Monday, February 10, 2003

Medscape Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Journal Scan, January 2003
Abstracts of articles from the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatric Services, the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and the American Journal of Psychiatry. [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].  
  

NAMI 2003 Convention
Information at the NAMI web site on the 2003 Convention in Minneapolis, June 29 - July 1, featuring addresses by Michael Hogan, chair of President Bush's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, and Charles Curie, head of the SAMHSA.  
  

More in College Seek Help for Psychological Problems
New York Times story - "A study of college students seeking psychological counseling has found that their emotional difficulties are far more complex and more severe than those seen in the past. From 1989 to 2001, the percentage of students treated for depression doubled. So did the percentage of suicidal students, according to the study, conducted at the counseling center at Kansas State University. More than twice the percentage of students were taking some type of psychiatric medication, even though the absolute number of students seen by the center remained stable." [Viewing New York Times resources requires registration, which is free].  
  

Poor mental health widespread in young (UK)
BBC on a new Department of Health survey which indicated that "Serious mental health problems are far more common among young people than has previously been recognised.... New research shows more than a third of young people know someone who has attempted suicide. And a quarter are worried about the mental health of a young person they know."  
  

Web site provides mental health resources to students
Story at CNN on Ulifeline.org, a new mental health resource for colleges and troubled students that is now being offered by thirty colleges and universities. One part of the site is open to any student anywhere - an anonymous screening program developed at Duke University that tests for different emotional issues including suicide, depression, eating disorders, alcohol and drug problems.