"Comparative mental health policy: Are there lessons to be learned?"
By Steve Lurie of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Toronto Branch, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This article was published in the International Review of Psychiatry, published by Routledge, part of the Taylor and Francis Group, in their volume 17, number 2 / April 2005 and through whose courtesy IIMHL members will be able to review the article free of charge for the month of July.
The article can be accessed by clicking either here or here. IIMHL wishes to thank the Taylor and Francis Group and gratefully acknowledge their making this review available. IIMHL members wishing to further review the Taylor and Francis website and / or review other articles should click here.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Postpartum treatment key for depression University of Toronto press release at
EurekAlert - "The key to preventing postpartum depression may be individual support provided after birth by a health professional and tailored to a mother's needs, says a University of Toronto researcher. 'Health professionals want to identify pregnant women who may be at risk for postpartum depression in hopes of initiating preventive strategies,' says U of T nursing professor Cindy-Lee Dennis. 'But in my review of studies from around the world, I found no preventive effect of any strategy initiated before birth, including prenatal classes specifically targeting postpartum depression. It's not because the interventions are theoretically weak, but it's because compliance is low – women are busy and don't attend the classes.' "
Size of brain structure could signal vulnerability to anxiety disorders Massachusetts General Hospital press release at EurekAlert - "The size of a particular structure in the brain may be associated with the ability to recover emotionally from traumatic events. A new study by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) finds that an area called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex is thicker in volunteers who appear better able to modify their anxious response to memories of discomfort. The report will appear in the
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science and has received early online release on the PNAS website."
Child Insurance Program May Face Crunch Las Vegas Sun story - "A government program that provides health insurance for poor children could run into money problems in several states over the next two years unless Congress acts. Six to 14 states will use up their share of federal money for the State Children's Health Insurance Program during the 2006 budget year, according to a report by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. By the next year, that number will range from 12 to 20 states. The range occurs because analysts looked at two scenarios. One projected low demand for the program; the second factored in high demand..."
Federal Medicaid Commission Named; Former Tennessee Governor To Lead Panel Item in the
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report - "HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt on Friday announced 13 voting members and 15 nonvoting members of a federal Medicaid commission that will be charged with recommending short- and long-term reforms to the program... The committee, created as a result of negotiations over the fiscal year 2006 federal budget, will be required to submit two reports. The first, which must be submitted by Sept. 1, will include recommendations on how to reduce Medicaid spending growth by $10 billion over the next five years. The second report, due Dec. 31, 2006, will include recommendations for stabilizing Medicaid over the long term..."
Support so key to mental health (UK) BBC story - "Government proposals to give doctors powers to compel mentally ill patients to undergo treatment in the community have provoked widespread concern. This week ministers will respond to the criticisms. The BBC went to Nottingham to find out what people involved in the mental health care system think..."
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