| _______________ |  | APA Modifies DSM Naming Convention To Reflect Publication Changes | | Beginning with the upcoming fifth edition, new versions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) will be identified with Arabic rather than Roman numerals, marking a change in how future updates will be created, according to the American Psychiatric Association... | | Wed, 10 March 2010, 3:00 | |
| _______________ | | Veterans Mental Health Service Extended Across Wales | | A pilot project to support armed services personnel experiencing mental health problems as a result of their service will be extended across Wales, Health Minister Edwina Hart announced. The service, which has been trialled in the Cardiff and Vale and Cwm Taf Health Board areas, offered access to clinicians with expertise in veterans' mental health to provide assessment and suitable treatment... | | Wed, 10 March 2010, 3:00 | |
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| _______________ |  | Alzheimer's Disease More Prevalent in Blacks, Hispanics | | WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- African Americans and Hispanics are much more likely than whites to develop Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, according to new figures from the Alzheimer's Association. | | Tue, 9 March 2010, 8:37 | | |
| _______________ | | The Pentagon Tragedy: Mental Illness, Violence And What Reporters Should Ask | | The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has issued the following statement on the death of John Patrick Bedell from his attack on Pentagon guards on March 4, 2010: "News reports indicate that Patrick Bedell struggled for some time with a severe mental illness," said NAMI Executive Director Michael J. Fitzpatrick... | | Tue, 9 March 2010, 4:00 | |
| _______________ | | One-Page Questionnaire Is Effective Screening Tool For Common Psychiatric Disorders | | A one-page, 27-item questionnaire that is available free online is a valid and effective tool to help primary care doctors screen patients for four common psychiatric illnesses, a study led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers concludes. Results of the My Mood Monitor (M-3) checklist study are published in the March/April 2010 issue of Annals of Family Medicine... | | Tue, 9 March 2010, 4:00 | |
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