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July 15th, 2008

Could Spectacles Reduce Suicide Risk?

Well, this is an interesting new take on suicide prevention.
According to Byron L. Lam, M.D. of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, and his colleagues, “improved treatments of visual impairment and factors causing poor health could potentially reduce suicide risk.”
This news comes to me via Science Daily article Visual Impairment May […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 3 comments

June 23rd, 2008

NAMI Presents Schizophrenia: Public Attitudes, Personal Needs

During Celebrity Health Week, I wrote two posts about schizophrenia: Celebrities and Schizophrenia and Tell Me More about Schizophrenia: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatments.
However, had I known about NAMI’s Schizophrenia: Public Attitudes, Personal Needs Web site I would have definitely included it.
The Web site:

Gives a summary of the schizophrenia survey. For example, did you know an […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment

June 17th, 2008

Wake Up Your Brain With Coffee Aroma

I keep no secrets about my love affair with coffee; however, I know lots of folks steer clear of coffee because of the negative mental and physical effects it has on them such as making them nervous, jittery, unable to sleep, speeding up their heart rates, and in some cases even causing convulsions and delirium.
I […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 0 comments

September 4th, 2007

There Is A Fine Line Between Love and Mental Illness

“People tend to be pretty resilient, often more so than they realize,” Eastwick said. “No one is saying that breaking up is a good time. It’s just that people bounce back sooner than they predict.”
Sounds like a pretty rational quote from Science Daily article Breaking Up May Not Be As Hard As The Song Says, […]

By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 8 comments