Two documents that will be of interest to those attending the IIMHL Leadership Exchange are the following:
Te Puawaitanga: Maori Mental Health National Strategic Framework , which includes additional links to other Maori Health Publications, and A Pacific Perspective on the NZ Mental Health Classification and Outcomes Study (Microsoft Word format),
prepared for the Mental Health Commission by Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann, Magila Annandale and Annette Instone provides a Pacific perspective on the policy implications arising from the New Zealand Mental Health Classification and Outcomes Study (CAOS). The paper summarises the CAOS evidence focussing on Pacific-specific information.
Friday, March 25, 2005
No significant differences between sexes found in SSRI treatment NewsRx story reprinted at
PsycPORT - "A study from Germany found no significant differences in how men and women are treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for depression. 'Gender is known to have an influence on medical treatment and the prescribing and outcome of drug treatment. This has also been suggested for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). To examine sex differences in the treatment with the SSRI sertraline in routine treatment of depression, data from a 6-month prospective drug utilization observation study on 3,858 women and 1,594 men were analyzed for gender differences,' Cornelia Thiels, University o Applied Sciences, Beilefeld, and colleagues reported. "
Senate passes parity in mental health coverage (Oregon) Register-Guard editorial - "There will come a time when people will shake their heads in disbelief upon hearing that mental health was once considered less important than physical health. The Oregon Senate did its part to hasten that day with a bipartisan vote Monday that requires insurers to cover mental illness and substance abuse the same way they cover physical ailments. With five Republicans joining all 18 Democrats, the Senate voted 23-6 to send Oregonians an overdue signal that the stigmatizing disparity in insurance coverage must be eliminated. Now it's up to the Republican-dominated House to follow suit, allowing Oregon to become the 35th state that requires some form of parity between mental health and physical health coverage. The bill faces a hard road in the House, where powerful opponents in the insurance industry and the business lobby will do their best to damn the measure with faint praise..."
Mental Health Foundation Launches Poster Campaign (UK) Community Newswire story - "A leading health charity was today preparing to launch a pioneering poster campaign highlighting that exercise can help safeguard mental health. The posters will carry the message that exercise can act as a preventative measure against mild mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. They will be on show nationwide throughout Mental Health Action Week (March 27-April 2), and are backed by the Mental Health Foundation (MHF)"
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