Former G.R. psychologist gets 6 months for sexual assault

Trial opens in psychologist's cop lawsuit

Psychiatrist charged after road rage shooting

Road Rage Victims File Lawsuit

Sex offender ruled incompetent to stand trial

Howorth is better, psychiatrist says

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Providers split over success of mental health system

State fails to improve mental-health services

Despite missing a progress deadline in June, Hawaii's mental health plan should be released from federal oversight as planned this fall.

Woman drives car through mental health building

Let us do our job free of fear

Mental health workers picket about conditions

Mental health ails under spotlight

Rift stalls Wayne Co. mental health deal

Mental health support workers fight management concession demands in Canada

Mental-health workers lose jobs

Mental health system needs fixing

Mental health costs pinch counties

Mental Health Services Questioned

Stress takes its toll on mental health nurses

County faces mental health dilemma

Mental health trust talks called

Mental health a low priority

Social work child booze cases treble in just two years

Quality of care varies for older adults with depression

Social work services overhauled in Scotland

Man assaults social worker

Mentally ill not getting proper care under rules

Patients' rampage spree at mental health unit

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Mental health, genetic links dividing experts

Are Child Molesters Mentally Ill? Pedophiles and other predators

Psychological scar – Catholic relief agency offers aid to Lebanon youth

Shame prevented Finnish soldiers from expressing war traumas after WWII

Does U.S. bigotry cause Muslim madness?

Psychologists Aiding Torturers

Israel File: The Day After

IDF: Fewer requests for psychological help than in US war in Iraq

Western Values Causing "Mental Illness" In Asia

Experts meet to apply Asian perspective to psychology

Kashmir Violence Tells on Mental Health

The psychology of killing

Psychological experts sent to typhoon area

Swedish psychiatrist: Swedes err excessively on the side of caution

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Gays, "ex-gays" square off at psychology meeting

Homosexual change is focus of protest

APA Discredits 'Ex-Gay' Movement

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Religious Belief May Affect Well-Being

Religious Beliefs May Lessen Post-Op Stress

Turning to Religion May Ease Medical Crises

Addicts' Family Members Say Lack of Willpower Top Addiction Factor

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Older and Cranky May Mean Smarter

Experts review current and future approaches to dementia diagnosis

Chronic Stress May Make You Age Faster

Developmental Neurobiology of Bipolar Disorder and Substance Use Disorder

Stress Can Shrink and Age Your Brain

Exercise Keeps the Brain Fit

Cellphone calls affect drivers' brains

Gene behind cognitive longevity identified

Naps May Help Babies Learn

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Repetitive TMS: Depression Indication Sought

Fresh hope for mental illness: detecting schizophrenia early

Teen Treatment Programs Could Be Key To A Happier, Healthier Child, New Study Says

Single-Dose Relief for Depression Found in Anesthetic

Studies May Alter Treatment of Depression

Children And Teens Taking Antidepressants Might Be More Likely To Attempt, Complete Suicide

'Copycat attitude' pushes kids to commit suicide in India

Depressive illness plaguing more young Americans

Kids with OCD bullied more often

Two-thirds of pregnant women with depression aren't getting treatment for it

No Association Between Anxiety and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

New Treatment Model for Bipolar Disorder Shows Promise

Senator pushing free mental illness care

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Doctors In Alberta Dealing With More Patients On Mental Health Issues

At-risk children sent back to danger in Scotland

Family says mall shooting victim had mental illness

Escaped mental health patient caught in Willmar

Court overturns death sentence of man who murdered Hayward girl

Brains or Behavior?: Both Sides Rest In Stanko Murder Trial

Psychologist at centre of misconduct hearing denies claim

Psychiatrist lied to evade speeding fine

Mental Health Court offers treatment as alternative to jail

Plan to house sex offenders among general public

Time to divert pedophiles to mental health facilities

LAW ENFORCEMENT | PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS: Most agencies screen recruits

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One in 10 teenage girls self-harm in England

Is sex addiction just sales talk?

Sports Psychology And The SEC East

Net-Addicted Teens Have A Place To Crash In China

Ghost of the Hurricane: Suffering Still Strong

Churches battling post-Katrina depression

Even medicos need counselling, says Dr Sagar

Council workers running gauntlet of hate

Social worker's "scapegoat" claims over baby murder

Former patient admits killing Halmstad psychologist

Doctor criticised over £1.5m will