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Mental Illness News in the Media

Year 2004

New Haven Journal; A Resurgent Downtown Wearies Of a Street Poet's Antic Disposition (and see: Letter to the Editor in Response to this article)

By William Yardley

New York Times

December 19, 2004

'It's an Anxious Time': A neuropsychiatrist explores how anxiety disorders can affect the brain—and what can be done to cope with daily fears

By Jennifer Barrett Ozols

Newsweek

December 1, 2004

Marijuana may increase risk of psychosis

Reuters

December 1, 2004

Brain scans may help diagnose bipolar disorder

Reuters

November 30. 2004

Study links flu during pregnancy, schizophrenia: But overall risk is still quite small, researchers say

The Associated Press

August 9, 2004

Dealing With Depression:  Mental health has become a big topic at schools. Suicides and litigation have forced the issue. What students and parents must know

By Daniel McGinn and Ron Depasquale

Newsweek: Kaplan College Guide 2005

Treatment Varies by Location, Insurance

By Marilyn Elias

USA Today

June 2, 2004

More Students Seeking Mental Health Aid : Reasons Unclear, But Theories Include Pressure To Excel, Awareness, Improved Treatment *

By Grace E. Merritt

Hartford Courant

March 22, 2004

* requires registration to website

Doctors issue warning on anti-psychotic drugs: Patients may face increased risk of diabetes, heart disease

The Associated Press
January 27, 2004

Schizophrenia drug benefits in doubt: Study questions usefulness of newer medication

The Associated Press
November 25, 2003

Prisons harming mentally ill: Inmates subjected to inadequate care and abuse, group says

Reuters,
October 27, 2003

Troubled Souls: Mental illnesses are so complex in children that health-care professionals can’t always detect them

By Claudia Kalb
Newsweek Magazine
September 22, 2003

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National News from NIMH and SAMHSA

Year 2003

Mental Illness Genetics Among Science’s Top “Breakthroughs” for 2003

National Institute of Mental Health
December 22, 2003

Gene More Than Doubles Risk Of Depression Following Life Stresses

National Institute of Mental Health
July 17, 2003

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