Tag: Psychiatry

The Takeaway

Listeners Respond: More on Maintaining Mental Health

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

We started the conversation over the weekend, asking,

"How do you keep your peace of mind? Have you been able to find good therapy for mental health issues?"

We then heard from Newsweek's health reporter Kate Dailey, and Harvard psychologist, Richard McNally, who chimed in yesterday with their expertise on mental health. However, we received such an overwhelming response from all of you, that we felt the need to tackle the topic for a second day, and hear what you had to say.

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The Takeaway

DIY Checkup: Assessing Your Mental Health

Monday, July 19, 2010

50 million Americans will suffer from a mental health issue this year. But only a quarter of them will seek treatment from a mental health professional. And one in three mental health consumers in the United States report being turned down for a job once their psychiatric status became known.

Share your story: How do you maintain your peace of mind? Have you been able to find good therapy for mental health issues?

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The Takeaway

Proposed Changes For New Edition of DSM

Thursday, February 11, 2010

The American Psychiatric Association started a two year negotiation process Tuesday, as it heard proposals for the fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V). Columbia psychiatry professor Michael First edited the manual's fourth edition and he is critical of some of the proposals.

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