Aging Boomers' Mental Health Woes Will Swamp Health System: Report
2012-07-10
U.S. not equipped to handle growing number of seniors with mental health, substance use issues, researchers sayContinue Reading
Special-Ed Students at Greater Risk of Bullying, Being Bullied: Study
2012-07-03
Students with visible disabilities are victimized most often, researchers sayContinue Reading
Mental Health Woes Raise Odds for Prescription Painkiller Abuse
2012-06-08
Study found that young people with psychiatric illness are more likely to be prescribed these drugsContinue Reading
Disaster-Preparedness Tips for People With Disabilities
2012-06-06
Practice getting out of the house, line up supplies for service animals, experts sayContinue Reading
Education Is Key to Health: Report
2012-05-16
Along with poverty, less schooling linked to more chronic disease, disability and shorter lifeContinue Reading
Wheelchair Breakdowns on the Rise, Study Finds
2012-05-09
More than half of spinal cord injury patients surveyed had equipment problems within 6 monthsContinue Reading
Psychiatric Patients Often Wait Nearly 12 Hours in ER
2012-05-04
Older, uninsured and intoxicated patients wait even longer, study findsContinue Reading
U.S. Ranks 131st in World for Premature Birth Rate
2012-05-02
Report finds America on par with Somalia, Thailand and TurkeyContinue Reading
Mental Illness Tied to Higher Rates of Physical Problems: Report
2012-04-13
More chronic illness, ER visits and hospitalizations with conditions such as depressionContinue Reading
In Mice, Drug Reverses Symptoms of Condition Linked to Autism
2012-04-11
It works by acting on a neurotransmitter tied to Fragile X syndrome, researchers reportContinue Reading
Study Explains How Shock Therapy Might Ease Severe Depression
2012-03-19
Treatment appears to reduce connections in a part of the brain involved in thought and socializingContinue Reading
Deaf People Have More Mental Health Problems, Less Access to Care
2012-03-16
Review finds patients need doctors skilled at communicationContinue Reading
U.S. Army Suicides Rising Sharply, Study Finds
2012-03-08
Service in Iraq and Afghanistan appears to be the cause of increasing mental-health problemsContinue Reading
Disabled Adults More Apt to Be Victims of Violence: Study
2012-02-28
Those with mental illness are the most vulnerable, researchers findContinue Reading